Do you have an HQ?
Headquarters.
A command center.
An office.
A place of business.
So many people lack the fundamental organizational skills to make day to day decisions.
For a normal, healthy adult, this is unacceptable.
Be a role model for those around you. Study. Read. Observe. Try. Fail. Try again. Teach.
PS. Never get bored with the basics.
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We Are All The Same
Day to day stuff. The miscellaneous, but critically important details we need to attend to day in and day out. If we don’t, we get behind, and eventually, we may get buried by our workload.
I know this well. Can’t recall the last time I had nothing to do. Every day, there’s a dull, but heavy pressure to do all the stuff that needs doing. It never ends. It never should end.
Today, in addition to the usual prayer requests, I’d like to add anyone dealing with a particularly heavy, and horrible situation today. There are many of you fitting this description. In particular today, however, I’m responding to an email that came through late last night.
Pray for Peace in her Soul, Joy in her Spirit, and Love in her Heart. And not only for her, but also for her entire Family. Transport to deeper message.
Repetition Is The Key
Mind, Body, Spirit, Money, HQ.
Life’s big decisions. Life’s big choices.
I think about them, like many people do – in fact, just like you do.
The big difference between having work-life balance, work-life wellness, is in the approach we take. This is a no-brainer. It’s that simple.
If we take a casual approach, we get casual results.
Dream Big. Get Started. Never Stop.
Thank you! Very simply, I’m deeply humbled by your visits.
Why?
Not sure exactly. Wasn’t prepared for the 50% website traffic increase in the past three weeks.
When a business is achieving double-digit growth, especially in a highly competitive market, and in today’s brutal economy, to spike like this in such a short period feels surreal.
Which One's Obnoxious?
They are. There’s no question about it.
You can picture someone in your mind right now, can’t you? They are so annoying.
What boggles my mind though, is, “Why?”
We All Have A Truckload Of Responsibilities
jeff noel.com is:
Mind, body, spirit, money – life’s big four choices, big four categories.
jeff noel.com is HQ – Headquarters, the “Office” so to speak for our lives. It’s the day to day stuff, the minutia.
It’s the routine, the planned, the unplanned, the emergencies, the daily grind. As simple as “What are we having for dinner tonight” to “I have to get the oil changed soon”.
Finding the right processes and the right structure is a moving target, for our entire lives. And we need to be flexible and creative, or we will drown in our pile of responsibilities.
Lifelong Love of Learning
“What should a young male of 21 know, and what should he be able to do?
There are no conclusive answers to those questions, but they are certainly worth asking.
A young man should know how this country is run and how it got that way.
He should know the Federalist Papers and de Tocqueville, and he should know recent world history. If he does not know what has been tried in the past, he cannot very well avoid those pitfalls as they come up in the future.
A young man should be computer literate and, moreover, should know Hemingway from James Joyce. He should know how to drive a car well–such as is not covered in Driver’s Ed.
He should know how to fly a light airplane. He should know how to shoot well. He should know elementary geography, both worldwide and local. He should have a cursory knowledge of both zoology and botany. He should know the fundamentals of agriculture and corporate economy.
He should be well qualified in armed combat, boxing, wrestling and judo, or its equivalent.
He should know how to manage a motorcycle.
He should be comfortable in at least one foreign language, more if appropriate to his background. He should be familiar with remedial medicine.
These things should be accomplished before a son leaves his father’s household.” — Col. Jeff Cooper
Diversify?
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.” — Robert Heinlein
A Toast To Yesterday
Did you do it yesterday?
Huh?
Exactly.
Did you do all the things from yesterday’s post?
I did. This Russian blog validates it (second paragraph). Sheer serendipity.
Who's Your Role Model?
Do you have a great role model?
Seize the day.
Do your best.
Be remarkable.
Be unforgettable.
Help as many people as you can.
Count your blessings.
Exercise.
Pray.
Above all else, be an excellent role model.