Tag: Change

New to do list item is to do less

Bricks
This accidental photo yesterday is perfect for today’s post about a strong, lean foundation.

 

A new item has populated my to do list. It’s to do less. And do those (less) things differently. My one-word mantra for 2015 is ‘lean’. Here are some recent examples of trimming the overwhelm out of my life:

  • Trimmed 10k+ Twitter followers to seven. Easy to stay current.
  • Trimmed 1k Facebook Page ‘Likes’ to 200. Easier to stay current.
  • Recycling cables, cords, and devices that are no longer digitally relevant.
  • Stopped drinking coffee and diet coke. No longer feel compelled to have these.
  • Thinning clothes that i’ll never wear, even though they look ‘nice’.
  • Trimmed the snack food snacking. More trips to grocery store to keep fresh fruit handy.
  • Turned off Facebook and LinkedIn notifications on iPhone. Less distracting.
  • i end each day with zero emails in my inbox, sent folder, and trash folder.

Slow and steady wins the race, but only with focus and discipline. And commitment.

You’re in charge of all these things and more.

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Find a million ways to make the daily grind fun and exciting

Apple Watch Mickey Mouse face screen shot
Apple Watch screen shot. Date in upper right corner (May 30) was yesterday.

 

Still getting used to the Apple watch i received four days ago. Driving home from the track meet, Cheryl called and i answered from the Apple Watch.

It was a moment.

A random, seemingly insignificant moment.

Like the baby steps i began taking in 1999 after a health scare from a cholesterol report. The motivation to get healthy or risk heart (attack) complications.

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#LifeAtKohls

Orlando Motivational Leadership Speaker
Great rallying cry.

 

Saw spectacular opening and closing sessions, and four really good speakers. It feels good to be back in the saddle again.

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It’s our job as the chief executive

Split level house steps

 

(photo: There are three sets of steps in a tri-level home. If you had mobility issues, what would you do if you were in your 70’s?)

Our mind, body and spirit are our responsibility.

As challenging as it is to manage this for a lifetime, we really can not expect things to get better or easier by using procrastination or quitting.

Seriously. Can we?

Life’s a bitch full of challenges.

This also is not a secret.

And it’s our job to be the exception.

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Change has many enemies

Learn to code

 

(photo: Downtown Orlando’s open workspaces, and startups.)

Computers are going to rule the world and code is the only thing that will allow this to happen. Time to learn a new language?

Change has many enemies. No one can explain why except like this, “People hate change”.

Okay. Got it. People hate change. But we all love progress when it benefits us.

Here’s why we are such knuckleheads. Progress only comes from change.

If our head wasn’t attached…

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