Why you should double your effort even when most never notice?

blogging
crazy, isn't it?

Blogging is one thing. Blogging daily another. Writing five blogs a day crazier still. And what most people don’t know (nor care about) is that I spend significant time taking, organizing, selecting and captioning photos.

It would be easy to ask for your comments on why would anyone “waste their time on unnoticable and unappreciated details”, but I won’t. Instead, I just want to invite you to think about your own situation and decide on your own convictions.

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No, Seriously!

You Work Too Hard Or Not Hard Enough?
You Work Too Hard Or Not Hard Enough?

Yesterday you heard an antagonistic claim that being organized and not being organized require the same effort.

They do. Whether you agree or disagree, riddle me this:

A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction. – Rita Mae Brown

Physical labor and emotional labor both make you tired.

The difference is that one produces results. The other, worry.

No, seriously.

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Finally

Bring On 2010
Bring On 2010

Finally.

Some will say, “Finally, 2009 is over.”

Some will say, “Finally, 2010 is here.”

Some may say both.

Where would you put yourself?

It seems, time and time again, it all comes down to attitude.

Five Times A Day – Part One

Most posts I write are relatively brief; however, this one may take a while. And bailing at this point is up to you.

But may I just say one thing before you go, and it’s something I’ve always known.  In fact, I honestly believe every one knows this.

The difference between those who are excellent, versus those who are good or very good, is three things:

  1. Focus
  2. Discipline
  3. Hard Work

In February, I recall a conversation with our son (then eight) that went like this, “If you want to be a good reader, you should read a lot.  If you want to be a good runner, you should run a lot.”

He was doing his nightly reading homework, and I was doing my nightly stretching in preparation for the August Masters Track & Field World Championships in Finland.

Then the epiphany, “If you want to be a good writer, you should write a lot.”

So I set out on a 100-day challenge.  Write every day. Perhaps a stretch with one daily blog, but I had set up five blogs.

How in the hell heck does a person write five blogs a day, every day?

Impossible.

Well, maybe not impossible for 100 days, right?  I mean, apply the keys to success – focus, discipline and hard work.

One-hundred days.  “You can do it, dude”, I said to myself.

To be continued….