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Performance
Why do we do things that we know are bad for us?
Like overeating, or smoking, or too much TV, overspending, etc. etc.
Now some of those are real addictions and my intention in this post is not to talk about the causes and remedies for addictions. For one thing, I couldn’t even graze the surface of the subject.
Let’s talk about things we do that we [...]
7 Reasons why you might be more successful as an entrepreneur than in your previous jobs
I used to think that people were either entrepreneurs or “career” types. Somehow, people knew early on whether they wanted to be their own bosses; it was a choice driven by personality characteristics.
But lately, the lines have blurred, maybe because the world is changing. So I thought I’d compile a list of reasons why you [...]
New entrepreneurs tend to be starters, not finishers
I am not referring to their odds of succeeding, but to the part of the projects that they prefer to, and are best at, doing.
In the last post, I talked about how starters are one source of clutter, because they leave their papers, books and tools behind when they walk away from an unfinished project.
Starters [...]
What leads to clutter?
In a previous post on Dec 12th, I talked about the cost of a messy desk, and how clutter was an energy drain. At the time, I had cleaned up my desk and was feeling rather good about it.
Three weeks later, I want to contemplate on why keeping our space de-cluttered is such a [...]
Not a good idea to start the day with e-mails, Twitter and Facebook
How do I know? Because I do it all the time , using the following reasoning:
“If I get rid of the little things like dealing with e-mails and writing Tweets and checking out Facebook, I’ll clear the decks and my mind will be freer to concentrate on the longer, harder projects. Besides, it should [...]
Success at making changes: Start with the big rocks
You might have seen this demonstration in a seminar; I still get a kick out of it every time:
There is a jar full of sand and various-sized rocks. Your task if to figure out how to put several larger rocks in the jar without throwing away its content.
The larger rocks represent your latest important projects
The [...]
No wonder it’s hard to change
As a living being, we have amazingly powerful survival instincts, and they don’t like change because it represents the unknown.
Unknown means unproven which may mean danger, who knows? So our instinct thinks we’re better off to stay the way we are.
But eating a healthier diet (for example) is good for me, not a threat!
Never mind [...]
Did you break your New Year’s resolution yet?
A lot of people have by now; many didn’t even wait a day. And I know that’s not a great surprise, after all, we all chuckle knowingly over the New Year’s resolution jokes.
So why can’t you, like most people, keep your promise to yourself?
You don’t believe you can do it
After all, you have lots of [...]
Personal growth: is it an indulgence in difficult times?
After all, we have to first tend to the basics: earning a living or keeping the business afloat.
Doesn’t Maslow’s hierarchy of needs tell us that survival has to be met first, personal growth being only the icing on the cake when everything else is looked after?
Let’s say for the sake of this argument, that we [...]
The time war
Do you know anyone who doesn’t feel like time is shorter than ever? Even those of us who escaped the rat race are juggling priorities.
A whole industry’s been built around time management, and even though it gives quite valid advice, it never really seems to help. We delegate, prioritize, eliminate…and before you know it, we’re [...]