I have a new goal: Be Like Dollar Shave Club, because they know how to do things right. First they captured my attention with humorous commercials. They made me feel like this would be a fun club to join. They offer…
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The Habit of Complaint
When I worked at the library, one of our volunteers was the sweetest little old lady you can imagine. There were days I could tell that she wasn’t feeling her best, but she always got up, got dressed, and gave…
25 Quotes and Affirmations to Finally Defeat Procrastination
Procrastination is a major obstacle to productivity that we all face. Armed with 25 quotes and affirmations based on Alex Vermeer’s strategies for motivation (plus 10 more to overcome fear!) you will have powerful ammunition to finally defeat procrastination. Fear is a common…
Give and Take (Book Review)
In the book “Give and Take,” author Adam Grant outlines different reciprocity styles, including: givers, matchers, and takers. He then poses a question: which style would you guess is most likely at the bottom of the success ladder? While givers…
Posted in Books, Ideas That Work
How to Be Awesome in 10 Steps
I joined a great Meetup group that gets together to talk about the ideas in non-fiction books. It is so inspiring to meet others interested in personal development and working toward goals. At the last meeting we discussed “Start: Punch Fear…
Alex Vermeer on How to Get Motivated
This week I discovered Alex Vermeer’s posts on How To Get Motivated: A Guide for Defeating Procrastination. He includes a free poster with tips: http://alexvermeer.com/getmotivated/, and two lead-up posts: How to Generally Reduce Procrastination and especially How to Stop Procrastinating Right Now, which the flowchart…
Tagged with: alex vermeer, annual review, motivation, procrastination
Posted in Ideas That Work, personal development, productivity
Posted in Ideas That Work, personal development, productivity
Daily Routine Checklist With Prayers and Quotes for the Day
We all need a schedule that fits our unique life: everyone has their own preferences and tasks to perform. Some prefer to exercise, shower or bathe in the morning, others in the evening. Checklists can help us remember everything that…
Make Good Habits Easy, and Bad Habits Hard
A written habit plan = a lot more success! Download the Habit Worksheet (pdf) A written plan for implementing a habit can increase the likelihood of forming it by 2 to almost 3 times, according to articles at Huffington Post…
Tagged with: B J Fogg, Charles Duhigg, Gretchen Rubin, habits, jerry seinfeld, Shawn Achor
Posted in Ideas That Work
Posted in Ideas That Work
10 Books That Have Stayed With Me (and why)
Recently I was tagged in Facebook to list 10 books that had an impact on me. After I made my list, I read somewhere that it becomes more interesting when you describe WHY certain books stick with you. I included…
Free eBook: How to Start a Fire
Discovering what you are passionate about can be challenging. I’ve gathered lots of great tools to help in a free eBook called “How To Start a Fire: Find what you are passionate about and focus the flame.” (Download the How…
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