Since today is the second part of Star Wars Day – following May the 4th Be With You, there’s the Revenge of the 5th – I thought I’d start off this post with one of the more memorable quotes from the franchise: Its a Trap! Yup, there’s a trap right there in front of you …
Today I want to talk about one of the things on my to do list that is the hardest for me to do, and the one that most often gets set aside until the next day – or later. Rest. Now I know many of you might be double-taking at that. Rest? Like, doesn’t that …
Happy Sunday (or whenever you’re reading this) Everyone. Today has been the kind of day where I’ve had my first cup of coffee this morning at 11:30. I’m having mixed feeling about that. It wasn’t that I’d slept in until 11:30, it was more that there was stuff to do and it wasn’t until I’d …
What is your relationship with Failure? If you’re anything like me, the world you grew up in used to – and in many ways still does – look at failure as something to be avoided. Sometimes at all costs. You’ve probably heard that cheesiest of lines: “Failure is NOT an option!” I’ll be right now, …
Can we talk about social media for a moment? Lately – ok, it can be argued that this has been going on for a long time, but I’ve felt a shift in myself and maybe you have too – social media (certain sites anyway) has become the place I’d go when I want to get …
Roadwolf. Girish and the Chronicles If those two lines sound a little (or a lot) like band names, you’d be right. Now you may be asking yourself, “What do those two bands have in common?” Well let me tell you. Before Thursday, I had *Zero* idea that they even existed, and both are bands that …
March: In like a Lion, out like a lamb I’m sure you’ve heard that saying before. Funnily enough, this and “April showers, bring May flowers” are the only two sayings around the months that I can remember with any kind of ease. I say funny, because you’d think that if we’d come up with two, …
I’ve often said that this blog is as much for me as it is for you. And there are times when I need to give myself reminders of things I’ve already said. That’s what this post is about. I sat down to draft this post – under the title: “Focused Work.” It was going to …
It’s called Activation Energy. This is the energy it costs to start a reaction. Looking at it from a wider perspective, it’s the energy you spend to get anything going. Unsurprisingly, this cost isn’t static. One day, an activity might take a small amount of energy to get going. Another day, it might take much …
At the beginning of the year, I made a change to the daily “To-Do” list. I started dividing it into two sections which I called: “Important and Urgent” and “Important but not Urgent.” This change has had some benefits, which I’d hoped for. It keeps me on track better than simply brain dumping onto the …