Personal Growth

One Practical Way to Change Your Life Forever

We spend time planning all kinds of things – to make the paycheck stretch as far as possible, for summer vacation, for the holiday office party, for the kid’s birthday parties – the list goes on.

But, let’s face it – most of us “waste” very little time planning for LIFE. In fact, when we read a sentence like the previous one, our temptation is to quit reading – to close the blog post. (I’m glad you didn’t!)

The truth is that developing a life or business plan doesn’t mean that everything will turn out exactly the way you map it out. It simply means that you have invested time and effort into discovering what matters most in life or in your work. What do you value most?

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Several years ago, I read a book that profoundly impacted the way that I think about my life – E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber. In his book about why most organizations fail, Michael Gerber wrote:

What’s Wrong With Everybody?

I’m really good at noticing when something’s wrong – especially when it’s something wrong with someone else. It’s easy to point out the missteps of someone else or call attention to gaps in their life and work. Mark Batterson, in his book Primal, says that before confronting what’s wrong with others, we need to be humble enough, honest enough, and courageous enough to deal with what’s wrong with us.

Maybe we don’t take a good, hard look at ourselves because we don’t care enough about people. Maybe we’re too busy. Maybe we’re afraid of what we’ll find. Whatever the reason, it’s time…

5 Simple Ways to Get More Done

Let’s face it. Most of us occasionally struggle to get stuff done – particularly avoiding those tasks that really need to be completed. By the time we realize we’re behind, the problem or project has often become unmanageable!

Since I am primarily a task-oriented individual, accomplishing tasks and achieving goals is more natural for me than for those who are more people-oriented. Over the years, I have learned a number of principles that help me to more effectively accomplish tasks and reach goals.

Here are five simple ways to get more done…

The Shocking Truth About My Dad!

My dad used to tell me – Son, I am sick and tired of having to tell you something over and over again. (I have no idea why he talked to me this way, because I was the model child.) He was never just sick of it or just tired of it. He was always sick AND tired!

Bill Cosby tells a story about the worst beating he ever got in his life – his mother said, “Well I am just sick!” and he immediately added, “and tired.”

My dad also used to tell me and my six siblings that he was “fed up with the nonsense”! We weren’t exactly sure what “fed up” meant, but we knew he wanted us to quit whatever we were doing.

It occurred to me recently that we should get fed up with some things – like…