About To Take Your Next Job? Think About This First
How much of a stretch is right for your next job? If you feel you have 100% of the skills and capabilities for your next role, don’t take it. Sound…
Personal Development
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Why Boredom Can Be Good For You & Your Creativity
As a kid, I remember spending entire afternoons in the garden, creating potions in glass jars out of leaves and bark, just to avoid boredom. Seal the lid, give it…
21 Micro Habits To Boost Your Day
Micro-habits are small enough that they take less than two minutes. They can be practiced every day and can completely change our circumstance. Here are 21 of my favorites for morning, afternoon and anytime.…
3 Stages To Grow & Monetize Your Blog
Many people I speak with are interested in starting or monetizing a blog, but don’t know how to get going. In this article you’ll learn about three stages for maturing a…
8 Hobbies That Make You Smarter
Just the other day a friend asked me which hobbies will make a person smarter. What a great question! I thought about this question and did some research. From this…
Mentally Prepare To Be Your Best: What Science Tells Us
The way we mentally prepare can be the difference between being good and being the best. Picture this. You have to give a big presentation. It’s one of the larger…
4 Patterns For High Performance (And One Many People Miss Completely)
In any learning activity, we aim to improve. Whether that’s increasing our running speed over a middle distance, improving strength at the gym, or becoming better leaders at work. We…
11 Thought-Provoking Quotes About Work & Life
Quotes seem simple, but they’re very complex. In a single quote we find wisdom densely packed into one or two sentences. Like small messages in a bottle, they can remind us of…
How To Avoid Procrastination & The Art of Flow
When I was in my early twenties I read a book that would profoundly change my outlook on learning and happiness. It would also change my attitude toward procrastination. The…
5 Factors to Consider in a Career Decision (and Why Finances is Last)
Some time ago an old colleague asked me for advice. I hadn’t worked with this person for a while, but I had been following their career, and I knew they…
