Have you ever felt like you spend most of your day in your email inbox? Many people are bombarded with tens, or hundreds, of emails each day. We live in a world where we feel like we have to be connected and be available at any moment, and for many of us our email inbox…
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It’s Friday again which means that it is time for another book review, and this time it’s a slightly different type of book than many of the others I have read so far this year. This week I read The Legend of the Monk and the Merchant by Terry Felber. This book is the fictional story…
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Do you ever feel like there is not enough time in your day, or week, to accomplish everything that you need to? The truth is that there is more than enough time, but you have to control your schedule. Don’t let your schedule be hijacked by others. Learn to say “no” more often! I began…
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If you had to choose, would you say that you are a morning person or a night owl? Most people can identify themselves as one or the other, with the overwhelming majority saying that they are night owls. Until recently not only have I not considered myself a “morning person,” I was nowhere near close to…
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Lately I have been on a roll with picking great books to read, and this week is no different. I read The One Minute Entrepreneur by Ken Blanchard, Don Hutson, and Ethan Willis. In this book the authors tell a fictional story about one man’s journey to create his own business. They talk about many…
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Do you ever feel like there is just not enough time in the day to get everything done? We live in a busy world and so many of us have commitments that we just never seem to have enough time to complete. It is easy to commit yourself to so many different things, that take…
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Have you ever noticed that many of your best ideas come at times that you don’t expect them? Maybe they show up while you are in the shower. Or maybe they wake you up from a dream in the middle of he night. We all have times, and places, that we seem to do our best…
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I have read a lot of books over the past few years, nearly 50 every year, and I can say that I have a new all time favorite. Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown is amazing! It is packed with great lessons and ideas on how to live “the Essentialist life.” According…
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Were you ever told as a child “if you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all?” Well you may no longer be a child but that saying is as true as ever. Most people think that only applies to the things that we say to others, but what about all the…
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How do you spend your free time? Do you watch a lot of TV, or read a lot of magazines? If so, you should consider the impact that they have on your life. Most likely you will see that it is not a positive one. According to data from Nielsen, the average American watches more…
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