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There's a viral article at Medium, This Morning Routine will Save You 20+ Hours Per Week. The overall thought is that our workdays are antiquated. Where you work, how long you labor, and the fact that your energy levels approach diminishing returns are valid constraints to take into
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I agree with Socrates' famous lines, The unexamined life is not worth living. After all, simply continuing to repeat mistakes and not recognizing the opportunities to make something different happen is tragic, at best. You have likely seen the ebb and flow of your business cycles, relationships and even
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Losers have goals. Winners have systems. ~ Tim Ferriss We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. ~ Aristotle The last thing you need is more goals. A lot of talk about going after the next thing for yourself will assuredly come out in this
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I don't think too highly of simply working harder at something, especially if you are pointed in the wrong direction. It's easy to turn off the brain and keep charging at what we are doing. The awareness to look up and think about where you are
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Peter Drucker said it best when it comes to the work we do today, "In knowledge work, the task is not given. It has to be determined." We are in a world where there is a lot of information flying around. Sometimes, we are being social. Other times
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The business cycle with holidays, end of year and bookkeeping is an opportunity for you if you can relax and take advantage of the natural down time. Trying to force fit activities that are likely a better fit in the up times will only lead to frustration, and perhaps disfavor,
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The worst thing that you can do in your work is to continue with business-as-usual when there are unseen forces acting on you. Whether you feel content working a job or continuing to work in a market that is obsolescing, the lack of feedback on a daily basis can build
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First movers do have some advantages. Like an Oklahoma land rush they can stake their claim in a new market and hold a position that comes with being first. This kind of positioning in the mind of people new to a market means less work persuading buyers on what is
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"The more you like to play, the more self-disciplined you should be." ~ Robert Ringer I like to play. Maybe work is your life. Not me. My work building businesses and growing ventures is a lot of fun and fulfilling, but ultimately, I play as much as anyone I
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There's an article on LinkedIn Pulse, Recruitment industry will die in 2018 which has been quite the conversation piece and stirred the passions. It's foreboding news for recruiters that have a vested interest in perpetuating their jobs. The author compares what is happening in talent recruitment
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We have that wonderful opportunity each day to express thanks and give to the people that come in and out of our life and work. Here's a short list of people to consider expressing thanks towards: * Someone who took initiative to help you with an opportunity * A friend
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The whole concept of business is inverted today compared to 20 years ago. You may have old notions that entrepreneurship is inaccessible or extremely risky. However, that is old and outdated information. The reality is that entrepreneurship is much lower risk than many other business pursuits. It's easy