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I haven’t been doing as well as I had hoped I would studying [...]
Monthly Archives: January 2009
What motivates you? Finding leverage.
Man on Wire… lessons on balance
Happy Chinese New Year. They did a short interview with me today at The City Bee about the Chinese New Years and some of the customs involved. They changed the interview quite a bit, and took out a lot more which is really unfortunate. It almost feels like half of that interview [...]
Courage under fire
“It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs [...]
focus your energy
”If I want to be as successful as I want to be, I have to be thinking about it all the time.” – Michael Phelps
I used to believe that multitasking was the way to go. I could juggle 7 or 8 things at a time and felt I was being rather productive. I [...]
We are the sum of our habits.
Somebody somewhere said, “I think, therefore I am”. I think it was Descartes, but I don’t remember and I’m too lazy to Google. I believe that’s only partially true. The truth is we are a sum of our habits. Our habits, are acquired behaviours through frequent repetition. For most people, [...]
Why you need to take action.
Nike said it best with their “just do it” slogan. Nothing, and I mean nothing, will happen if you sit around waiting for it to happen. If you have a fork in the road and some tough decisions, make one. Go with your gut, and consequences be damned. Don’t sit there [...]
Fall Hard in order to Fly…
I hope you all had a great 2008. 2009 looks like it will be a difficult year, according to economists, but with tough times comes GLORIOUS opportunities. To steal a direct quote from Tim Ferriss’ blog:
To bring in a wonderful 2009, I’d like to quote from an email I received today from a [...]
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