Lately I have been moving away from the personal development world because I have found a lot of the messages are repeated and I am in search of new information. Also I realize I like to chase money and it adds extra stress to my life and since a lot of the personal development world…
Category: Personal Development
How to Open Champagne (or Chocolate Ale)
This is the proper way to open champagne without shooting the cork and spraying it everywhere.
Transferring Emotions
This post is a hard one. I have some ideas rolling around in my head but I am not sure how they come together in a concise point so I am going to just throw some thoughts down on paper (e-paper). I have been giving a lot of thought to the transfer of emotion. Let…
I Am a Dumb Ape
I am starting to realize that I have less control over myself than I originally thought. Especially now with all of the distractions. To help counter this I have started using some things I have been using to help keep me focused. Stickk.com This is a website used to help people reach goals.…
Connect The Dots With Writing
I have found a new tool to help me solve all my problems. It is called writing. Well, I guess it is not that new. I have started writing down ideas to help me better understand what I really think of them and what my stance really is. Then I take those ideas and try…
How To Break Bad Habits and Integrate Those 7 Habits of Highly Effective People into Your Life
It is easier to change people then it is to change people~Ron Morris It is impossible to change someone else, but you can change yourself (though, it is not easy). To change ourselves we need to change our habits. I have many habits which I need to eliminate and many which I should create to improve my…
Hell-Yeah, I Love My Life
I love reading Chris Guillebeau’s blog (The Art of Non-Conformity). In one of his previous posts he mentions using a decision making tool, if the idea makes you say “Hell Yeah” then that is what you should do. I want to expand on that concept a bit. I want to live a Hell Yeah life. Imagine…
Growing Your Superpowers Through Intentional Inactivity
I am constantly looking for ways to let go and relax more in my life. One tool I love is sitting and relaxing for 30 minutes each day. I typically do this 5 days a week. I find a place where I will not be distracted by technology, people, or anything else. I just sit…
Moving the goal
Many of you listen to Dan Miller or have read his books. His brand is built on finding the work you love. It is a great concept and it makes us strive to learn more about ourselves. I believe you can find the work you love, but not everyone has the right approach. If people are not careful…
Healthcare Debate Problem Solving Superpower
What are your thoughts on the Healthcare Debate? No matter what they are, I get the feeling that they were not sure what problem they were trying to solve even though I agree there are a lot of problems. I want to use this topic to show you proper problem solving technique. I have led many groups…
Hard Work Update 4/1/12
Things got a bit turned around between the last Hard Work update and this update. I was coaching for Pursuing Your Calling with Brent Green and Cindy Hirch and Brent’s life started changing in awesome ways. These changes made him decide to pull back from the coaching so he could focus the more important changes to…
How to Learn a New Language
Over the last few years I have been growing an interist in learning new languages. I think it comes from my interest in building new relationships and I cannot do that as effectively when interacting with people who speak a differnt language. I have tried a few tools, and I am always looking for better ways to…
Watch Out for The Experts
Things are getting complicated. We have to rely on experts more now then before, and the need of people with specialized knowledge is growing. For example, it used to be that teenagers worked on their cars, but now they are so complicated that an expert technician is needed to do most of the work. Don’t get me…
How to Stay Positive
I am generally a very positive person but it takes work. It is easy to stay positive when everything is going well but when things go bad is a different story. One technique I use is to consider everything a learning experience. When something goes bad and I start to get upset I ask myself “what did…
Get Rid of One Thing
Over the years I have been accumulating things. When I left school to move to Tennessee and when I left Tennessee to move back to Missouri a moving company took care of everything. It was so easy. About a year ago we had to move our own stuff. I decided we have too much crap. While having…
Global Warming is a Hoax…
Or maybe it isn’t. I bet this will get me some hate mail. I am going to use this topic to tackle critical thinking, statistics, and asking good questions. Warning, this post is huge. First is to tackle asking good questions. The key questions out there regarding global warming are: is the world getting warmer?…
New Superpower, Remembering Names
Everyone always says “I am no good with names”. No one is; you have to work at it. If you don’t make an effort to remember names then you won’t. We think in pictures and sounds and not words. Also, in memorizing anything you have to make an effort. Next time you meet someone and…
Multi-Level Marketing Helped Me Find My Superpowers
I will forever be frustrated at people who attack something they do not understand. Consider multi-level marketing (MLM) or network marketing businesses. Many people have quite a negative view of these companies. These are legitimate business models which share a lot of similarities with the company you work for. In the past, there were businesses that…
Twitter is My Offensive Line
I want to do everything to the umpth degree. For example, when I subscribe to a blog I feel obligated to read every one and I feel bad if I don’t. To combat this I set boundaries to filter the information that is allowed to take up space in my life. Normally I become interested in…
How Can a Cellphone Reduce Your Superpowers?
The cellphone can be similar to email. We use it to fight fires and avoid taking the time to solve the problems. I have always push back when my company wants me to get a cell phone. I understand the value; if there is a big problem I can be quickly available to help solve…