In the previous post I talked about overcoming your job fears. Now it is time to take the next step to find the job you love. Now that you have overcome the fear You need to clearly define why you want to leave your current job. It has to be a strong reason because it…
Top 5 Fears of Finding a New Job and How to Overcome Them
There are many reasons you want to get a new job; what is holding you back from looking? I don’t think it is kryptonite. Most likely a subtle fear keeping you from finding the work you love. Let’s dig into this, and see if you can overcome some of these fears and then you can…
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…
Increasing My Investing Superpowers
Lately I have been questioning my investing strategy. Up until now I have been following Dave Ramsey’s advice by investing in mutual funds. This has worked well, but I am wondering if there is a smarter way. A key idea in investing is that the investor should always understand what they are investing in. So…
Become a Meeting Superhero
I love meetings. I get the opportunity to stop important work and hurry to get to a room which the meeting leader is 15 minutes late. Then to make up for the time lost, the meeting lasts 30 minutes longer. Wait, I am a liar. I hate meetings. Contrary to popular belief, meetings can be valuable, but…
I Could Do Things Faster When I was Single
Listening to Dave Ramsey’s radio show, you notice his advice to a single person is slightly different than to married couples. As a single person, you can make a decision on your own and don’t have to get the opinion of others. I agree with this; especially since I do not need as much information…
Become an Ebay Superhero
My buddy, Raun, has been doing awesome at growing his income on Ebay. I have always been intrigued by people who do well on Ebay so I asked him to teach me. Below is the interview. Where do you sell your products? I sell in a few different places. I sell on Ebay (Username:…
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…
Born to Run Book Report
Whenever I mentioned reading Born to Run someone always had a stupid comment like “I only run if someone is chasing me”. If this is you, shut up. Born to Run (Affiliate link) was great on many levels. I originally assumed it would teach more of the mechanics of running extreme distances (50-100 miles at a…
How I Became a Personal Finance Superhero
I used to ignore my finances, especially when I was in school, because I hated to see that I had little money and a lot of debt. In hindsight, I would have done a lot better if I had a plan to follow and an easy way review my finances. The plan I recommend is…
Become A Getting Things Done Superhero by Working Less
Many people talk about saying “no” to a lot of things so you have time to do the important things. I agree with this, but I want to expand on it a bit. I create time boundaries. I realize that time spent working and the results I create are mostly independent of each other. I also…
Thoughts of A Recovering Engineer
Through my working career I have always watched what works well and what does not, while making mistakes and learning along the way. In addition, I am a personal development junkie and anything I learn I use it to make my job easier. No matter what I am doing I always need the help of others. There…
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…
Convict Conditioning Book Report
Lately I have been looking for an alternative to weight lifting and going to the gym every day. I was so excited to find this book Convict Conditioning (affiliate link). Paul Wade was incarcerated for many years and wanted a workout program. Contrary to what television shows us, inmates do not have the greatest lifting…
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…
Forced Sincerity Superpower
“Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary”~Mark Twain What means more, apologizing automatically or apologizing in opposition to your emotions? What is the point of an apology? Andrea and I sometimes argue. We get frustrated and disagree. Sometimes (most) it is my fault. Eventhough, I still want to argue. What if it wasn’t my fault? I still want…
“I hate my job” Creates Road Rage
Have you ever gotten angry while driving? Was it on the way to work? I have. While driving to work every day I notice people cutting in and out of traffic, speeding up just to hit the breaks again. Everybody is in a hurry. Why don’t these people leave for work a little earlier? Could…
No Free Coaching
I love helping people. I hate helping people that don’t do anything with what I give them. I have learned that giving things away for free rarely works. I have tried coaching for free (for learning) and I was stood up two times in a row by the same person. To combat this I put…