Over the recent Christmas break my attention was taken by the simple and powerful idea that what we do today sets us up for the success of tomorrow. John C. Maxwell writes about the concept and his experience applying it to life in the book Today Matters. My experience of self improvement books is that [...]
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An open loop is something which is pulling on your attention. I have a few from 2009 relating to Quantum Gardener which I will close today lest they fester and end up consuming more and more of my time. 50 book challenge (2009) In 2008 I successfully read 50 personal and self improvement books in a [...]
A suggestion to reflect over the Christmas break.
Curt Rosengren has a practical suggestion for overcoming obstacles. He calls it a 5 to 1 habit and suggests that for each obstacle you immediately identify 5 ways around it. I might add a sixth, which is to take a moment and check if it even is an obstacle.
Here’s a great quote I found in The Art of Achievement by Tom Morris. Plans get you into things, but you got to work your way out — Will Rogers (1879-1935)
