For the first time in a number of years, I set performance goals with specific numbers to reach by the end of the year. Usually, I only set process goals or goals for the amount of projects I want to complete. I haven’t picked a number to strive towards during the year for quite some…
Archives for January 2018
100 Billion Galaxies
“Latest estimates show that the observable universe may contain a hundred billion [galaxies].” Neil DeGrasse Tyson Astrophysics for People in a Hurry I am still trying to wrap my mind around this statement. If there were an estimated one billion galaxies, I would be shocked, but one hundred billion? I don’t even know what to…
Context Marketing > Content Marketing
These days everyone does content marketing, but they don’t find success because everyone is doing the same thing. Find people, brands, businesses, etc. on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or even Snapchat, YouTube, Medium, LinkedIn, etc. Sign up for their email newsletters! Many people and businesses still maintain their own personal blogs. When you establish yourself on…
The Biggest Myth about the 10,000 Rule
Malcolm Gladwell popularized the research of K. Anders Ericsson, who discovered that world-class experts spend more than 10,000 hours of deliberate practice developing their skills. There have been all sorts of dissenters to the principle. Many people point out exceptions to the rule with examples of masters who have developed mastery in less than 10,000…
Overcoming Overwhelm
Overwhelm is defined as “bury or drown beneath a huge mass” or “give too much of a thing to (someone); inundate.” When you are overwhelmed by too many things to do, it can be difficult to do anything. Let’s be clear about the real enemy attacking you, though. It is not the amount of things…
