In chapter 4 of Grit, Angela Duckworth introduces the idea of a hierarchy of goals. She describes three levels of goals. Imagine a pyramid with one goal at the top, three mid-level goals, and seven low-level goals. The low-level goals “exist merely as a means to ends.” “The higher the goal, the more it’s an…
Archives for May 2018
My End-of-the-Day Routine: The Daily Review
During the last fifteen minutes of the day I go through a routine to help me decompress and plan ahead for tomorrow. These fifteen minutes are probably the #1 reason I am as productive and happy as I am each day. For the last year or so, this has been the checklist I follow during…
My Morning Routine: The Morning Preview
I wake up around 5:00 a.m. every morning and spend the first 10-20 minutes of my day going through a checklist of tasks I call my Morning Preview. It is not as miraculous as The Miracle Morning Routine, but I find it helps me focus and start the day off right. This has been my…
April 2018 Project Report
Welcome to my April 2018 Project Report. My goal with these monthly reports is to help other authors, entrepreneurs, leaders, or anyone else who wants to make an impact through their work. Each month I will share how I spent my time as an author and creative entrepreneur and the successes, failures, and lessons I learned…
How Children (and Adults) Succeed
I finished reading How Children Succeed by Paul Tough yesterday and I appreciate the thesis that it isn’t IQ or academic ability that leads to long-term success, but grit and character that makes the biggest difference in the lives of young people. In truth, this is the case for all people and not just children….
