We watched a lot of football this weekend. Even when we weren’t watching football, we were watching football when We Are Marshall came on TV on Sunday morning after church. One consistent theme seemed to continue to pop up in the stories we heard and the successful teams we watched. It was articulated best by…
Meaningful Work
How do you define success?
It is that time of year again–that time when we sit down and set goals for the new year. We look back upon the year we are finishing as we look ahead to the year we are about to start. I have to admit that I’ve had a tough time these last few weeks defining…
Meaningful Work = Mission + Motivation
What I wanted was to have an interesting, diverse life filled with lots of learning – and especially meaningful work and meaningful relationships. I feel that I have gotten these in abundance and I am happy. Ray Dalio, Principles While listening to Ray Dalio’s audiobook on Principles this week, I heard him say something that…
Batch Your Weekly Work Ahead of Time
The typical writer, blogger, thought leader, entrepreneur, etc. commits to a weekly or daily post. This sets up a nice rhythm in someone’s schedule. For example, every Monday for the last three years I have posted a new worksheet to my membership website. Usually, I would these worksheets a month or a few weeks ahead…
Still Haven’t Completed Your Most Important Task of the Day? Try This
Have you been convinced to set your “Most Important Task” (MIT) for the day? Your MIT is the #1 one thing on your to do list That’s not the point though. The point of picking your MIT is to make sure that it gets done first. Even if you are convinced of this productivity tactic,…
