25 Sep

Posted at 10:00h in Planning, The Power of the Brain, Thinking, Reflection, Time Management by
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[caption id="attachment_768" align="alignright" width="300"]ING Kids Rock - sponsored by San Antonio Sports Foundation ING Kids Rock - sponsored by San Antonio Sports Foundation (image used with permission)[/caption]A lot of folks just dive into a big project without giving it much thought, so they soon find themselves a bit lost. After spinning a little while longer and not feeling like they’re getting anywhere, OVERWHELM sets in. Once good ol’ Overwhelm enters the picture, the brain begins to shut down, decisions can’t be made, and

14 Sep

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[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"]English: Third quarter of the major regular se... Photo credit: Wikipedia[/caption]Football season kicked off last weekend. Actually, the official kick-off was the previous Wednesday night with the Cowboys beating the Giants (yahoo!), but this past Sunday was the first day of regular season games. (Sorry, I don’t count pre-season games as football season.)

07 Aug

Posted at 13:15h in Behavior Modification, Planning, Time Management by
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[caption id="" align="alignright" width="213"]Brain scanning technology is quickly approachi... (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption]I have an important rule about multi-tasking: Don’t do it with high brain function activities. I tell my clients this over and over and over. I drive home that point because multi-tasking can end up costing more time in the end or causing you to complete a project in a less than stellar fashion because you were not fully focused on it.So, what do I mean about multi-tasking high brain function activities? You shouldn’t do two things at once which require thought or concentration. Examples:

24 Jul

Posted at 13:15h in How to Run a Business, Planning, The Power of the Brain, Thinking, Reflection, Travel by
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[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"]Waterloo commuters Waterloo commuters (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption]Our goal is to go away on vacation at least once per year. It never fails that while we’re abroad, we develop wild fantasies about how sweet life would be if we lived elsewhere.I realize that we’re not alone in these musings when we talk to other folks who dream big dreams when they’re on vacation.