Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much can be done if we are always doing. Thomas Jefferson We lack time not because there is not enough time but because ...
Reject new commitments Since I’m still organizing things, I decided not to accept any new commitments. Sometimes it’s not easy to say no to new commitments, but I’ve learned to say no without feeling guilty. In the past, I tended to say yes to new ...
We all need to innovate to stand out from the crowd. But what is the key to innovation? The answer, or at least an important answer, is becoming an observer. By observing how we and other people do things, we will spot opportunities for improvements. ...
How can we get what we want? The book Simpleology contains five laws to help you get what you want: The Law of Straight Lines: The shortest path between two points is a straight line. If you want to get a particular result, take the fastest and most ...
Now we are approaching the end of the year, and it’s the perfect time to reflect how we have done in the past year. We can then take some lessons for the new year. One good way to reflect, I believe, is using four facets of prosperity: These four ...
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Lao-tzu Do you have a dream deep in your heart that you want to pursue? If you do, have you taken the first step necessary to achieve it? Taking the first step is perhaps the most difficult thing ...
Following the herd is a sure way to mediocrity. Patti Wilson I don’t know about you, but one of the things I’m afraid most in life is mediocrity. For me, life is too precious to be lived in mediocrity. Life is a golden opportunity, and we should use it ...
The important thing is not to stop questioning… Never lose a holy curiosity. Albert Einstein Curiosity is an important trait of a genius. I don’t think you can find an intellectual giant who is not a curious person. Thomas Edison, Leonardo da Vinci, ...
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Ralph Waldo Emerson Sometimes we start a day with the previous day still in mind. We think about the mistakes we made in the previous day, how things went wrong, and how we felt bad ...
Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world. Eleanor Roosevelt We often focus on building relationships with others that we forget the essential first step: being friends of ourselves. ...
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