“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” - George Santayana
In our professional lives, mistakes happen. So does progress. So does success. But without recognizing these things and understanding the difference, you are in fact doomed to repeat the wrong things and ignore the good.
Today I want to talk about what I […]
A few days ago I had a moment of productive clarity. I was in a powerful mode and got more done in two hours than most would get done in a day (including myself most of the time).
Since then, I have reflected on that time to try to duplicate it. As the song Clarity by John Mayer goes “I will wait to find, if this will last forever, and I will pay no mind when it won’t because it can’t. It just can’t. It’s not supposed to.”
Though moments like this don’t last forever, you can still learn from them. Take the time and reflect on how it came about and what can be taken away from such a magical time.
Here is what I learned in reflection of my moment of Productive Clarity.
In my first Entrepreneurship class in college I had a teacher named John. John was not just a part time teacher but also the CEO and co-owner of a corporation that brought in an estimated 75 million dollars in 2007. During his introduction on the first day he mentioned that he spent literally half his day researching information […]
As the year draws to an end and you bring in that last bit of revenue for 2007 a focus should be towards the future. With every new year approaching, my partner and I like to make up a goal sheet to really kick off the upcoming year.
Unfortunately, this year my partner is in India […]
If you’re like me, you are most likely working today on Christmas Eve. And you may even be sneaking to your workspace to put in a few hours tomorrow too. Tisk, tisk.
I used to do just that. I would work on all the major holidays, weekends, and late-late nights. This year, as my resolution, which I am starting […]
For a long time my desk was covered in stuff. I was so unorganized and unkept that it sometimes became hard to deal with. I would only clean when the junk piled too high. This was a real problem and is one that many professionals face.
So what is the problem with clutter?
a. It is visually […]
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Sometimes it seems like time is flying and you are not getting anywhere, your business is not growing, you are not turning enough profit. It happens, it has happened to me. But there are ways to make your business grow faster and keep momentum building.
Focus. One of the main problems with growing is […]