HUGH CULVER

Hyperbolic discounting and why your goals suck

Hyperbolic discounting and why your goals suck

If you struggle to reach goals you might have a bad case of hyperbolic discounting. What?!? Before I get to what hyperbolic discounting is, let me back up and first talk about goal setting. A typical assumption is that BIG GOALS (think: Jim Collin’s BHAG (Big Hairy...

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In Praise of Hard Work

In Praise of Hard Work

It wasn’t long ago that factory work, coal mines, lumber and fishing employed more than half our workers That was Hard Work. Nobody was sneaking a peak at Instagram updates, checking their Inbox, or trying to increase their Luminosity score. They came to work to do...

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A most uncommon path to wealth and happiness

A most uncommon path to wealth and happiness

Lots has been written about building wealth. All good stuff about investing, saving, taxes and reducing debt. And I bought into all of it for years. When I had lots of debt, my mantra was “Earn more. Earn more. Earn more. Earn more. Earn more.” I was killing myself,...

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The 1, 2, 3 step remedy to becoming clutter-free

The 1, 2, 3 step remedy to becoming clutter-free

Stop what you’re doing. Yup, stop reading (well, read the next sentence, then really stop). Look around the space you’re in - how does it make you feel? …….Okay, back to the blog…. What came to mind? Calming? Inspiring? Organized? Functional? Practical? Or, did words...

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How to outsource your blind spots

How to outsource your blind spots

Let me ask you a question. What are you worth? I mean if a client called today, or you added a dollar value to everything on your list - what price are you putting on your time? When I moved offices 7 years ago I had in mind the new location would double as a film...

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7 ways to slow down and think better today

7 ways to slow down and think better today

It was the final game of the women’s soccer quarterfinals at the Rio Olympics. The score was 3, 3 and the game had gone into the first shootout in Olympic women’s history. In the first 3 rounds, each goalkeeper had let in 3 balls and saved one. It was Sweden’s turn to...

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