“We’re drowning in information and we’re starving for wisdom.” Tony Robbins Imagine if every year - like this year - you could start fresh. There was the old you, with all your annoying habits - procrastinating your way through life.… Continue reading
Maybe it’s time to give regret a rest
Somewhere in the middle of a 14-hour train ride from Haridwar, India to Agra my daughter and I killed time watching a downloaded copy of the comedy “We are the Millers.” It’s about bungling drug dealer David Clark (Jason Sudeikis)… Continue reading
Why it might be time to kill your dead-end projects
When Steve Jobs was unceremoniously ousted from Apple in 1985 the fate of the company was supposed to improve. John Scully had moved into the CEO office and brought with him all the corporate sensibilities of big business America. Fast… Continue reading
Why you are so damn distracted and how to finally get stuff done.
Ryan Nicodemus was climbing the corporate ladder. He had new clothes, nice shoes, a fancy apartment and money to burn. He was also unhappy. When his friend Joshua Fields Millburn (they now run the popular Minimalists website) introduced him to… Continue reading
The hidden blessing of not getting what you want.
“Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.” Dalai Lama Sometimes I just want the damn Porsche. This week I was in Toronto speaking about how I built my speaking business. The room was… Continue reading
13 shocking facts about how we waste time
“When you kill time, remember that it has no resurrection.” A.W. Tozer I just finished reading Cal Newport’s excellent book Deep Work and I’m ashamed. Apparently, when it comes to protecting your time and productivity I’ve been operating at a… Continue reading
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