Categories: General
A Stage of Life, or LifeStage (LS) is a general classification that can help group a person into a ‘bucket’ of similar people. LS’s have typically been classified by age group only, which is not necessarily wrong. However, my take on LS’s differ slightly in that I add in some additional factors or attributes to […]
Categories: Life Strategy
Growing up, I was bombarded with messages from school, my family, and the media, just like everyone else. The messages I heard probably sound familiar to you – go to school, work hard, put in the effort, and you will achieve everything your heart desires. I know that many people have claimed that these messages […]
Categories: Life Strategy
Beginner’s mind, or Shoshin in Zen Buddhism, refers to the attitude that you often see in people who just begin an activity. This attitude is characterized by a general openness and eagerness to learn as well as not having any preconceptions while you learn whatever it is they are learning. A popular Zen saying is […]
Categories: Life Strategy
The fearful road to mastery The journey to master is arduous, annoying, and full of so much pain that sometimes the mere thought of the activity, hobby, or passion can cause paralysis. I have run into this so many times in my life that I have lost count. I have been paralyzed into inaction far […]
Categories: Life Strategy
There are a lot of steps in this journey and everyone’s journey will be different. Only you will be able to decide if you are ‘Great.’ Here are some ideas for you below: Decide to consciously seek greatness. You must do this first. Without that decision, nothing will follow. Once you decide to follow this […]
Categories: Life Strategy
Good to great! I hope that you read our last post, Why Be Great?, and have decided that cultivating greatness is worthwhile. Sometimes, it’s hard to discern whether you are already doing great or if you are just doing ‘good.’ The reason for this is that there could be a lot of positive things going […]
Categories: Life Strategy
Why be great? It is important to understand that being great is a choice that you get to make. No one can make it for you and it doesn’t just happen because it would be ‘nice.’ Doing ‘well’ and being great are worlds apart. It is important to assess whether you are happy where you […]
Categories: Unemployment
How can I be happy when I am unemployed? Staying positive is going to take an effort in itself, but it is worth it. Try these ideas below: Read something positive every day. There are so many sources for positive and inspirational reading: books, magazines, and blogs just to name a few. Focusing on the […]
Categories: Unemployment
Losing your job is not fun and being unemployed is hard. Real hard. When a person becomes unemployed, there is a tendency to focus on what has been lost, the difficulty of things to come, and the problems that losing a job could bring to you and your family. It is important to remember that, […]
Categories: Productivity
Do you find that you don’t enjoy some of the activities that you have to do in life? The place we most often experience this is work, right? You ‘have’ to work in order to earn a living which means, even if you have chosen your job, you have not necessarily chosen all of the […]
