Buying the Cookie (FYI: this is post requests your response) 9 times of out 10 I breakdown and buy the cookie. Now please understand, this isn’t just any ordinary cookie. It’s a freshly baked, 6inch diameter oatmeal chocolate chip cookie from Topeca Coffee — conveniently located next door to my office. It’s never too hard, […]
Upon arriving to work, I think the first thing done should be something pleasurable – satisfying and possibly meaningful. Now, I proceed meaningful with “possibly” because it’s clearly the least important of the three. The first two will emphatically affect our mood or feelings and conjure up positive juices that can lubricate the dry moments […]
Many of us get a kick out of going against the grain. I think it comes from knowing that we could never standout when trying to fit in. But if we could take a stand countering the established way of thinking would could get our just recognition. That’s where the pride comes in. The goal […]
In the wake of death I am always compelled to live fully. “It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of every man; the living should take this to heart.” Many people acknowledge that time is our most precious commodity, […]
I’m noticing how addictive or seductive or how much of a fraud achievement is. We treat, or think of success and achievement as if it is a seal from God confirming that what we are doing is right, on-point or in His will. What if you did something and a positive result happened? Positive like […]
A good friend of mine told me this story about productivity. He says he has this recurring dream. When his life has ended and he is called to appear before God and give account for his life. He humbly approaches the creator of the universe and presents to him, three notebooks. Within the first book, […]
Nestled in the top left corner of my screen I have the Apimac timer. Sometimes I allow it to remain visible and distracting. But more often, I shield myself from the inevitable by stuffing it behind the windows of Evernote and Pages. From thirty-five down to zero, this self-imposed limitation is narrowing the tenure of […]
Why is it that I spend the majority of my time talking and blogging about things I don’t really care about. Tweeting and studying things that don’t mean much. And thinking about things don’t necessary hold high value… Oh yeah, because it’s my job! No, my job isn’t to study stuff that means nothing me. […]
Mid-Year New Years Resolutions I’ve just finished reading an article by Jim Collins – author of Good to Great and other excellent books. In this article, Jim talks about his annual ritual of doing a ‘stop doing list‘ when making his new years resolution. I find the idea intriguing… How about making some New Years […]
A Plan and a Time Slot Without good direction – the form of a plan and a time slot – we will likely suffer from procrastination or distraction. Procrastination comes because our thoughts are not organized and we don’t know the next action to take. Without seeing the first bite, we can be overwhelmed by […]