To really become a master of time management, you have to understand what true productivity actually is. True productivity can be summed up in three words. “Stuff that matters.” This means the constant performing of tasks and projects that will produce significant and noticeable progress towards the end goal. There is a ton of stuff…
Lift. Rest. Lift. Rest. Blah. Anyone who has ever worked out in any sort of regular fashion knows how boring and repetitive it can get. This was the case for me for basically the last year. I was bored with my fitness, and it was affecting not only my health, but my motivation and productivity,…
See what I did with the title there – Pretty smooth huh? Don’t worry. I’m not gonna start rapping or anything. I discovered a long time ago I have no rhythm. But what I would like to do is shed a bit of light on an all too common problem with a lot of budding…
Throughout my life, I’ve examined a fair number of successful individuals. Being the curious person that I am, I’ve often wondered, what’s so special about them that allows them to continually do the things that they do? A lot of people say you’re just born to be successful, that it can’t be earned. Well I…
You wouldn’t think sleep would be part of productivity training, but it is. Think about it. If you’re tired, groggy, and lethargic every day from not sleeping, you’re not going to get a whole lot done. Trust me. I’ve been there. You’re tired as hell, yet you still toss and turn throughout the night. You…
As I write this post, it’s late-March. My NCAA championship bracket is actually doing pretty well and I’m glued to my TV every second of every day watching games, highlights, analysis, and predictions of the NCAA tournament. But afterwards, spring will be in the air, and this Louisville, KY blogger will be focused on things…
Sounds like a weird question doesn’t it? Even so, this question will stick with you after you read this post. One of the coolest productivity training books I’ve ever read is called “Eat That Frog” by Brian Tracy – I’ll link you later, pay attention for now 🙂 This book covers a lot of time management…
This is going to be a short one, but don’t let that throw you. This is actually a really important lesson about personal finance. Pay attention and really think about the lessons taught in this post. They’ll save you thousands, if not 10s of thousands of dollars in your lifetime. Opportunity cost – in this…
Your parents always told you, “If you just put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.” Eh… kinda. I’m obviously all about personal success and life improvement. That’s mainly what this blog is all about, but the statement above is a bit fluffy.. What does “putting your mind to it” really mean anyway? Can you…
Email… It’s introduction made us as a society far more productive than ever before. It was amazing. One day we were licking stamps. The next day we now had the ability to get messages read clear across the world in an instant, for free. It was awesome for the first five years or so of…