It's what you eat that counts
It’s been six weeks or so since the New Year, and I wonder what percentage of the population have given up their ridiculous diets. Last year, I fell into this category. Except my diet plan was a...
View ArticleHow I change my habits
Thanks to a recent article circulating some of my favorite blogs, I found this article on quitting caffeine through LifeHacker.com.I am drinking tea right now. At 9 a.m. Those of you who know me at all...
View ArticleYour #1 Productivity Killer – Sickness
Meetings, e-mail alerts, busy work… these are the most frequently addressed productivity killers. I have read books and found work-arounds for all of them. What I can’t get around, what kills my...
View ArticlePrepare to Stay Ahead
There has been some major backsliding going on in my life the past three or four weeks. Let’s just say some slacking has occurred… it’s like cancer. It started in one area of my life and spread quickly...
View ArticleHold me… accountable, that is
In an earlier post, I announced that I would begin a new accountability regime: posting my goals and my progress toward them to this blog once a month. Several of you, both readers and fellow bloggers,...
View ArticleCoffee makes my life better
Happy National Coffee Day (Sept. 29)! I’m not really sure who or what association has dubbed it thus, but I don’t need a whole lot of convincing to give over a whole day of celebration to my beverage...
View ArticleYour practical guide to the first few days of a crisis
From Lantzilla via Flickr. One hopes to never get disappointing or shocking news, but life is difficult. We’re often dealt more than we think we can handle and are seldom equipped with the right tools...
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