Some of the comments in my last article about generalizing skills, brought up the dilemma many people face when building skills. Should you become a jack of all trades but master of none, or become wickedly proficient at one skill without involving yourself in others? There are a lot of different ways to look at […]
Skill Generalizing
I recently spoke at my Toastmasters club during an open house to some guests about the benefits of membership. One of the important points I made was that Toastmasters works on your communication skills not just public speaking. Because most people speak in front of an audience infrequently, this helped them realize the advantages Toastmasters […]
Achieving Impossible Goals
Have you ever had an ambition or desire that you simply couldn’t see yourself achieving? A goal that, given your past behavior doesn’t seem likely to be obtained? Becoming fit and healthy when you are already significantly overweight and have failed all your past dieting attempts. Becoming rich when you are deep in debt and […]
Does Health Information Need to Be Complicated?
Not according to Michael Pollan, recent author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma. As he writes in this fantastic NYTimes article, most of the science aimed at getting us to eat healthier has steered us away from what really matters. With the money being invested in getting us to eat healthier, science and capitalism have steered us […]
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