We all know the feeling. There are things we need to do, but we just can’t bring ourselves to do them. Household chores, minor inconveniences and even major projects can be areas of procrastination. We know that we need to start these things right now, but some hidden force seems to keep us from taking […]
Decide Now!
The ability to make quick decisions in the face of ambiguity is the difference between living a life pro-actively and living a life reactively. Many times people are afraid to make a decision because they don’t feel they have enough information to go on. Unfortunately, by the time enough information does come around usually the […]
Set an Unbreakable Standard
Listen to this article Lets say we have a person who is holding several people hostage and they will only give up the people if the police grant him immunity against the incident. Why might those police officers reject his offer, even though it is a relatively small price compared to the safety of the […]
Gratitude
I think we all need a little more gratitude in society. Everyone is constantly dissatisfied. We are dissatisfied with companies. We are dissatisfied with government. We are dissatisfied with our products. We are dissatisfied with our relationships with others. We are dissatisfied about our jobs. Worse yet, we are dissatisfied about our own lives. When […]
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