***If you could only achieve 1 thing today, what would it be?*** Happy Friday peeps! I’ve kind of screwed myself this week… Bit off more than I can chew and now I’m faced with a buttload of work today and not enough time to finish it all in. 😔 BUT… I’ve been in this situation Read more about Digging my way out[…]
Have you ever heard of or used a weighted decision matrix? It’s a pretty kick ass tool that helps you evaluate tough and complex choices in life. (or in business) Given that many of y’all readers are making big changes this year — switching jobs, buying homes, moving cities, etc — I thought maybe this Read more about Weighted Decision Matrix Example – (And How To Make Your Own)[…]
Do you have a job? Do you work hard at your job? Do you sometimes stay late and sacrifice personal time to better serve your customers? Do you solve hard problems? Do you have good ideas at work? Are you a team player? My guess is you answered YES to most of these questions (or Read more about Cheers to all your hard work![…]
Check out this little tree, growing in the middle of my sidewalk… This little tree has courage. It is determined and persistent. I could pluck it out of the ground, put cement over it, and it would still find a way to grow back. This tree will not give up. No matter how Read more about Make like a tree… 🌳[…]
Happy Thursday y’all! Today we got a message from Eric, a wise young reader from NYC!! 👇👇👇 ***** I’ve always been a firm believer in hard work and never felt I deserved anything that I did not work for. I’ve also realized that people want change and results, but frankly the reality is not everyone Read more about If you don’t believe in yourself, then who else will?[…]
The day you plant the seed is not the day you get to eat the fruit” Quick reminders for today: – Good things take time to grow. – Just because you don’t see immediate results, it doesn’t mean you aren’t making progress! – You are an extremely hard worker, which is an invaluable skill. Read more about Stay busy planting seeds[…]
I’ve always found it hard to maintain a “work/life balance”. For most of my life, I thought that work and life had to be separated. Each one was allowed specific time, and you needed to spread the time evenly doing one or the other. Too much of work, or life, would throw the balance off. Read more about Work / Life “Balance” – Merge and Shift your Mindset[…]
On Wednesday I went surfing, I was out there with about 50 other people. But, out of those 50 dudes, only 5-10 were actually catching all the waves. The other 40 guys were all missing out. Why?… They were either sitting in the wrong spot, too lazy to paddle for waves, too scared they were Read more about Where there’s a will, there’s a wave[…]
What weakens you, strengthens you. Imagine if life was always easy… From the moment you were born you got everything handed to you, you never got picked on as a kid, never given chores or hard work, everything was paid for, never had stressful choices to make, etc. If things were always easy, you’d wake Read more about What weakens you, strengthens you.[…]
You know that feeling of trying and trying and trying and not getting anywhere?… And then you try try try even more and things still don’t work out? Well, that’s the exact point that separates the true heroes from the quitters. That’s the point where you get to decide how interesting your life is going Read more about When the going gets tough[…]
Life isn’t fair. No matter what life throws your way, no matter how unfair it may seem, refuse to play the victim. Refuse to be ruled by fear, pessimism, and negativity. Refuse to quit. Be a warrior and work through whatever challenges you face in life with courage, love, and positivity. And continually push forward. Read more about Be a survivor of the unfairness![…]
Are you a hard worker? Do you solve problems at work? Do you provide value? Do you come up with ideas that nobody else has? Do you work late or overtime? Do you help others with their work also? Do you put in extra effort, even when you’re not asked to? Do you care about Read more about Keep kicking ass – you’re good at it![…]
Always do more than what you’re paid to do. Always go the extra mile. Here’s why: – You will get more opportunities (more specifically, you’ll be noticed by the people who hand out opportunities) – You will accumulate more skills – You will gain more negotiating power for flexible work terms – You will Read more about Reasons to Always Work Harder[…]