by admin | Jun 13, 2014 | Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Productivity
For those of you who don’t remember, speed-reading courses were all the rage in the 70’s (Evelyn Wood being the most famous). It appears they are back, but with a new “iterative” approach that makes much more sense. I can see benefit from it already. While I was...
by admin | Jun 9, 2014 | Goal Setting, Motivation, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Productivity
There is a mountain (or two) of advice out there on how you can most effectively reach your goals. Unfortunately, much of it will make it less likely that you will be successful. Here are 5 tips that have been proven to improve your odds. Richard Wiseman, in his...
by admin | Jun 3, 2014 | Creativity, Employee Engagement, Energy, Healthy, Performance Improvement
When it comes to self-improvement and performance improvement, this is an easy one; a no-brainer. No program to follow, no new equipment to buy, no new techniques to learn. Aside from sleeping, eating, and breathing, there is no other activity that can benefit your...
by admin | Apr 22, 2014 | Creativity, Energy, Healthy, Performance Improvement, Productivity, Work Life Balance
I’ve been thinking about it for a while, but I finally took the plunge and created a standing desk workspace for myself. I’m just wrapping up the first month and the differences are pretty dramatic. There is no going back. This change is the culmination of decades of...
by admin | Apr 10, 2014 | Energy, Healthy, Performance Improvement
Spring is here, the sun is becoming a bit less anti-social (at least here in the Pacific NW), and we are emerging from our soggy winter hibernation. As you begin to get into shape for the active summer season, one of the most important things you can do is spend some...
by admin | Apr 1, 2014 | Energy, Goal Setting, Performance Improvement, Productivity
Everything you do – every task you perform, every problem you solve, every interaction you have – takes energy. On any given day you have a finite amount of energy. In Part 1 we looked at how you can create more energy every day. Now that you have created all...
