Reading Time: 4 minutesA couple of weeks ago, I purchased a Jarvis Bamboo Standing Desk. The desk arrived via FedEx in 4 boxes. It took me a couple of hours to assemble it. Although there are several companies that sell adjustable height desks, I bought a Jarvis brand desk because it was recommended by multiple sources I trust. …
Reading Time: 5 minutesI’m the kind of person that seeks to be intentional in my life. When I did my initial life roles identification and evaluation, I also wrote descriptions of my ideal behavior for each role. These descriptions are idealistic and aspirational. I’m not there yet, and likely never will completely arrive. They describe the type of …
Reading Time: 4 minutesShould Everyone Have a Life Vision Statement? Many personal growth and productivity teachers and courses assume that everyone should have a life mission statement that unifies all of their goals and actions throughout their entire life. I understand the ideal concept. If we could identify the unitary mission of our entire life, then we would …
Reading Time: 6 minutesSelf-evaluation and self-assessment have become popular in the business community, replacing the old employee evaluations process. Businesses see the value of having employees evaluate their behavior, both the negatives and the positives. Self-evaluations have also been a part of spiritual and personal growth processes for hundreds of years. Why Do Self-Evaluations? According to High Five …
Reading Time: 6 minutesLast week, I did a quarterly review & planning session. To be able to focus on my review, I rented a room at a local desert resort and planned to spend two days working on only my review. I find it helpful to leave my normal surroundings to be able to give total focus to …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA couple of months ago I wrote a blog post about Finding Balance in Life. In this post, I stated my belief that life balance did not mean giving equal time to all of the aspects or roles in my life. Rather, I said, “My definition of life balance is to give appropriate attention and …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTwo weeks ago I was honored to be interviewed by David Sparks, otherwise known as MacSparky. He’s a technology writer, podcaster, online-course teacher, YouTube host, father, and, until very recently, lawyer. I’ve followed his work for many years, and look to him as a teacher and mentor. I’ve always appreciated his creative skills and teaching, …
Reading Time: 6 minutesAll of us acknowledge that we want to live lives that are in balance. We understand that focusing on one or two areas of our lives and excluding others will lead to problems, and isn’t healthy. I hope you don’t expect that I’m going to give you “three easy steps” to bring balance to your …
Reading Time: 3 minutesMultiple Files in Folders When I wanted to store different kinds of files together on one topic, in the past I would create a folder, then place the files into the folder. I’d do this with different file types such as text documents, website shortcuts, PDFs and deep links to MindNode mind maps. To view …
Reading Time: 3 minutesEvery Monday I write a new blog post for one of my two blogs. I publish a new post every Sunday, so I like to get an early start each week and get another post done. That’s in spite of the fact that I already have a reserve of several completed posts. If I get …