Monthly Archives: July 2008

The Minutiae Vacuum and Career Advice From Unexpected Sources

Here are a couple of guest posts I’ve done recently ’round the blogosphere:
How to Stay Focused: Vision Maintenance and the Minutiae Vacuum
“I’ve spent a lot of time trying to figure out the best way to stay focused and remain productive. We all know that doing what you love reverse engineers productivity. If you love what [...]

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10 Counterintuitive Ways to Improve Your Life

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There’s a lot of fluff floating around in the personal development blog-o-sphere. I think there are certain things that people tend to shy away from writing about when it comes to personal development. Here’s 10 of what I believe are the most uncommon things you’ll never learn from a personal development [...]

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Think Small, Act Big (but still think big)

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I have no shortage of ability to dream big. When I think about what I want I imagine working from home, managing my own time, having the freedom to do what I want when I want. I would love to travel the world, learn how to tango, become a martial arts master, produce [...]

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5 Signs Self-Help Is Ruining Your Life

photo by Jill
People seek self-help for a reason, to help themselves, duh. But like all good things, self improvement has it’s disadvantages. Some people take it too far. Instead of improving their lives, they become delusional.
1. Tony the Tiger… err Robbins
Before I got into personal development, I always thought of people like Tony the Tiger.. [...]

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