Courage is key. Unless you are a bodhisattva or utterly oblivious, as you move towards your deepest goals and dreams, fear will get in the way. It’s an odd fact of life. The more we care about something, oftentimes the more we will get into our own way. I don’t know what this is the […]
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I recently created a video for YouTube talking about getting focused. The clip emphasizes getting focused through subtraction: eliminating physical objects from your life you don’t care about, purging your digital content of old and stale information, and even purging your mind of thought loops and negative emotions that linger beyond their sell by date. Here, […]
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This is a post about using Getting Things Done to implement a dramatic improvement in your life. My point is that GTD can be used for more than just getting organized. You can significantly upgrade the quality of your life, the state of your mind, and your general wellbeing. So here are my suggestions on […]
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First, commit to yourself. To Your Success. Whatever it Takes. This is not the same as committing to a specific path (which is also important). This means you commit to:Confidence. Just believe in yourself. Believe your life will flourish. Believe you are making good choices. Believe each day can go well.Hard Work. Hard working doesn’t […]
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Early in my career as a diplomat, a more senior Foreign Service Officer gave me an interesting piece of advice. He said that when you are working as the “control officer” (they person responsible for handling the visit of a VIP), you should never run in any situation, no matter how urgent or worrying. Stay […]
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I have been implementing Getting Things Done for about a month. There is one aspect of this program that I didn’t expect from reading the book. Specifically, implementing GTD’s program of “closing open loops” very quickly oriented me to processing open emotional loops. For perhaps the first five days of the program, I was simply getting […]
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If you see yourself in a “heroic role,” this may be ego driving what you’re thinking about. That doesn’t mean that what you are thinking about doing is not your calling, but it may mean that the emphasis is off. This off emphasis may keep you from achieving these goals until you get your values […]
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We often think that accomplishing something must be a Sisyphean task of tremendous effort. But do the greatest performers, writers, artists, creators, parents, or friends really do what they do through effort, effort, effort? I think it is more a matter of skill and ability. Yes, that skill and ability are earned through many hours […]
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Insisting on clarity before its time doesn’t work. This:Leads to tension.Leads to rushing and forcing.Far better to:Know that you will get clarity as needed and in a timely fashion.Find a way to make daily progress rather than obsess in loops–or insist on total clarity before its time.Accept that life has its own pacing.Enjoy the ride.
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When you have something big to tackle, just do it in phases. Initial rough sprint of thoughts or action. Then revisit the task. And revisit again. Make it an iterative process. This makes for a much smoother path than trying for perfection and completion in the initial go. Like polishing something into beauty, it takes multiple passes. You will find it so […]
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