Month: December 2017

  • 12 Questions from @ryanholiday that will change your life

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    I work through a bunch of these questions over Christmas every year. Why Christmas? Well I shut down all work so I have a bunch of time to invest in it when clients don’t expect answers. I don’t actually do yearly goals, I focus on Quarterly sprints and particularly on the actions I need to…

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  • A great list of books read in 2017 from @patrickrhone

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    Books books, I love books. Patrick Rhone has done his yearly update on the books he’s read along with short reviews. You know I write long reviews of books, but you’ll also find an ever growing resource of quotes and books I’ll be building out during 2018 for your reference. I picked through Patrick’s list…

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  • The Best of Farnam Street is a Must Read

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    Farnam Street is one of the few blogs where I set aside time to read everything they write. Remember, the only in demand skill that will stay in demand is being a great decision maker. Farnam street helps me make good decisions. The content on Farnam street is so good that despite reading all of…

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  • The Blogsmith looks at 52 weeks of Reading

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    No secret, I read a bunch and I’m planning on reading a bunch more. Unless something huge changes in the next few days, I’m at 82 books for the year which is the most I’ve read since I started tracking. I’m not the only big reader, and I’m not the only person that writes about…

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  • Whining says more about you than the target of your complaining

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    Note this when you’re complaining. You’re saying way more about yourself to everyone around you. Saying negative, divisive, personal things about ANYone is generally pretty petty and pointless, though, and tends to be more telling about the person spouting the hate than the subject of said hate. – Searching for Balance

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  • A Goal Without a System is Just a Dream

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    From Shawn Blanc on Two Goal-Setting Camps. A goal without a system is just a dream. Something you’d love to see happen but which you’re not taking any meaningful action toward. And a system without a goal is just a rote discipline that’s not taking you anywhere in particular. I’m not sure which of Shawn’s…

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  • Don’t Buy Distractions

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    From You Are Buying Distractions, Your Productivity is Making a Loss We need to make a space for thoughts by de-cluttering our space and working area. Removing all extras and distracting elements. Let it be your cell phone if that’s the case. Not forever but for the time being, you are set to perform a…

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  • You’re way too scheduled to think

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    Stop, Take a Break, And Just Think. Mental breaks increase productivity, replenish attention, solidify memories and encourage creativity. The first thing I put in a new notebook on reading, is what I hope to get out of the reading I’ll catalogue in the book. What topics do I feel I need to cover?How deeply should…

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  • Recap of 2017 & Thanks for All The Fish

    Recap of 2017 & Thanks for All The Fish

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    Welcome to the last Smart Business Show episode of 2017. Thanks for all the fish. I’ll be taking at least two weeks off so no podcast next week and no podcast in the first week of January. During that time I’ll be doing a few things. hanging out with my kids and wife spending an…

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  • Are You Coaching the Person or the Problem?

    Are You Coaching the Person or the Problem?

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    There are three different parties in coaching Coach Person Problem According to Chad W. Hall, there are also three levels of coaching which he describes in Coach The Person Not The Problem. Beginner: Coach the Problem Better: Coach the Problem through the Person Transformational: Coach the Person for Internal Change Hall contends in this short…

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