Collaboration
Curtailing “Look, a Squirrel!” Affliction with Attention Narrowing
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The workplace is full of distractions (I received three email alerts and a text in the time it took me to write that first sentence). We are overloaded
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How Brian Michael Bendis Uses Self-Control to Accomplish Self-Imposed Goals
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If you are like me, you start the week with an ambitious list of things to accomplish. Each goal is specifically chosen as a priority and, when I’m extra
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Jimmy Buffett on Creating a Vision
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I am a self-professed Parrotthead. If you aren’t familiar, Parrottheads are an “elite” group of people who maintain a special appreciation for the world
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Will Smith on Path (vs Goal) Orientation
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I am not a “stop and smell the roses” type of person. When someone throws this common cliché at me, I tend to put them in the category of “you don’t have enough to do.
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What’s Your “Top Ten of the Year”?
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Are you as tired as I am with the annual year-end Top 10 lists? Top songs. Top newsmakers. Top gadgets. I even saw the Top 10 hashtags that started a conversation.
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Making New Year’s Resolutions? There are Better Ways to Waste Your Time
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In last week’s article, I recommended taking an inventory of what you’ve accomplished this past year and what you’d like to learn in 2015.
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Why Didn’t Darrin Quit? Five Steps to Help You Avoid Being Bewitched
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When I was growing up, the “right” thing to do was find a job and stick with it. People didn’t jump from job to job, career to career. You picked a field
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Culture
Happiness is a Hoax! How We Waste Time on a Hollow Objective
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When I was a kid, my parents would say they “just want me to be happy.” While they were sincere, the reality is this sentiment wasn’t entirely true.
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Beastie Boys on Strategic Sampling
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Every day, leaders are tasked with creating strategic plans. Whether the plans are intended to improve the organization or an individual, we sit in front
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J. Wellington Wimpy on Structured Procrastination
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Do you remember the Popeye cartoons where his friend J. Wellington Wimpy would say, “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.” Some may feel
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