31 Jul
A friend of mine used to say his morning cup of coffee was his transfusion and that he needed it to get up and running every day.
Indeed, he depended on several of these “transfusions” during the day to keep alert and sharp. A few years ago, however, he kicked the caffeine habit and now functions [...]
Posted in General, Practical Health by: Charles
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29 Jul
If you sometimes feel confused about goals and getting things done, it may be a simple matter of biting off more than you can chew comfortably.
A goal needs to be something that fits comfortably and naturally into your mind, into your schedule and into your system of personal values. I’ll write more about those matters [...]
Posted in General, Getting Things Done, Goals & Goal Setting, Success by: Charles
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25 Jul
by Peter G. Vajda, Ph.D
What is Collusion?
One of the most insidious and destructive workplace (and life, in general) behaviors impacting life at work is collusion. Collusion, as I and my coaching clients work with it, is defined as two people each co-opting their true and real self in order to support their own and the [...]
Posted in Career & Work, General, People Skills by: Charles
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22 Jul
by Peter Murphy
Will power alone will never work over the long term. It is the hardest way possible to get yourself to do anything.
The answer is to discover the secrets of self motivation.
Why?
Because it is like trying to open a tin can with your teeth when there is a can opener in your pocket.
Posted in General, Motivation by: Charles
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20 Jul
by Dave Navarro
Problem: “I know I have potential, I’m not as insanely successful as I want to be.” – You
Solution: “I am not the smartest, but I surround myself with competent people.” – Henry Ford
I think it’s safe to say that Henry Ford had more than a mild degree of success. Love him or hate [...]
Posted in General, Getting Things Done, Self-Discipline by: Charles
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18 Jul
Of course you have goals. Things you want to do… skills you wish were stronger… lifestyle you’d like to expand. And as you work toward them, it’s good to have someone you can ask for advice on the how-to’s of life, a bit of occasional help, or maybe just a friendly ear… but without the [...]
Posted in General by: Charles
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18 Jul
Your first impression may have been, “Am I at the right website?”
Yep, you probably are — if you’re looking for BullsEye-Living, that is. I’m just giving the site a bit of a face lift and a reorganization. I haven’t shaken things up since November 2004, when the blog first began, so it’s well past time.
In [...]
Posted in General by: Charles
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16 Jul
Tom “Bald Dog” Varjan calls himself an Organisational Provocateur.
You or I would call him a consultant – he’s the guy who walks into companies, at their invitation, and stirs things massively till they get better.
Tom is exceptionally good at stirring. He’s called in when others are finding results hard to come by. He’s a hard-ass [...]
Posted in Business, Career & Work, General, Getting Things Done, Motivation, Self-Discipline, Success by: Charles
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08 Jul
We’ve all noticed how, when it comes to goals and achievement, a small percentage of people make things happen. Everybody else only makes excuses.
That’s not criticism exactly – it’s more like an observation of what we see happening every day, all around us. It’s a seeming inability of most people to just go out and [...]
Posted in Business, General, Getting Things Done, Goals & Goal Setting, Podcast, Success by: Charles
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