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Does Your Room Inspire You?
How is your room like? How do you feel whenever you are in it? Is it a place that inspires you?
The Importance Of Your Room
Many people don’t spend too much energy or time setting up their room. They see it as just a place which shelters them while they sleep and do their activities. However, your room is actually a place of significant importance, for three reasons:
Firstly, you spend a huge amount of time here throughout your life. Factor in the approximate 1/3 of our days which we spend sleeping and the times when we hang out in our room during weekends and after school/work on weekdays, and it becomes clear that your room is one of the places where you spend the most time in.
Secondly, a lot of important thinking and decisions are made here. Chances are a lot of introspection, goal setting, planning, self evaluation, studying, working take place inside your room. This can be when you are conversing with friends on the phone/internet, emailing, surfing the net, working, etc.
Improving Your Room
Given that, it is actually highly valuable to invest time and energy to make your room a place which inspires you. If you are going to spend so much time here, wouldn’t it make sense…
Published Mar 21 2009
Filed: Goals & Success, Motivation & Inspiration, Productivity & GTD
Tags: environment, inspirational room, Strategy
Create Your Life Handbook
One of the key tools I found critical in my pursuit of personal growth and living a purposeful life is creating my own life handbook. What do I mean by a life handbook?
A life handbook, to put it simply, is your manual that contains anything and everything important in living your life, from your life purpose, adages, life learnings, long-term goals, short-term goals, strategies, plans, right down to your daily tasks. Just like you need a driving manual to learn driving, your life handbook is your manual to progress in life. Just as the Bible is the guidebook that reflects the doctrine and creed of Christianity, your life handbook is your map towards living your best possible life.
The idea of having a life handbook came to me over a year ago. In 2006, I realized my life passion to help people grow before I started my corporate job. At that point, I made the decision to enter the corporate world anyway for growth purposes, but promised myself to keep in mind my passion and pursue it full-time one day.
Fast forward to a year later in 2007, and what did I have? Absolutely no progress on my passion whatsoever! And it wasn’t because I had lost interest in it. It was…
Published Mar 15 2009
Filed: Awareness & Growth, Goals & Success, Motivation & Inspiration, Productivity & GTD
Tags: life handbook, manual, Strategy
Goal Achievement: Strategy
This is part 4 of a 7-part series on what it takes to successfully achieve goals.
- Part 1: Goal Achievement: Introduction
- Part 2: ESPER
- Part 3: Establish
- Part 4: Strategy
- Part 5: Planning
- Part 6: Execution
- Part 7: Review
“Strategies are like recipes: choose the right ingredients, mix them in the correct proportions, and you will always produce the same predictable results.”
Charles J. Givens
Strategy is the 2nd step of ESPER.
What is Strategy?
Strategy refers to a game plan which enables effective pursuit of a specific goal or result. It is a set of underlying principles which determines your action plan towards achieving your end goal. ESPER itself is a strategy for successful goal achievement. The S in ESPER refers to the specific strategies that pertain to your goal. (more…)
Published Jan 21 2009
Filed: Goals & Success
Tags: achieving goals, esper, Strategy
Apply 80/20 to Your Life Now in 3 Simple Steps
This is the last part of a 3-part series on achieving more with less in your life using the 80/20 principle.
- Part 1: How To Achieve More With Less In Life using 80/20 Principle
- Part 2: Why You Should Not Resist 80/20 Principle
- Part 3: Apply 80/20 to Your Life Now in 3 Simple Steps
If you look closely, 80/20 can be seen in action all around your life, your career, relationships, health, habits, goal achievement, productivity, emotions, and even daily life. Many people are already applying the 80/20 principle without even realizing it.
For example, do you try to cut away meaningless work at your workplace? Do you try to spend more time with people you enjoy being around? Do you make goals and priorities in your life so you can focus your efforts? Do you try to set aside more time for little moments in life which you relish so much in (walk in the park, going to the beach, catching up with friends, etc)? Do you try to improve on the diet by focusing on the few habits that matter, such as drinking more water and eating more vegetables and fruits? Do you reduce negative thoughts and emotions so you can be happier? Do you try to focus on establishing a few habits that can bring in huge…
Published Jan 11 2009
Filed: Awareness & Growth, Career & Work, Cultivate Habits, Emotional Mastery, Money & Wealth, Productivity & GTD, Relationships
Tags: 80/20, fulfillment, happiness, pareto principle, Strategy
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