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Stillness is a Powerful Action

Freedom Personal Development — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:00:33 +0000

Guest Post by Leo Babauta courtesy of www.zenhabits.net

�Activity conquers cold, but stillness conquers heat.� ~ Lao Tzu

It�s a bias of our culture that stillness is regarded as lazy, as being stuck in inaction, as a negative.

It�s not. It�s an action, and a powerful one.

What�s more, it can change your day, and in doing so change your life.

You�re in the middle of a frazzled day, swamped by work and meetings and emails and interruptions, or hassled by kids and phone calls Read More...

Compartmentalization Increases Productivity and Decreases Stress – The How and the Why

Jana Owen — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:00:46 +0000

Have you ever had so much going on in your personal life (good or bad) that it disrupted your productivity at work? I am sure you have at one point or another in your life.

If you don�t have problems, get some quickly � problems build character. If you don�t having anything exciting happening outside your business, change that, too! There are many instances that could affect your performance at work such as:

Relationship troubles
Death of a family member
Planning a wedding
Moving
Looking for/Buying a new home
Parenting Challenges (unruly teenagers anyone?)
Or even just personal challenges within yourself
And the list goes on�.

As the daughter of an Read More...

Video – Clarity and Purpose By Anthony Robbins

Freedom Personal Development — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:00:31 +0000

Everyone has the ability to live an extraordinary life. So why don�t more people live up to their potential? In this 8-minute video, Anthony Robbins argues it is because of our standards.

What ever you focus on in life tends to happen. Anthony shares a story with a thought-provoking message � life will pay any price you ask from it.

So when you ask, Read More...

Change Your Focus and You will Change Your Results

Roger Seip — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:00:57 +0000

Focus is one of the most important day-to-day tasks that top performers, or those that want to be top performers, have to understand to reach their goals.

What is Focus?

I have personally heard many stories and application of focus and will share of few examples with you.

Gary Ryan Blair, The Goals Guy, is one of the foremost experts on the concepts of goal setting. He says that the word FOCUS stands for:

Follow
One
Course
Until
Successful

One of my colleagues, Jeffrey Read More...

Are Your Goals Helping or Hurting You?

Roger Seip — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:42 +0000

I have had some great conversations with people about their goals recently, specifically about the effect that goals were having on them mentally. I talked to a few whose goals were creating a healthy focus, motivation and energy. But I also talked with quite a few whose goals were causing more stress and anxiety than fun and positivity. What I noticed is that those whose goals were working for them had two things that the others did not. The two things were:

1. �Influenceability�
2. A short time frame

Here�s what I mean. On three separate occasions, I had conversations with people who were struggling. When I asked them about Read More...

When Motivation Is No Longer Necessary

Roger Seip — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:00:26 +0000

What if I could show you how to reach a point where you no longer needed motivation to crush your goals?

I have found a renewed sense of energy and effortless motivation for my goals�AFTER I push myself beyond the limit.

Here is a story that illustrates this point and tells you how you can reach this sweet spot.
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One of my goals this year is to run a half marathon.

Now I know for some of you reading this that distance may not seem like that big a deal, but it�s big enough for me this year, and I think anyone can relate to the experience I had as I began training.

Part of what I�m doing is at the end of a week, I run Read More...

Top 10 Ways to Get Motivated

Freedom Personal Development — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:12:52 +0000

Today�s Top 10 Tips was inspired by zenhabits.net.�

Loss of motivation can happen to anymore.� Whether it�is for your goals or a project at work, these 10�tips will help you keep your energy to stay focused on your goals.

Do not forget to enter our contest this month – What Motivates You – and win some cool prizes.

Be Free!
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�One Goal
Whenever I have been in a slump, I have discovered that it is often because I have too much going on in my life. I am trying to do too much. And it saps my energy and motivation. It is Read More...

18 Tips to Stay Focused at Work

Freedom Personal Development — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:27:53 +0000

Phones ringing, interruptions for co-workers and emails….the next thing you know an hour has pasted and you have nothing to show for it!� It happens to everyone – losing focus.

For today’s Top Tips Tuesday we have 18�techniques for you to stay on (or even ahead) of schedule.� Please post a comment if you have any other tips on staying focused in a hectic work place.

Be Free!

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Write out a daily task list and plan your day.
There�s nothing like a task list sitting next to you to keep you focused. When you have a list of the things you need to accomplish in a day, having that close to you constantly reminding you of what Read More...

Who and What Do You Focus On?

Leah Simpson — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:00:36 +0000

Who and what do you focus on? I was reminded of this all-important question as I watched�a new instructor�teach the Memory Training Workshop�last month.

There was a student�THAT student�who seemed confused, asked long, irrelevant, and strange questions, and just kept talking. A good part of the first half of day two was spent dealing with “Sally.”��

The instructor’s�presentation was rushed and he was uncomfortable. The group seemed quiet and a bit disengaged. During the break, we talked about Sally. I asked the new instructor, �Was she waving her hand to ask questions? Read More...

Refocus – Friday Motivation – Smile and Move

Freedom Personal Development — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:00:12 +0000

We found this video at http://www.smileandmove.com/�Warning:� After watching this�you will feel overwhelming urge to be happy and do something. Side effects include an increased drive to give more.

Smiles are contagious. It’s no myth… it’s biology.

Scientists have shown that seeing a smile triggers an automatic response in our Read More...