Archives for the 'Purpose' Category
Pain, Happiness, and Peace [7P Productions]
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What is happiness? To me, happiness is the emotion that you get when you experience love.
Happiness is the opposite of pain, which happens when you experience losing love.
What is peace? In my opinion, peace is when there is balance and harmony.
Can you have peace and happiness? No.
What Is a Balanced Life?
I pondered [...]
Delusions You Can Believe In [7P Productions]
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The Pessimist: The glass is half empty.
The Optimist: The glass is half full.
The Delusional: You’re both wrong. The glass is actually full.
One of the most important traits of successful people is their optimism. However, when the optimism no longer has a basis with reality, they’ve become delusional. Credibility is lost, effort becomes wasted, [...]
“Autosuggestionâ€: The Liberating Power of Concentration on Personal and Business Productivity Explained by a Famous Sales Pro and His Mentor [Productivity, Growth and Sales Blog]
If you’re a sales manager or salesperson, you may have heard of Frank Bettger. He wrote a famous book, “How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling” in 1947 – the book Dale Carnegie called the most helpful and inspiring book on salesmanship he had ever read. It was he who convinced Bettger [...]
Rebooting Your Life (Spiritual) [Tech Rest]
Sometimes an event or series of events causes you to re-evaluate everything about your life. Recently I had one of those wake-up calls.
So what can you do (and what I am doing)?
Shut down what you can shut down. When life throws you a curve ball, you need as few battles to fight as possible. Shut [...]
Rebooting Your Life (GTD) [Tech Rest]
Sometimes an event or series of events causes you to re-evaluate everything about your life. Recently I had one of those wake-up calls.
So what can you do (and what I am doing)?
Shut down what you can shut down. When life throws you a curve ball, you need as few battles to fight as possible. Shut [...]
Genius, purpose, and cool job descriptions - What are *you* built to do? [Matt's Idea Blog]
Over the past year or so I’ve been collecting job descriptions I think are tres cool, i.e., stimulating to me. I’m sure this started when I was planting the seeds of my career change - when I was actively thinking about finding my “thing,” what Dick Richards calls our genius (see Is Your Genius at [...]
Do What You Love And Get Paid For It [Tech Rest]
Some people call it pursuing your destiny. Others talk about purpose. Whatever you call it, I believe that there is a God-given desire in each person to do what they are uniquely wired to do. As I think about my own desires, its best summed up in the words of Curtis (a talented Bass player [...]
My Last Lecture [Tech Rest]
If you knew you were dying what would you say in your last lecture?
For some, this is not a hypothetical question. What got me to thinking about this was a video I first saw thanks to Brad Isaac at Achieve-It. It’s about a young man who has very little time to live and is making [...]
Are You Running Down the Wrong Road? [Tech Rest]
Why do you exercise? Have you lost sight of the reason you started?
You’ve got a race coming up. Maybe you’re training for a late-season marathon or an upcoming 5k. I had some knee problems after a recent race. I probably should have not run the race but I had trained so hard I really [...]
A Workday Worth Working For [Tech Rest]
I don’t want to quit work. I think that’s the wrong goal.
When God kicked Adam out of the garden, he was not cursed with "work" but with "sweat". So, I think the ultimate workday is one where you are doing what you were made to do without "sweat". In addition, the ultimate workday includes my [...]