Okay, I'll admit it – I fell off the exercise wagon…again. Things got so hectic with the book deadline and two weeks of illness that I just couldn't stay on track, but I'm determined to keep trying! Jessica asked me to put together a printable exercise log, and I think it will help me to…
The following post is from Jeff of My Super-Charged Life: You Have What It Takes: Act Boldly Do you believe in yourself? I mean, really believe in yourself. I believe in you. I believe you are strong, smart, and capable enough to achieve great things. I’m telling you this because I want you to reach…
In 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Franklin Covey talks about the idea of balancing urgent tasks with the truly important ones, an idea that Charles Hummel also wrote about in the 1960s in Tyranny of the Urgent. It is about time management. How to organize your day so that the most important projects get…
Setting MICRO goals is an important part of actually achieving your goals. It's easy to set a big-picture goal such as "lose weight" or "get a new job", but walking through the process of setting measurable, inspirational, concrete, realistic, obtainable goals is a little bit harder. If your goal is to lose 20 pounds within…
The following post is from Katie of Kitchen Stewardship: 4 Home Remedies to Knock Out a Cold Feeling that tickle coming on in the back of your throat? Besides the hundred other reasons that feeling sick usually frustrates me, I always get a bit overwhelmed and feel inadequate when considering the “treatments” for run-of-the-mill sick bugs.…
The following post is from Celestine of The Personal Excellence Blog: Are You Focusing on the Right Things? I invite you to spend a minute writing down 5 things you're going to do today. These will be the 5 biggest things that take up the bulk of your time. They can be personal errands, work…
The following post is from Laura of I'm an Organizing Junkie: How to Build a Solid Time Management Foundation Time management and balance are always hot topics. There is a lot of advice out there about how to juggle many different balls and keep them all rotating in the air. How do you build a…
When you're pursuing a goal or dream or working to make your vision a reality, it's easy to get discouraged, especially if you focus on the day-to-day challenges and failures rather than the big picture. When you are discouraged, life is difficult, or your facing a challenging day, reading motivation quotes or scripture verses will…
After the recent New York Times article about distracted drivers, I've read quite a few articles and posts about multitasking that have made me consider some of my habits. Although I've talked in the past about the importance of focus and setting aside time to work without distractions, I've been guilty of distracting myself as I…
Lucretia from GeekMommy recently shared her fear of forgetting something important because of her lack of organization. She said: I keep telling myself that if I could just sit down and get organized, I would sleep better - because I wouldn’t lie there thinking about what it is that isn’t organized and therefore must not…