The 10 Second Trick to Make Every Minute Count

“Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed.” 
- Coria Kent

We’re all dying one minute, one hour and one day at a time – but time flies by so fast that we often aren’t aware of just how fleeting our moments really are.

We wake up one day and can’t believe another year or decade has gone by, and we ask ourselves – where did the time go? How did we not notice it passing?

I have a trick I’ve been using that really makes me value every moment, and today I’m going to share this trick with you.

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The Only Consistent Secret For Personal Growth

“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” – Heraclitus (loosely translated)

How many times have you run into an old friend, perhaps years after you’d seen them last – and realized that while some things have changed, so much stays the same?

And other times, you’ve seen people drastically alter themselves (and perhaps the course of their lives) in just months, weeks or even days.

What causes this? Why is it that some people change and grow suddenly, while others remain the same? Why is it that some people make it seem effortless, while others struggle and never seem to get out of their rut?

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, and I think I’ve found the answer.

Regardless of whether it’s a small or massive change, there’s always a consistent catalyst. There’s a secret that governs all the personal growth and changes in our attitudes, outlook and even our motivation.  And today, I’m going to share this secret with you – and how you can bring about this catalyst for change in your own life.

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How to Stop Worrying About What You’re NOT Doing

“Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere.” – Glenn Turner

You have too much to do, and you know it.  You know you’re not going to be able to finish everything on your todo list today.

You know that, as usual, there will be some things you feel you really NEED to do but won’t be able to get done.

And of course, because you don’t cross those things off your todo list – you worry

You lay awake at night thinking about them.

You know they’re still going to be there for you tomorrow morning.

When you’re driving to work, they’re taunting you, and nagging at the back of your mind.

These gremlin tasks never leave you alone.

Even at social events, when you’re making small talk, all you can think about is “when can I leave so I can get to sleep so I can get up early so I can finish … ” well, that thing that you probably aren’t actually going to do tomorrow anyway.

You may not even really be sure what you’re supposed to do – but it’s on your todo list, and you feel like you have to do it

Fear not:  after much research, trial & error, and plenty of internal worrying of my own, I discovered the solution – courtesy of David Allen.

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Are You In Or Are You Out?

Half hearted attempts will only get you 10% of the results.

It takes you…

  • 40% of effort just to maintain
  • 50% of effort gets you 10% beyond where you were

100% of effort is the only way to make real progress

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Defend Your Standards or No One Will

“It is a funny thing about life: If you refuse to accept anything but the best you very often get it.”
– W. Somerset Maugham

Do you have standards for what you will accept in life – and what you won’t?

And my followup question: given the standards you set, do you actually follow them?

Having standards is the easy part – it’s sticking to them and enforcing them that’s hard.

As Alfred Adler once said “It is easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them.”

But I’ve got news for you -

If you don’t defend your standards, no one will.

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7 Reasons You Should Never Check Email First Thing In The Morning

“Lose an hour in the morning, and you will be all day hunting for it.”
-Richard Whately

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