What’s your definition of a thought leader? No, don’t think about it. You know the answer already. It’s not some thinker. Instead it’s someone who does stuff. That’s how you become a thought-leader. You actually do things. And there’s proof that thought is a waste of time What’s 5 x 6. Ok, so we know it’s 30. […]
The Carpe Diem Method of Finding Work (And Vacation) Time
You know how people say: When I have time, I’m going to write a book. People make statements like that all the time. As if one magical block of time is going to show up one day. And so, they wait for this mystical moment. And as you’d expect, it never shows up. So they […]
How Lack of Planning Wastes Chunks of Time
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe”. Those lines were apparently stated by Abraham Lincoln. While Mr. Lincoln probably had a lot of trees to cut, I have a lot of articles to write. And like Lincoln, I’ll almost never write an article […]
Why The 15-Minute Principle Is Your Biggest Time Saver
Most people say they’re busy. Hogwash! They’re just silly, not busy. And here’s why (and how) you can stop being silly—and quite so busy. I call it my 15-Minute Principle. So what’s the 15-Minute Principle? When I’m working on a project, there’s a point where I’ll get stuck. It doesn’t matter what I’m doing, […]
How To Beat Inertia And Why Logic Doesn’t Work
Is resistance a game? It can feel a bit like that when you’re almost always on the losing team. But often the reason why we lose to resistance is because we don’t realise how the brain works. And this brain stuff was studied by researchers at the University of Cincinnati. What they found was astounding. […]
The Similarity Between Talent And Email-Clutter
Imagine you had a friend who said to you, “I have 140 emails in my in-box”. What would you say next? I’ll tell you what. You’d be a little surprised, and you’d say, “You get 140 emails a day?” “No, not a day”, this friend would answer. “I get just 20 emails a day.” But […]
The Myth of Time (And Why Most People Will Never Have Time)
People often say they have no time. They shouldn’t say that. The truth is they have no ability. Let me explain It used to take me two whole days to write an article. And when the article was complete, I wasn’t sure it was even good enough for publication. I had, as you probably know […]
Why Time Management Is Less Powerful Than Efficiency Management
Keira is my niece. My sister in law teaches her daughter Keira the names of every one in the family. She does this by getting Keira to recognise the photos and call out the person’s name. So Keira learned everyone’s name. And now at two, she says 90% of the names (except the really hard […]
How to become really smart in 365 days
I had a revelation a few years ago. You see I was just like anybody else. I read books. I attended seminars. I did stuff. And I trundled along. Made profits and had my day in the sun. Till I decided I wanted to have a lifetime in the sun. So I studied people. One […]
How To Reclaim Your Life
I used to love dancing. I used to listen to music all day. I used to really enjoy going to movies and eating popcorn. I used to…I used to…I used to… What’s happened to us? Why has work taken over our lives? And how can we reclaim it back? I’m not talking about you. I’m […]
