Si has leído algunos de los mensajes anteriores, o si le echaste un vistazo a mi libro, sabes que el objetivo es alcanzar el siguiente nivel de productividad, usando tu tiempo, tu concentración y tu energía en una manera más eficiente. Ha llegado la hora de detenerte por un instante y pensar por qué quieres
¿Qué pensamientos genera en ti la palabra ‘límite’? A menudo asociamos este concepto con aquello que no podemos hacer, con las limitaciones, pero no nos damos cuenta de que los límites en realidad son herramientas poderosas que facilitan que muchas cosas en nuestra sociedad funciones de manera adecuada. Todas las actividades – tanto personales como
Hace más de una década enseñaba español e historia en una escuela preparatoria de Ojai, California. Con el tiempo me di cuenta de que estaba más y más ocupado, y terminaba cada día con una lista más grande de tareas incompletas. Para intentar mejorar mi desempeño, comencé a llegar más temprano a la escuela y
There are four things on my mind right now: 1: Holiday music is in stores – are you ready? 2. Winter is coming – are your plans made? 3. 2015 will be history in less than 6 weeks – did you achieve your goals? 4. The first quarter of 2016 is already spoken for (for
Do you know what it takes to be a great leader? No, you might not have dreams of being the next leadership coaches like Peter Drucker or John Wooden, or social change-agents like Mother Theresa and Ghandi. (Or, maybe you do!) I’m talking about everyday greatness like being the best friend, parent, neighbor, boss, colleague, community
At mile 47 of our 53-mile ride on June 22nd (80% of which was uphill), I had some serious momentum. As I passed a guy riding a Specialized bicycle, he made a comment about my calves. (Yeah, I know, weird…) Well, I slowed down enough to ride side-by-side with him and said, “Every morning in
I am a “Breakfast Fan.” Sure, I could link to a few studies here in this post to prove the fact that breakfast is an important meal; but look, you either think it is…or you don’t. I realized I could have been more honest. Last Saturday, Jodi and I shared some air time on a
How to gain momentum when coming up with your next big idea From my experiences, two main issues always arise when I discuss the idea of Appitalize with people. Either they say, “I don’t have the time” or “I can’t come up with an idea.” Both of these negative statements stop people dead in their
[Disclosure: I purchased my copy of Jim’s book on January 2nd, 2014. I am mentioned in the “Acknowledgements” section as encouraging my friend Jim along the way of writing this book.] What a week to re-read this book on human performance and team dynamics. It’s been “on the list” for me to write this bit
Have you ever found yourself reflecting on a conversation long (even years) after you had it? I have. In fact, here’s one that I’m about to celebrate a new anniversary of: In 2011, a mentor of mine said: “You’ve got to find a problem you can fall in love with. A problem that draws you
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