Lately I have been researching the subject of time management. I have read a lot of books and articles on the subject which frankly has been a waste of time. That's because there are 25 or so principles of time management that really matter and all the books and articles say the same thing over and over in different ways. One of the most
Mary Jones interviews Jim Randel about his book The Skinny On Willpower. Click here to listen
Last week I had breakfast with an attorney friend of mine. He was furious and he wanted to talk. A client that he had represented for many years had recently hired another law firm in the place of my friend's. When I asked for an explanation, he believed it was because he had not returned the ex-client's phone calls quite as quickly as his
One of the hardest things for me to do is to move past a dumb mistake or stupid comment. For example, after saying the wrong thing in a meeting or negotiation, I tend to obsess over my poor choice of words. Which, of course, doesn't help anything. I am a baseball fan and I marvel at the ability of professional baseball players to just
This past week I read a book titled The Power of Less by Leo Babauta. Mr. Babauta lives in Guam and writes a popular blog titled ZenHabits. Five years ago he was an out-of-shape smoker. Today he runs marathons. Five years ago he was in debt. Today he is debt-free and has a successful website with more than a million unique visitors a
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