Over the past few weeks, I started playing Stardew Valley –a farming life simulator (or what I would fondly call, an errand runner – where I do the tasks I SHOULD be doing in real life). Life simulators, like Stardew Valley and the SIMS, are agreat way to see patterns that you might miss while […]
Case Study: Health Goals
(Transcript) For this case study, I wanted to do a case study of a change that a lot of us attempt to make at one point in our adult lives for another. This is one for healthy lifestyle changes. I have a few caveats because I know this is a really sensitive topic. One, I’m […]
Case Study: Writing a Book
This case study applies to writing a book. You can also use this for any large personal project. (Transcript) I want to share with you a case study on how to use the change planning model and today’s case study really applies to projects that you want to start for yourself. In this particular instance, […]
Case Study: Personal Education
(Transcript) In this case study for the personal change planning model, I wanted to provide a case study for decision around whether or not to join a particular club or any other time-consuming activity. I would also think of this case study in terms of pursue a certification or pursue a new educational opportunity, one […]
I’m Writing a Book!
(Two actually….but this one will appear first.) I’m writing Personal Change Planning – Deciding What to Pursue and Shrinking the Gap Between Desired State and Future State (working title). Over the next month – I will be sharing case studies and facilitation techniques using the Change Planning Model I am developing. The book promotion is […]
Meditation and Task Motivation
Mike Griffiths, over at ProjectManagement.com, provided a succinct summary of the findings from recent research claiming that mindfulness impairs task motivation. Employees who practice mindfulness meditation are less motivated, having realized the futility of their jobs. His conclusion – Beware those corporate mindfulness workshops unless your organization has a compelling purpose! There are some serious issues […]
The First Step to Strengthen Your Foundations
Sleep. The one thing that we can do to strengthen our foundations. When I sleep well: I make better food choices I am more inclined to exercise or, if I force myself, I’m less likely to dog my workouts I am better at practicing positive interpersonal skills I have more resilience when things don’t go […]
Time Management Planning vs Contingent Planning and Why You Need Both
We found that increasing your engagement and productivity at work could be as simple as making a plan for the day. But these positive effects depended on what type of plan employees used and how many interruptions or disruptions they faced in their day-to-day work. Research Shows a Simple Way to Increase Your Engagement at Work – […]
#52books Why Simple Wins
———– #52 Books – Why Simple Wins: Escape the Complexity Trap and Get to Work That Matters Format: Kindle We have a culture of “more is more.” We struggle to let go of things. The pet processes that we so carefully designed. Tasks that we have made our own. If we want to let go […]
How to Eliminate Noise
Michael Hyatt and his daughter Megan, in a recent Lead to Win podcast on the Cost of Overwork, observed that current technologies have made this an incredibly noisy world. The whole podcast is worth a listen (or read – I linked to the transcript above). However, what struck me wasn’t the cost of overwork (high), it was […]
