by Jonathan on May 17, 2013

There is nothing better than starting off your day right. There is nothing worse than starting your day off wrong. You have the power to choose. Are you strategic about your mornings?
If you want to be intentional, you have to do it first thing in the morning. Bottom line. Take working out as an example. ...
by Jonathan on May 9, 2013

Do you talk to yourself? The truth is we all talk to ourselves on a daily basis more than we think. How you think on a daily basis affects your productivity. If you don't like what you are saying to yourself, the good news is you can change it.
Self awareness and attention management are so ...
by Jonathan on April 26, 2013

A few years ago I started waking up early and doing a morning walk. For most of my life I have been a night person. I naturally come alive at 10pm. It can even be difficult for me to fall asleep at night because my mind does not shut off.
I know what "silence is deafening" means. ...
by Jonathan on April 19, 2013

Guess what? Life isn't perfect. Every day doesn't go your way. Sometimes we fail. Other times we don't measure up.
That being said, how shall we then live? I am convinced whether you're currently on a mountain peak or in a deep valley, the only way to live is with excellence.
A few questions for you to ...
by Jonathan on April 12, 2013

I have tried to do a Personal Extreme Life Makeover and let me tell you it doesn't work. When you try to change all of the things that are wrong with your life all at once, you are doomed for failure.
We have a "bootcamp mentality" thinking that self-discipline all at once will get us where ...
by Jonathan on April 5, 2013

Do you see the value of a single day? It is so easy to walk right past life. We often waste days because we are working for a day off in the distant future when we can relax. Why not today? Handle the worries of tomorrow....tomorrow.
One of the greatest life skills you can develop is ...
by Jonathan on March 22, 2013

I don't know about you, but my best ideas rarely come to me while working. My best ideas come to me when my mind has space to think. Why is that?
Scott Dinsmore over at Living Your Legend says that creativity disappears the moment pressure is applied. Pressure often happens when we are in the middle ...
by Jonathan on February 22, 2013

I must admit a weakness: I love new technology. Since the first time I played pong on the Atari as a boy, I was hooked on games, computers and technology. While those things can be great to enjoy it still begs the question: is our life really getting much simpler?
They said back in the seventies ...
by Jonathan on February 20, 2013

Do you feel scattered? Do you have many different interests in life? Does it frustrate you when others tell you to just choose one career path and stick with it? You just might have the same personality type as I do. Scattered may not be as bad as you think it is.
It has been called ...
by Jonathan on February 15, 2013

What are the main productivity habits of successful people? In this episode, we have Erik Fisher from the Beyond the To Do List podcast.
Over the past year, Erik has interviewed many successful people, such as David Allen, Michael Hyatt, Dan Miller, and many more.
He shares with us the common themes he is learning from interviewing ...