My Favorite Personal Improvement Books Since friends occasionally ask for book recommendations, which makes me all happy and tingly inside, here are some unsolicited books that I pull off the shelf when motivation dips low. #7 The story of a young sheepherder who longs for more than just taking care of his flock but is scared ...…
Choices are all around us. Some random page I found after a quick search said that 1000 decisions a day might be a typical number. Frankly that seems a bit low to me, and nice round numbers are always suspicious. The Cost of Making a Decision The only problem with this is that each cost ...…
The crux of this post will be a personality test. No not the kind that tells you what kind of dog you would be. I usually wind up as a basset hound, in case you were wondering. This test will tell you what your core strengths are, personality wise. Why should I care what my ...…
Know Thy Enemy Wise words, whether for battle on the field or just versus your own inner demons. Or in this case, our language. The topic for today is the word should, and also the number 7 because being sponsored by random digits works for Sesame Street. Let’s start off with the definition of the word. Up ...…
Epiphanies The other day after noticing myself in the mirror I had a thought that nearly everyone has had at one time or another: “Man, I am fat.” What many people probably don’t have is the thought that followed, which made me call bullshit on myself. I realized in that moment that despite being overweight ...…