No doubt we have just been through a painful selection process for the next President of the United States. Like watching a train wreck in slow motion, it was at once captivating and repelling. I for one was anxious for the process to conclude so we could all...
Your Computer Brain You've heard about computer hackers, right? These are guys that figure out how to get computers to do things they want (sometimes this is sneaky, but not always). Well, did you know that your brain is a lot like a computer, and habits are like...
There is an old German proverb that I like: The Early Morning Has Gold In Its Mouth Think on that for a moment. What does that really mean? In my first post, One Habit to Rule Them All, I explained that by getting up early (i.e. at least an hour or more before you...
Since The First Habit is about a commitment to a daily investment in yourself, it makes sense to first consider why. If you don’t buy into the why, experience shows that the how and the what don’t matter much. Once in a while, it’s important to take a step back....
If you are still on the fence about committing to The First Habit (investing 90 minutes a day in yourself), consider the following: One day soon, you’ll be dead. Okay “soon” is relative. It could be tomorrow, or it could be in 70 years. Apparently this was a phrase...
I don't know about you, but I often have this nagging feeling that I'm doing it wrong. What is "it?" Could be anything really. What I eat. How I exercise. How I do my work. How I write. How I'm growing my blog. My parenting style. How I invest. Then I realized that...
The First Habit is a daily investment in yourself. One of my favorite ironies in life is that some of the greatest wisdom is hiding in plain sight. A great example is a quote from Benjamin Franklin. I’m sure you’ve heard it: Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man...
