Every now and then, the advice that sticks is the advice that arrives sideways. It surprises you. I was reading an investing book called Set for Life by my friend Scott Trench, soaking up his wonderfully aggressive advice on saving money. I was underlining passages,...
Everyone loves a good smile. While most of us think the bigger the better when it comes to our grins, it’s not necessarily the case. In fact, different smiles hold different meanings. In some cultures, they can be seen as a show of dishonesty or suspicion. And in the...
Everything is wild in the animal kingdom. The same can be said of our working environment. Modern companies may be paving the way in innovation and productivity, but they can also be a hectic place to work. It is all too easy to get caught in the stampede of office...
Nothing kills a business faster than not being able to turn a profit. That holds true for a business at any stage, but is especially deadly for entrepreneurs who are trying to move their business past the start-up phase. No one can plan for the future with total...
Our timeblocks demand our utmost attention and focus, but if we want to be our most productive selves, it’s important to work in a regular dose of levity. There’s nothing like the feeling of being 100 percent focused on the task at hand. Sometimes when we get into a...
It happens to the best of us. The end of summer sneaks up on us and we still haven’t taken a vacation. No need to fret. Maybe there aren’t enough days left in the season to take that once-in-a-lifetime excursion around the world you’ve been dreaming of, but...
Much like the Four Thieves of Productivity we discussed in The ONE Thing, maintenance is a lingering thief that can steal your time and productivity. When we spread ourselves too thin, it’s easy to get stuck in a position where instead of making progress, we’re...
While many business owners and C-level executives work longer hours in order to get more done, the truth is they're just cheating themselves out of a larger life. It’s easy to sit at the bottom and believe that there’s only one way to the top: working overtime. But...
Everything doesn’t matter equally, and that includes our priorities. You may be surprised to find that the idea of having more than one priority in your life is a relatively new concept. According to Google Ngram, a language research database of more than 25 million...