When I was young, I watched Sesame Street in awe. Unlike Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood and The Friendly Giant, this television show had kids on it. This whole mess of kids was lucky enough to actually live on Sesame Street and so got to be on TV every single day! I was so envious that I [...]
{ 6 comments }
Roll-over goals. I’ve talked about them — and about how I don’t want them to be part of my life. Alas, some of them are — again — this year. Of my eight main-level goals for 2011, I completed six. Here are the goals I accomplished: Create educational schedules for January–June. (And June–December, I might add.) [...]
{ 10 comments }
One day a farmer, wishing to teach his son the “art” of planting a field, sent him out it plant with a few words of advice. “Son,” he said, “to make the rows nice and straight you need to fix your eye on something and follow it!” That night as the farmer went out to [...]
{ 6 comments }
By Natasha Bedingfield Feel the rain on your skin No one else can feel it for you Only you can let it in No one else, no one else Can speak the words on your lips Drench yourself in words unspoken Live your life with arms wide open Today is where your book begins The [...]
{ 3 comments }
It was only this past week that I found Tim Ferriss has naysayers. There are actually people who believe the 4-hour workweek model is just hype and hyperbole. Even while they validate what they call “the real point” — which is something along the lines of breaking out of arbitrary boundaries — they declare the [...]
{ 20 comments }
What is the difference between where you are today and the amazing life you dream of? Sometimes the difference is only a matter of degrees or strokes or seconds or tiny increments. At 211° water is pretty darn hot. But at 212° is can power a steam engine. It’s your life. It’s time to turn [...]
{ 3 comments }
Lifestyle design is the brainchild of Timothy Ferriss of The 4-Hour Workweek. He’s a superuser of the Pareto principle and Parkinson’s Law. He uses geoarbitrage to allow multiple mini-retirements throughout life, instead of the 9:00 to 5:00 until you nearly croak then play shuffle board life model. He’s big into location independent living. And ballroom [...]
{ 10 comments }
I have a dear friend who is afraid of everything. Afraid of failure. Afraid of looking stupid, Afraid of being wrong. If I hadn’t known her most of her life, she wouldn’t be my friend, because she’s so afraid of rejection. She is intelligent, beautiful, talented, loyal, and fun. She’s interesting and insightful. And alone. [...]
{ 19 comments }
One month ago today, I predicted your future. I psychically divined where you would be at the end of 2011. My first prediction was: You will break all of your resolutions by the end of January. Today is February 1. Was I right? Have you maintained your resolve for even a month? Or have you [...]
{ 7 comments }
Guy Kawasaki is a heretic. He doesn’t believe in the sacred cow of the productivity movement, the all-important mission statement. I think he’s onto something. In the late 1980s, right after I read the brand new, soon-to-be bestseller, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,I set out to create a personal mission statement. After much labor [...]
{ 6 comments }
In a perfect world, this post would have been published on January 1. But it’s not. And it wasn’t. I can say, however, that I’ve been working on this year’s resolutions using my goal setting system since New Year’s Day. It’s a process that takes some time and introspection and creating some reachable, compelling goals [...]
{ 14 comments }
Learn from the past. Live in the present. Plan for the future. This is the day to start making brilliant decisions. Every day is a chance to make a past worth remembering and for building a foundation for your future. Don’t look back. Move forward. 2011 can be the best year of your life.
{ 11 comments }
2010 was a year of growth for Pix2Brix. Your support has meant a great deal and I’ve enjoyed the interaction with you, both in the comments, through social media, and with direct contact. We hope your support continues in 2011! Below are the 20 posts with the highest number of views during the past year. [...]
{ 3 comments }
Who needs to set goals every year? Just get out last year’s list, cross out 2010, and replace it with 2011. Easy. I call them “roll-over goals.” They’re kind of like the roll-over minutes on some cell phone plans. We set goals, we don’t achieve them, and so we just dump them into the next [...]
{ 7 comments }
Click to go directly to StartFastFinishStrong.com! Attention readers! It’s 1:11 on 1/1/11 and I’m feeling psychic. I’m going to predict your future for 2011! Yes, you. Here are five astounding things you will do in the new year: You will break all of your resolutions by the end of January. Your income will equal your last [...]
{ 10 comments }
A friend of mine just posted this FaceBook status: sometimes i wish i could just see who my wife is going to be…….i’m tired of getting let down…heck i’m just tired of trying. yea i know everyone is gonna say oh don’t worry it will all work out….you know what? right now i just don’t [...]
{ 4 comments }
Randy Pausch — diagnosed with terminal cancer — was on a quest to leave a legacy and improve life for those who be here long after he was gone.
{ 2 comments }
The power of love and loyalty. John Wooden was not afraid to die.
{ 0 comments }
Forget the stereotypical you-are-amazing-with-unlimited-potential-go-get-em-tiger commencement speeches. This is truth that cuts to the core. Life is amazing, all the way through.
{ 2 comments }
Today marks the beginning of a new series of goals. Each month will have a theme that I will try to use as a catalyst for life change. October 2010′s theme is: Good Stuff. Good Stuff means that I will do my best to have all the things that come into me and all the [...]
{ 4 comments }
