Last week was a lot of fun. I made some really great progress and came to some interesting realizations.
First, my realization: productivity, diet, exercise–all of them start with self discipline. If you attempt to improve any one of these without self discipline, you will fail as I often have in the past. So, I’m working [...]
I’ve been at this self improvement game for several months, now. I’ve made some decent head way, and I still have so much to learn. Before I even attempt to learn new things, though, I need to better integrate what I have learned into my daily life. To help me do this, I’m creating [...]
So, one of the best ways to connect with people is to engage them in conversation about the things that interest them as quickly as possible. Focusing on their interests is the first step to building a strong relationship. Given that you generally only have a few minutes–seconds more likely–to make a memorable impression, you [...]
A couple of days ago, I blogged this quote from *Never Eat Alone*:
> Who you know determines how effectively you can apply what you know.
I would also add that who you know determines how effectively you can get things done.
Before reading *Never Eat Alone*, I read *Getting Things Done*, and over the last six [...]
Whoops! I forgot to integrate comments and a link to my email address when I implemented the new site design. Didn’t realize it until Rosa pointed it out…Thank you, Rosa! Still have several things remaining before the site is complete, though, hopefully nothing as serious as forgetting to include a link to an [...]
Rosa’s onto something here: creating a combo Covey and Allen productivity tool. She’s still thinking through all the details and has invited others to help. I’ve actually been thinking of something similar–combining GTD and Farrazzi’s Never Eat Alone. In fact, I think there are several of these systems that we can combine to create [...]
> Who you know determines how effectively you can apply what you know.
This is the purpose behind the entire book: teach you how to build relationships so that you can be more successful at what you do. In the few weeks that I have been practicing what he preached, I am amazed at the results. [...]
> Preparation is – if not the key to genius – then at least the key to sounding like a genius
> Life is all about timing… the unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable become available, the unattainable… attainable. Have the patience, wait it out. It’s all about timing.
Okay, now this looks useful.