- newUse Speakers, Not Headphones
I love my iPod. I enjoy listening to great musicians and have a wide range of musical genres on my playlist. I often work with my headphones on, creating content while I have great artists in my head. I find it mentally stimulating, not distracti…
- 9 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:52am -
- newI’m Not Responsible, But I Am Responsible
I’m not responsible for how others treat me, but I am responsible for how I react. I’m not responsible for the current economic conditions, but I am responsible for working hard and maximising my opportunities to make a living. I’m not responsi…
- 1 day ago, 17 May 12, 9:46am -
- new5 Little Goals a Day
One of the people I follow on Twitter is prominent author and blogger Robin Sharma. This is what he tweeted a couple of days ago: The best I can give u today: 5 little goals a day, 5 days a week will revolutionize your life in 5 months–or less. #si…
- 2 days ago, 16 May 12, 9:51am -
- newInspirational People – Gac Filipaj
Gac Filipaj is a 52 year-old refugee from the former Yugoslavia who works as a janitor at Columbia University. He’s not the usual success story, but he is a true inspiration. An ethnic Albanian, Gac was about to be drafted into the Yugoslav army.…
- 3 days ago, 15 May 12, 9:46am -
- Do You Attack Life or Do You Retreat From It?
When you wake up in the morning, do you jump out of bed with energy and vitality or do you press the snooze button and wish that you could stay under the covers all day? When you have an important task to complete, do you get it done immediately or f…
- 4 days ago, 14 May 12, 9:44am -
- The Ceramics Teacher – A Story About the Benefits of Mistakes
John C Maxwell, recently shared this story from the book, Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking, written by David Bayles and Ted Orland: A ceramics teacher announced on the first day of school that he was dividing his cl…
- 7 days ago, 11 May 12, 9:36am -
- Stop Sharpening Your Pencils
When I was in school, I was notorious for finding reasons to delay starting my homework. One of my favourite strategies was to sharpen my pencils. Of course, I only needed one to write with, but I would find every pencil in my case, in my desk drawer…
- 8 days ago, 10 May 12, 9:48am -
- Every Job Is Temporary
In previous generations, when a school-leaver started a particular job in a particular industry, that was it. They would rarely change jobs and would almost certainly never leave their industry. If they started their career as a carpenter, they were…
- 9 days ago, 9 May 12, 9:52am -
- The Cement Truck and Our Minds
I was driving behind a cement truck a few weeks ago and noticed that the drum kept turning around and around while the truck was driving along. I had never noticed this before and for a moment wondered why this was the case. Of course, the answer was…
- 10 days ago, 8 May 12, 9:47am -
- The Two Ceiling Painters
There were once two ceiling painters who were hired for separate jobs. The first painter went in, put some drop sheets down and got straight to work slapping white paint on the ceiling. He was finished within a day. The second painter entered and lo…
- 11 days ago, 7 May 12, 9:47am -
