May 19, 2012

If You Wait For Perfection, You’ll Never Accomplish Anything

It doesn't have to be perfect. Your personal best is usually good enough.

I admit it.  I am a perfectionist.  I plan and plan and plan some more.  I write out goals and work out details on paper.  The only problem is, I spend so much time planning that I don’t get around to producing the finished product (finishing the goal).  Perhaps you can identify with that. There’s [...]

Being Busy Is Not The Same As Being Productive

You can be more productive while being less busy. Here's how.

Do you ever feel overwhelmed with too much to do and you never feel as though you get any of it done?  Yeah, I think we’ve all been there a time or two (or ten thousand).  We start with the best of intentions, but the job is just too big.  Soon, your head starts to [...]

The Story of the Blank Belt

Blank championship wrestling belt

In my office, there is a display of three championship wrestling belts.  Given that I spent over twenty years in the pro wrestling business, that may not seem too unusual.  One belt, however, is very unusual and serves each day to remind me to finish those things that I start. This particular belt is made [...]