John Anderson I recently turned 54. When I was young, 54 years old was ancient, nearly a Grandpa. Now that I’m 54, I don’t feel any different than I did at 20; in fact, I feel even more pumped up than I did back then. Every year I set my goals that I want to accomplish. The … Read more
Defining Goals for 2015
As 2014 draws to a close, I have started to think about defining personal goals for 2015. I limited 2014 to just three areas of focus; writing, muscles and income, which in hindsight looks selfish. So in 2015 I want to add at least one area involving others.
I recently heard a quote from someone that went “If you put money into your mind no one can ever take it away from you”. That hits home with me. I am a lover of learning. My dream job would be to be a professional student and spend the rest of my life learning new … Read more
I don’t normally time travel. Today I want to. I’ve heard several people talk about what they would tell their 20 year old self if they could go back in time. I’ve never done this exercise because I didn’t see any value in it. What’s done is done, right? I’ve changed my mind. I think … Read more
Ideas are good, putting an idea into action is great. What is an idea alone, but words on a paper or screen. It is when someone takes those words and accomplishes something with them that the tangible power of them is realized. You can be an idea machine, creating thousands of ideas, but if you … Read more
You would think that after 50 plus years I would have it all figured out. I don’t. One area I struggle with, that I have made a conscious effort to address this year, is managing my emotions. 98% of the time I am a calm, low-key person that goes with the flow; however, on occasion … Read more
Do you want to know one of the best things you can do to lead a more productive life? Start a morning routine.
You know the old saying, “early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise”. This advice works well for me and countless others. I have talked about my routine on a previous blog post here LINK.
I have steadily increased the number of tasks I tackle each morning, in part due to waking up a little earlier each day. Lately, I have found that I am scrambling to get everything done before I head off to work and I feel like I am rushing so much that I am losing the benefit.
I decided to pare down what I do based on one principle I live by; focus on what is important. This ties in nicely with my OBG, or the One Big Goal of the day. In the case of the OBG, I make sure that I at least complete my most important goal each day and shoot for completing this task as early in the day as possible, keeping in mind to make the task small enough that I will tackle it and complete it.
SPEED READING Technology changes all the time, but I still have the need to do some things the “old-school” way. Reading is one of them. Yes, there are audio books, but I can not concentrate when I listen to audiobooks, I find myself drifting away with my thoughts or maybe one thing that was said … Read more
Good workout this week that left me sore, but in a good way. I know that it worked, especially in the abs. Several supersets. I like these because they are efficient timewise, intense, get the heart rate up and boost metabolism. All were done with 60 seconds of rest in between circuits. SS1 – Pullups/Dips/V-Situps … Read more
Depression I like to laugh and have fun, but even I get down once in a while. I made a list of my eight ways to battle depression and thought I would share it with you. 1. Stay Busy – I find the more I stay busy, the less time I have to focus on … Read more