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The Circle of Concern & Influence – How to Reduce Worry, Stress, & Anxiety

By Chad Carson 14 Comments Filed Under: Personal Productivity & Growth

Circle of Concern and Circle of Influence - drawing by Chad

We all worry and stress about something.  It’s part of human nature. But the most effective, wise, and happy people handle the stresses of life differently than the rest of us. They focus their time and energy on things they can control, and they seek some kind of serenity on the things they can’t. The organization Alcoholics [Continue Reading]

Tagged With: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, optimism, Podcast, Stephen Covey, Stoicism, Viktor Frankl

3 Helpful Self-Reflection Exercises For the New Year

By Chad Carson 3 Comments Filed Under: Personal Productivity & Growth

3 New Year Self-Reflection Exercises

It’s nearly time to say goodbye to the old year and to say hello to a new one.  Soon you will jump into the hustle and bustle of another 12 months of your life.  But before you do, why not take a little time to slow down and reflect? Writer Carl Sandburg made a strong [Continue Reading]

Tagged With: life, Michael Gerber, Stephen Covey, Tal Ben Shahar

P/PC Balance: How to Be Effective Over the Short & Long-Run

By Chad Carson 9 Comments Filed Under: Personal Productivity & Growth

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Do you remember Aesop’s fable of the goose and the golden egg? One morning a farmer finds a glittering, golden-colored egg sitting beneath his goose. At first he thinks it is a prank, but he decides to have the egg appraised just in case. To the farmer’s amazement, the egg is pure gold! And each [Continue Reading]

Tagged With: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, effectiveness, P/PC Balance, Stephen Covey

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey

By Chad Carson 2 Comments Filed Under: Book Summaries

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( Print | Ebook | Audiobook) What I Like About the Book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People was a book that came into my life at the perfect time. I remember “borrowing” it from my dad’s bookshelf right after college (I don’t think he ever got it back!). It blew me way at the time because it was [Continue Reading]

Tagged With: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey

Trust: The Ultimate Bank Account (& 6 Ways to Grow It)

By Chad Carson 2 Comments Filed Under: Do More Deals, Personal Productivity & Growth

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I write a lot about financial accounts.  Don’t you love the idea of savings accounts with a lot of cash or real estate investments with large equity balances? I know I do. But there is another type of account that probably affects your life much more profoundly.  This account measures trust.  Stephen R. Covey calls this an [Continue Reading]

Tagged With: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, finding good deals, Stephen Covey, Stephen M.R. Covey, The Speed of Trust

The Urgent & Important: How to Take Control of Your Time

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4 quadrant time management Stephen Covey Important Urgent

If you’re doing anything worthwhile, you’re busy. There never seems to be enough time in the day, does there? To improve this situation, you can start by learning better time management techniques, like good to-do lists and productivity hacks like the 2-minute rule. But at some point efficiency at doing more is not enough. You can [Continue Reading]

Tagged With: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey, time management

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