( 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]
3 Helpful Self-Reflection Exercises For the New Year
I’d like to wish you a happy and prosperous new year (in the broadest sense of the word prosperity). I know soon you will jump into the hustle and bustle of your life. But before you do, there is still a little time for self-reflection. Writer Carl Sandburg made a strong case for carving out [Continue Reading]
Trust: The Ultimate Bank Account (& 6 Ways to Grow It)
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]
The Urgent & Important: How to Take Control of Your Time
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]
How to Reduce Worry, Stress, & Anxiety – The Circles of Concern & Influence
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference.” Serenity Prayer (used by Alcoholics Anonymous) We all worry and stress about something. It’s part of human nature. But, my research during the Business-Money-Life Project has shown me that the most effective, [Continue Reading]
P/PC Balance: How to Be Most Effective
Do you remember Aesop’s fable of the goose and the golden egg? A farmer is amazed one morning to find sitting underneath his goose a glittering, yellow-colored egg. At first he thinks it is a prank, but he decides to have the egg appraised just in case. To his amazement the egg is pure gold! And [Continue Reading]