A New Year Breaks
Where To Start When You Have Absolutely No Clue
168 Hours
It’s Okay To Not Follow Through
The Myth of Passion
Weekly Reads: Scanners Connect
Scanner Productivity: The Gather Sheet
Getting to Inbox Zero
Review: Reclaim Your Dreams
Late October and early November typically marks the beginning of the festival Divali (alternate spellings: Dipavali, Diwali, Deepavali), one of the foremost celebrations for members of the Hindu, Sikh and Jain religious traditions. Though each of these traditions developed in the Indian subcontinent, celebrations now occur around the world.
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The name Divali comes…
You may have heard that the solution is to “break the goal down into bite-sized chunks.” Or “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” But what about when you don’t know what those chunks or single steps are? In this post, I’ll give you a practical approach you can use to help you get started when you don’t know how.
In each week, there are 168 hours. Of those, I personally spend 45 on work-related items, 60 sleeping and 12 eating (when not at work).
When you look at the total number of hours you have available to you each week, you might be surprised at how much time you’ve really got. The key is using that time effectively — and I’ll explain how, using a law, a jar and some rocks.
@GuruSimple has been uploading videos from the recent Scanner Retreat with Barbara Sher, and this latest one is one of my favorites. So much so, that I just have to share!
In this video (embedded below; direct link to YouTube):
The message coming from all sides seems to be clear: everyone has a passion. If you can’t find it, there’s something wrong — either with your approach, or (gasp!) with you. Try harder. Try this other program. Do more soul-searching.
It can be devastating.
If you’ve found yourself in that position, I want to let you in on a little secret. There’s a good reason you may never find your one true passion: you may not have one.
It’s been a while since I posted a weekly reads collection (which I guess means that they’re less weekly, and more just plain reads). This week, I wanted to make sure to pass along some great links, though, that have been shared at recent Twitter #ideaparty Thursdays.
So this week, I’ve got a bunch of blogs from my fellow scanners, as well as some other folks who have started new businesses, ventures and lives as a result of the brainstorming and networking power of the IdeaParty phenomenon. Enjoy!
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