by Ed Stanfield | Oct 11, 2017 | Clarity, Habits, Journaling, Monkey Mind, Productivity, Self-Awareness
Confession: I am a consumer of self-help products. It started decades ago with Harry Lorayne and his book: The Harry Lorayne Mental Magnetism Course With a title like that, how could I resist? I was in high school for God’s sake. The sales pitch went like this. ...
by Ed Stanfield | Sep 14, 2017 | Habits, Productivity, Self-Discipline, Solopreneur
To Rest or Not to Rest—The 10,000 Hours of Work Rule In his book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell popularized the idea that 10,000 hours of deliberate practice were needed to become a world-class success in almost any field. Published in 2008, he cited examples from The...
by Ed Stanfield | Aug 29, 2017 | Habits, Journaling, Self-Discipline, Solopreneur
The Dip Sometimes we hit a Dip, a big one. A simple letter may be the key to overcoming the dip. “The Dip” is a term coined by Seth Godin in his book, The Dip. It‘s that time and place when nothing is going right and you’re tempted to give up. In The War...
by Ed Stanfield | Aug 18, 2017 | Habits, Productivity, Self-Discipline
Self-Discipline and the CEO’s Hat How do you spell solopreneur? I — N — S — A — N — I — T — Y It’s touted as the passive income or nomadic lifestyle. That might be true for some . . . For the vast majority, passive income is a dribble and the nomadic lifestyle...
by Ed Stanfield | Aug 8, 2017 | Habits, Journaling, Meditation, Productivity, Self-Discipline
Self-Discipline Tips, Training and Exercises Lately, I’ve been answering a lot of questions on Quora about achieving self-discipline, e.g. “How can I improve my self-discipline?” The Oxford dictionary definition of self-discipline: The ability to control...
by Ed Stanfield | Aug 3, 2017 | Habits, Journaling
Serious Journaling Has Always Been on My To-Do List But, what does that even mean? I’ve started and stopped too many times, no self-discipline. None of the journals seemed to fit. I could never make it a habit. So, in 2016, I decided to create my own and I was...
by Ed Stanfield | Jul 30, 2017 | Habits, Productivity, Solopreneur
Why Work-from-Home Jobs are So Freaking Hard and a Few Tips I started telecommuting early, back in the late 1990’s, when it was still an experiment. Large companies were looking for ways to reduce expenses and office space is a big one. So, if your job...
by Ed Stanfield | Jul 13, 2017 | Habits, Productivity, SMART, Solopreneur
Don’t Let Yourself Become the Bad Boss You Despised Years ago, in my first professional job for a multinational corporation, we set objectives annually and reviewed then quarterly in a formal boss/subordinate relationship. Later, as a co-founder in a small business,...
by Ed Stanfield | Jul 7, 2017 | Habits, Productivity, Shiny Object Syndrome, Solopreneur
The Moment of Clarity I stopped walking, paused the podcast and froze. The dogs looked up at me wondering what was wrong. Normally, when I hear something that I want to remember, I make a voice note on my smartphone and continue listening. I didn’t need a voice note...
by Ed Stanfield | Jun 30, 2017 | Habits, Productivity
I Love Productivity That’s why I always started by day with a long to-do list, ranked by priority. Checking the items as “complete” was a visual indicator of success. But, at the end of the day there were always a zillion items WITHOUT a check mark....
by Ed Stanfield | Jun 29, 2017 | Habits, Productivity
Can Something as Simple as Making Your Bed Boost Self-Discipline and Lead to Success the Entire Day? On May 17, 2014, US Navy Admiral William H. McRaven delivered the commencement speech at the University of Texas. He inspired the graduates with 10 lessons learned...
by Ed Stanfield | Jun 22, 2017 | Habits, Meditation, Productivity
Mindful Meditation with Headspace – Is It Worth the Price? There’s an interesting TED video by Andy Puddicombe on mindful meditation. It’s related to the Headspace app. Before talking about the app, just who is this bald juggler and meditation guru?...
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