Stay Ahead Of Your Deadlines: 4 Approaches

We all know the stress of running a losing race against deadlines. I decided a while back that I would manage my deadlines instead of letting them manage me. I used these 4 approaches to stay ahead of deadlines. You may find them useful too. How to stay ahead of deadlines 1. Reduce the number […]

The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios: Book Review

The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios is a book I would not have bought for myself. The title mades no sense to me, for one. But a friend with good taste gave me the book, so I decided to give it go. The author, Yann Martel, also wrote the best-selling Life of Pi. Yann Martel […]

7 Ways To Remember Birthdays

Everybody likes to be remembered on their birthdays. It makes us feel important, and shows us who our real friends are. They are the ones who keep that most important date in mind. If you want stronger relationships, here are ways you can remember birthdays. 1. Write birthdays down immediately The moment anyone mentions their […]

We Can Change The World: An Ideal Society

Humans have long dreamt of creating an ideal society, a Utopia. To do this, we must ask ourselves what kind of world we want to live in. And we must believe that we can change the world. We can change the world, but how? “Nothing happens unless first a dream.” – Carl Sandburg Here’s my […]

Accept Those Who Are Different

Most of us readily pay lip service to the fact that we should accept differences between people. But how much do we really accept those who are different from us in some fundamental way? Ebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony Side by side on my piano keyboard Oh Lord, why don’t we? – […]

Use Your Energy Wisely

When my father died, a friend sent me a text: “Energy can neither be created nor destroyed.” This simple phrase brought me great comfort by reminding me of a law of nature. It assured me that my dad wasn’t gone; he was just gone somewhere else. And it reminded me that we are energy, and […]

Home by Julie Andrews: Book Review

There are two reasons I like Home: A Memoir of My Early Years – its author Julie Andrews, and its homely title. I have been a fan of Julie Andrews ever since The Sound of Music. I’ve watched it more than twenty times in my life and can now sing along to every line. Why I […]

Do Something Good This Weekend

We have 52 weekends a year. If we did just one good thing every weekend, we would be better by the end of the year in 52 ways. Here are some ways you can do something good this weekend. 1. Learn some history “History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who […]

10 Pockets of Time You Can Reclaim

Several people have asked me how I manage to read one book every week. I’m sure some of them think I don’t work! What I do is use pockets of time throughout the day. These pockets of time can be used to make small but steady steps towards anything you want to do but can’t […]

How Do You Measure Your Life? 6 Possibilities

Take a minute today to ask yourself how you measure your life. Only then will you know how you want to live, and can begin now to create a life of meaning. This post covers 6 possibilities. Spoiler alert: the last three are more meaningful. “I still think we are afraid to die because we […]