Increasing Time Management Skills for Achieving Goals
We are all familiar with the saying, “Time is money.” Sometimes, that is relevant, for instance, if you are paying someone by the hour. But money doesn’t always enter into the equation. I like how essayist Michael Ventura put it: “Time is life.” For what we do with our [...]
Financial Goals
The first step in personal financial planning is balance; not only in your investments, but in your spending. For instance, don’t ignore your health insurance so you can afford to lease a Mercedes. Don’t ignore the roof repair so you can buy a 52-inch plasma television. Don’t ignore the taxes so you can take [...]
In holistic goal setting, always remember, a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. What step are you taking right now? Is it a step to a larger goal? Or are you drifting aimlessly?
If you have a large long-term goal, then it will require the attainment of many smaller goals. Keep that image [...]
Getting from Alpha to Omega
Once you have set your lifetime goals — goals that excite you to the core of your being — the best thing that you can do is set a long-range plan of smaller goals that you should complete if you are to reach your lifetime plan.
Let’s take a classic example from [...]
What is holistic goal setting? In a nutshell, it means to set goals with consideration of the whole. To illustrate this principle, let’s look a very short-term goal as an example. Let’s say at a restaurant someone is served a meal that is twice as much as they can comfortably eat, for instance, a 24-ounce [...]
A friend sent me this amazing story about two dancers, Ma Li and Zhai Xiaowei, overcoming amputation and still winning a dance competition. The determination and grace of their achievement brought tears to my eyes. It was the most inspiring thing I have seen in the performing arts since I watched Paul Potts sing Puccini’s [...]