Effectiveness

How to improve your effectiveness and get results.

How To Handle Stress with Skill

“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” — William James I took some good notes during a presentation by Dr. Mike Gervaison how to handle stress with skill and I want to share what I learned. Sharing is more than caring. It might even be life-saving. Dr. Mike …

How To Focus by Finding Your Why

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” -Howard Thurman What do you do when you have a problem with distractions? Or when you lack the discipline to get things done? Or you …

How To Have More Effective Meetings

We all have to deal with meetings as a part of life. But what if we could have better meetings and more meetings that matter? Stephen Covey reminded us to be efficient with things, but be effective with people. Meetings are actually a great test of how effective you can be with people, while trying …

Starting is the Hardest Part

As I figure out how to finally get serious about a few things, I remind myself that starting is the hardest part.