"Great is the art of the beginning, but greater is the art of ending." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow This quote from the book, Necessary Endings by Dr. Henry Cloud Looking forward to reading it as I feel I'm at a stage in my life when I need to let go of some stuff/projects/goals/people etc Let you know if it's worth your dough when I'm done. " If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love. You have to find the courage, to live it." - John Irving - Innovation at King's College London When: Monday, 27 January 2014 from 18:00 to 20:30 (GMT) Where: King's College, London, United Kingdom How much? Free So what's this about then? Sorry, haven't got time to explain. Click on this link if you want to know more: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/innovation/business/Social-Entrepreneurship/index.aspx Click on this link: http://www.wimp.com/rulessuccess/ Footnote: Recently bought and began reading TOTAL RECALL the story of Arnold Schwarzenegger. It's not-so-surprisingly turning out to be a good read. There's more to the… George Bernard Shaw said: "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." In 2014, I intend to get a lil crazy. For real. The last 2 or 3 years, I've allowed myself to slowly embrace a Truth I'm not so comfortable with; compromising can be out n out dangerous! Very!! To compromise is an art my friend. Not to be readily strewn lightly across the lanes of life. Just reflecting on the things I learnt with regards productivity in 2013. It's not a long list either. 1. Make smaller To Do Lists. List say 10 things you would like to get done in a day. Then slash it in half leaving only the top 5 things that a most important AND achievable (see Lesson #3 below). 2. Form manageable habits. Take regular dainty steps. Midway through 2013, I decided that I wanted to achieve 3 things before I left the house for work every day: Pray, exercise/stretch, write (even if it was for 30mins). Not at the expense of decent hygiene and… I watched this TED talk by Josh Kaufman a little while back, it spoke to me. Especially as a parent. The part about when the first time the fear hits you as a first-time parent that you will NEVER be able to learn/do anything fun again! lol. So true... 3 Gems that Kaufman shares in this video: Deconstruct the skill: What are the elements of the skill e.g. language, guitar etc that if I learn will have the greatest impact? (Hmm...Sounds like 80/20 rule?) "As a small business person, you have no greater leverage than the truth." - John Whittier "Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it." - Charles Swindoll
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