“Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.”
John W. Whitehead
Archive for June, 2008
Quote Of The Week
Posted in Quotes with tags children, John W. Whitehead, Quotes on June 9, 2008 by Bill RudoskyPersonal Assessment And Procrastination, Part 2.
Posted in Your Daily Life with tags personal assessment, prioritize, procrastination on June 6, 2008 by Bill RudoskyToday’s look at why people put things off, then fall behind their ambitions because of it, is considerably less emotion-based than yesterday’s fear of failure, but it’s still very common.
It can show up for a variety of reasons, but creates the same problem regardless of what’s behind it. Basically, a person is faced with a large, multi-step job to do, and can’t decide where to start. Consequently, they don’t!
Personal Assessment And Procrastination, Part 1.
Posted in Your Daily Life with tags fear of failure, obstacles to success, personal assessment, procrastination on June 5, 2008 by Bill RudoskyI was talking, a few days ago, about periodically looking at yourself, and your personal or career progress, as a way of assessing how your ambitions are lining up with your results.
I mentioned a number of things that turn into obstacles that you didn’t cause, but now have to adjust for, then alluded to the fact that sometimes your falling behind really is your fault. Yes, accepting responsibility for our inaction is hard, and we all like to look elsewhere for reasons we aren’t where we want to be. But where has that ever got anyone?
Quote Of The Week
Posted in Quotes with tags action, an idea on June 3, 2008 by Bill Rudosky“An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied”.
…Arnold H. Glasow
Getting Over Anxiety
Posted in Your Daily Life with tags anxiety, confidence, nervousness, relaxation, stress, use your energy on June 1, 2008 by Bill RudoskyImagine this…
You’re about to walk through the curtain to deliver a lecture, in front of 100’s of people. Your nerves are jumping, your palms are sweating and the butterflies in your stomach feel more like crows. As Hank Hill put it, you don’t know whether to laugh, or vomit.
Of course, every time you tell yourself otherwise, your mind keys in on “nervous” and it all just increases.
What do you do about it?
