Are you getting everything you can out of this life?
A self-less, feel-good blog about love, life, and work by career coach and existential adventurer, Cliff Flamer
I’ve noticed I sabotage my to-do lists. As I finish to-do items throughout the day, I mentally add more things to the top (so I can “get ahead” I presume). Silly rabbit.
As a result, the list never shrinks, indeed, it stretches out like a dark hallway in a bad dr… Read more...
My phone lets out a nice little charming beep, like a tap on the shoulder. It’s telling me I need to go to sleep by 10:15 pm to get a full 7 hours of rest.
But I’m on a phone call – a great phone call. I can tell it’s great because my voice is loud and I&#… Read more...
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I wonder.
How much of our mood and our self-efficacy is driven by the chemicals in our body? And how much does that powerful cocktail change during the day? And are we the ones changing it or does the weather have more power than we do, in terms of what we’re c… Read more...
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A clean room makes for a clean mind.
From this perspective, it’s a great idea to straighten up your office/studio/workspace to give yourself the greatest opportunity for success. Cleanliness and order denote pride and commitment. It’s good to see (and fee… Read more...
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As I go through my day, certain things – the same things – go through my head and they usually have to do with the stuff I’m not doing.
No matter how much I accomplish, there’s always more. It’s a feeling I can’t shake and so, on m… Read more...
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Beware of the people who make the rules, for every organism has embedded in its center the drive for self-preservation.
It goes against nature to create a rule that will harm itself. Like a child picking a branch with which to be beaten, the rule maker will likely cho… Read more...
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I talked to a recovered meth addict, 8 years clean, who said he went cold turkey after 3 months of non-stop use. I had to ask how he did it when so many others struggle to quit, step into the abyss with their eyes wide open.
His answer surprised me. He said: “I … Read more...
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Everyone knows the old adage about the definition of Insanity – it’s doing the same thing but expecting different results.
I’m offering up a new one: Burnout – it’s doing something you’re good at but have no interest in.
Be careful.… Read more...
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How’s this for irony? I skipped my morning routine to write a book on the importance of having a morning routine.
Doh!
It’s so easy to slip up.
Even when we know exactly what we need to do to stay on course, we very simply just don’t do it – a un… Read more...
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Becoming is incremental.
You don’t wake up one day and – BAM – you’re lost. Or – VOILA – enlightenment.
Meaningful change takes time and happens so slowly you can’t witness any one piece of it, like leaves turning from green to… Read more...