Learning Self Discipline – Go Beyond Motivation

Discipline

October 27, 2015 By Tim

Self discipline is all about control. Controlling your effort, attention, and your actions ultimately lead to self discipline. Those who have good self discipline are some of the most successful in many areas of life. They are those who can delay short term wants and desires and focus on long term goals. Those who have […]

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Smartphones – Getting Addicted to the Technology in your Pocket

June 3, 2014 By Tim

Smartphone addiction is nothing new. Articles have been written over the last 5 years about our addiction to the technology we hold almost all the time. It is the easiest and most common way to be taken off task, misunderstand a conversation, or simply ignore someone. Today, our Smartphones can contact anyone at an instant, […]

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Changing Behavior over Time

December 20, 2016 By Tim

Behavior is a complicated process. Think about all of the things that go into your behavior – your environment, the way you were raised, your mood, the outcome of your actions and countless other things. The way you act at home probably isn’t the same as your behavior at work, and it probably shouldn’t be. […]

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What is a Blue Collar work ethic in today’s world?

March 25, 2016 By Tim

How would you define a blue-collar worker? Typically, blue-collar workers tend to be in the middle class who perform manual labor jobs. Jobs like construction work, sanitation, custodial work, those who work in the oil fields, maintenance workers and miners. These types of jobs are considered blue-collar because of the physical manual labor involved in […]

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Taking a Quick Break

October 21, 2015 By Tim

I had a great opportunity present itself at work and stepped into another team. I took a challenge that I didn’t know how to handle. The good news is that things are going real well. As a team, we’re getting more work done with less stress than we were before – so that’s good. In […]

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Accountability to Yourself

June 1, 2015 By Tim

ac·count·a·bil·i·ty 1. the state of being accountable, liable, or answerable ac·count·a·ble 1. subject to the obligation to report, explain, or justify something; responsible; answerable Understanding Who or What you are Accountable to Helps Establish Responsibility A big step of learning self discipline is understanding who you are accountable to. To whom do you report and […]

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Increase your Success Rate – Join a Group!

May 27, 2015 By Tim

“We human beings are social beings. We come into the world as the result of others’ actions. We survive here in dependence on others. Whether we like it or not, there is hardly a moment of our lives when we do not benefit from others’ activities. For this reason, it is hardly surprising that most […]

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Keep your Word: Over Delivering on Promises Doesn’t Increase Perceived Value

May 25, 2015 By Tim

Promises are social contracts where expectations are set between multiple parties A promise is defined as a declaration or assurance that one will do a particular thing or that a particular thing will happen. As social beings, humans have been making promises to each other for centuries. Promises in today’s world can range on their […]

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Excerpt from eBook

May 5, 2015 By Tim

I’m very proud to be able to have a published EBook. Writing, editing, and getting everything approved was a lot of fun for me. Here is the a sample of the introduction taken directly from the book. Thank you for reading and for your support. The workforce is very competitive. As the American economy […]

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Overcome and Understand the Fear of Risk Taking

May 1, 2015 By Tim

How many people have looked into a goal and immediately started thinking of all the things that could go wrong. “I hate my job and want to quit, but I can’t afford to not have a steady income.” Maybe you’ve said “I would love to introduce myself to that attractive person, but they’ll probably just […]

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Subjective Situations and Objective Consequences

January 27, 2015 By Tim

I’m a people watcher. I’m fascinated by human behavior. I’m not a clinical psychologist and I’m certainly not qualified to step up to a stranger and tell them how to improve their lives. Like any curious individual, I’m drawn to the things that I can’t understand. For example, I can’t understand why parents watch, and […]