216 Shares One of the biggest factors in whether you get your task completed is effective time management. Backward planning lets you know when you need to get started.
The United States Special Operations Forces (SOF) consist of Army Special Forces Green Berets, Navy SEALs, Air Force Special Op Wings, Marine Special Ops Regiment and other units. The SOF truths were created over 25 years ago to guide special operations in strategic planning, planning missions, and everyday activities. During my time as a Green Beret we made the SOF truths an important yardstick when we went about our operations. The SOF truths have much applicability in the business world and even your personal life. Here are the SOF truths translated into general terms:... More »
85 Shares I spent over twenty years in the military. The last thirteen years I was a Special Forces Green Beret. Due to the critical nature of our missions, training in the Special Forces was a high priority. We trained on every aspect of whatever the particular mission was at hand e.g reconnaissance, ambush, hostage rescue. A big part of our training was mindset. We put specific items in the training event to boost our confidence in our abilities. Doubt could be a mission stopper. Use Confidence Boosters One of the confidence boosters that... More »
242 Shares You have a deadline coming up. It might be for a blog post, an article, or even a book. Unfortunately you have that dreaded disease of what they call writer’s block. You have a topic, but you have no idea about how to present it. No worries. Writing doesn’t have to be hard. Writing is really just about applying a template and filling in the blanks. Here are 10 great ways that you can apply to just about any topic and get your writing done quickly and easily. 1. How-To Tutorial This... More »
850 Shares Are you the kind of person that always looks to see what kind of car your neighbor is driving? Or are you worried about what your co-workers are making as far as salary? Not happy in your job, marriage, friendships, or “fill in the blank”? You need to learn the art of contentment. Being content is not being driven by always wanting more. I know that ambition is a prized trait in our society. I am not saying that ambition is wrong. What I am saying is that the constant striving for... More »
52 Shares Have you struggled with multiple workstations, laptops, mobile devices and having access to a certain document? Do you share documents and spreadsheets with teams of people? Do you ask for feedback on projects from people all over the globe? If you do I have solution for you that doesn’t even cost a dime to use. Google Docs Okay, okay, I heard the groans even across the Internet. Google Docs hasn’t enjoyed a good reputation as a replacement for Microsoft Office or even Open Office. I am not talking about using Google Docs as your... More »
213 Shares Wouldn’t you like to have mind control over people? Wouldn’t it be great to have them do what you want? The idea of getting of a potential dating partner to take notice of you, getting your children to behave, having your boss promote you, getting people to help you succeed in whatever you want that all sounds great doesn’t it. Well, let me tell you that it is possible to have people do what you want. I am not talking about any sort of mind control. Back in my Special Forces days,... More »
315 Shares Time after time you see a promising athlete come out of college and go into the pros only to bomb out. He or she had the best athletic ability, yet could not cut it at the professional level. Others might not have great athletic ability, get picked late in the draft and go onto become super stars. Tom Brady comes to mind as someone who wasn’t particularly outstanding in college who has gone on to be a probable first time inductee into the NFL Hall of Fame. Personally I have seen the... More »
