Posts Tagged ‘attitude’

Living in Fat City

If you live in Australia, the US, the UK, Canada or New Zealand, then you live in the same place as me; Fat City. Fat City of course, being more of a collective mindset, and a culture of eating too much and moving too little, than any geographical location, or ‘literal’ place. And while it’s not a literal place, it is very real. If you know what I mean.

The… » Continue

February 22 2008 | By Craig | Tagged: attitude, fitness, health, Lifestyle, obesity, weight-loss | 41 comments»

Avoiding Mediocrity: Do You Dare to Be Different?

Following the herd is a sure way to mediocrity.
Patti Wilson
I don’t know about you, but one of the things I’m afraid most in life is mediocrity. For me, life is too precious to be lived in mediocrity. Life is a golden opportunity, and we should use it as good as we can. Living in mediocrity means we do not use the opportunity as good as we should.

Unfortunately, many people… » Continue

November 28 2007 | By Donald | Tagged: achievement, attitude, life, success | 15 comments»

Getting Rid of Yesterday: How to Start Your Day Fresh

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could.Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sometimes we start a day with the previous day still in mind. We think about the mistakes we made in the previous day, how things went wrong, and how we felt bad about it. No wonder it becomes difficult to focus on the current day. And since we cannot fully focus on the day… » Continue

October 30 2007 | By Donald | Tagged: attitude, effectiveness, energy, focus, happiness, life | 18 comments»

How to Be a Friend of Yourself

Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
Eleanor Roosevelt

We often focus on building relationships with others that we forget the essential first step: being friends of ourselves. That is the crucial first step if we are to have good relationships with others. How can we have good relationships with others if we don’t even have good relationship with… » Continue

October 17 2007 | By Donald | Tagged: attitude, happiness, life, relationship | 11 comments»

How to Enjoy What You Are Doing No Matter What

Ideally, we can choose to always do what we love without ever needing to think about the things we don’t like. That, unfortunately, is not the case in real world. There are times when we need to do something we don’t like.

Just think of the time when you were in school or college. While there were some modules you liked, there were usually also some… » Continue

September 19 2007 | By Donald | Tagged: attitude, happiness, life, motivation | 27 comments»

Nine Ways to Live the Lifestyle of a Champion

Most people recognize a champion only when he steps up the podium, but he actually has become a champion far before it. In fact, he has become a champion years before that glorious moment. Why? Because to reach that moment, first and foremost he has to become a champion in his daily life. He has to train hard for years, control his diet, and deny a lot of pleasures… » Continue

September 4 2007 | By Donald | Tagged: achievement, attitude, Lifestyle, performance, success | 4 comments»

Communication 101

A commenter on my blog sent me this little morsel:
A project manager was running a piece of work with a geographically dispersed team. The team leader was tasked with communicating some bad news to the team members in another city, so he phoned them all and had a conversation with them.

A couple of weeks later, during a tele-conference with the whole team, this piece of bad news was raised. There… » Continue

August 30 2007 | By Rowan | Tagged: attitude, clarity, Communication, empathy, listening | 5 comments»

Handling the bad stuff

Many people are having a bad time in organizations today. It’s not simply those experiencing budget cuts and lay-offs. Many others are experiencing a deep sense of hurt and loss: loss of much of a life outside of work, loss of their hopes and expectations, loss of their trust in the future, loss of confidence in reaching their career goals. The cruelest hurt is the collective loss of belief that… » Continue

April 30 2007 | By Adrian | Tagged: attitude, failure, obstacle, work | 4 comments»

Wake up feeling great

The Riran Project gives 22 tips to wake up feeling great. Previously, I posted about how to get yourself out of bed at 5:00 AM. The Riran Project takes it a step further and gives some insight about how to wake up with a great attitude. The Riran Project’s tips focus on improved happiness due to higher levels of self-esteem:

Get involved in work and activities you… » Continue

February 12 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: attitude, Lifestyle, sleep, tips | no comments»

Become a self-starter

Psychology Today posted a motivating article called “You 2.0″ that gives tips about how to radically improve your life. The following quote from Psychology Today summarizes the article nicely:
You may feel bound to your timid demeanor, your stifling job, or your rancorous relationship, but there is one realm over which you unquestionably have control: your own head. Herein, five principles of change to turn you into

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January 30 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: attitude, career, change, motivation | 4 comments»

To boost your potential, try saying “Yes” more often

Have you ever noticed how often you say “No?” Not just to things that merit refusal, but to fresh ideas, new possibilities and the chance to make unexpected discoveries? Whenever you say “No” to life, you miss an opportunity: to discover something new, to try something you haven’t tried before, to learn and grow, to find some aspect of yourself or others that you missed before. To start afresh with… » Continue

January 29 2007 | By Adrian | Tagged: attitude, creativity, habit, motivation, potential | 5 comments»

How to deal with a bad boss

Alexander Kjerulf, author of Happy Hour is 9 to 5, has once again written up an excellent article about finding happiness in the workplace. This time Alexander addresses how to handle a bad boss. The article is packed with solid recommendations and well worth the read. The following are my favorites:
Assume no bad intentions.
While some of the things… » Continue

January 24 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: attitude, conflict+resolution, Management, work | no comments»

When Personalities Clash

Unfortunately, we have all had to work with someone that we can’t stand at one point or another. It is particularly frustrating when that person is either: your boss, a family member, or a colleague. Psychology Today provides insight about how to handle working with someone that has a drastically different personality than you. The following are the take aways:
Resist recruiting allies. It’s reassuring to… » Continue

January 23 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: attitude, conflict, Management, stress | no comments»

Happy Hour is 9 to 5

Alexander Kjerulf has made his newest book, Happy Hour is 9 to 5: How to Love Your Job, Love Your Life and Kick Butt at Work available for free. The free version must be read on-line (you have to pay for the PDF version). The book has 12 chapters and looks like it would be a good read over lunch for the next two and a half weeks… » Continue

January 15 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: attitude, book, business, learn, Lifestyle | 5 comments»

Going to the Dogs

What Singing Dogs Can Teach Us About Success

I really like coyotes. They’re tough, adaptable and always themselves, without concern for what anyone else—especially any so-called civilized human being—thinks of them. They’re original, authentic, proud, and expressive. And they can also teach us a lot about being successful in this world.

Where I live, in southeastern Arizona, coyotes are common. I see them often and hear them at night too, joining… » Continue

January 1 2007 | By Adrian | Tagged: attitude, creativity, enjoyment, fun, Lifestyle, success | 4 comments»