Get Some Sleep.
Have trouble getting your eight hours a night? It seems that far too many of us are sleep deprived and operating on half-charged batteries. For years I prided myself on how I could scrim on the zzzzz’s and get more … Continue reading
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Want to Watch Less TV?
Want to watch less TV? Read this. “I don’t know what to do, so I watch TV.” says Theresa. I’m sitting at a booth at the Saskatchewan Marathon race Expo and wondering how to respond. Theresa had heard my interview … Continue reading
Can We Do Less and Get More?
Our assumptions can often lead us astray…for a long time. Like: do we need to do more to get more? Knee-jerk answer-of course! If that’s true then what about… • we restore our energy, mind, and even spirit while on vacation … Continue reading
Lessons learned from a road trip with teenagers
I recently returned from a 6,000 km road trip with teenagers from our bucolic hometown of Kelowna to hold-on-to-your-wallet Los Angeles. Yes, the distance was great; surprisingly so were the lessons learnt. The plan for spring break was for myself and … Continue reading
Do You Have FOMO?
Where have I been? I’m obviously not getting out enough, meeting the right people, checking out the new scene! I must have F.O.M.O.. I was meeting with a financial advisor yesterday. Nice guy. We were talking about my book Give … Continue reading
Give Me a Break-Book Trailer
Why is it that so many movies have better trailers than that actual movie? I don’t know, but I’m hoping that my little trailer is actually NOT as good as the book. Have a look…. And buy the book Give … Continue reading
How’s Your Morning?
I know—this is an odd-ball topic for a blog that’s all about working smarter, but bear with me. For years I’ve been experimenting with changes to my morning routine. I want to know how can I create the best possible … Continue reading
Are you Addicted to being Busy?
You are waiting for the computer to reboot and you are tapping your fingers in frustration. You just flipped through three magazines at the dentist’s office and read none of them. You have twenty minutes before a meeting starts and … Continue reading
Give Me a Break (NEW!)
The art of making time work for you We are working in a time of distraction – endless emails, back-to-back meetings, interruptions, and growing work demands are taking their toll. People are constantly rushing, multi-tasking, bringing work home, and struggling … Continue reading
Five Ways to be Happy
What is one of the hottest topics on the bookshelves? Happiness. Go figure. One generation ago they would have scratched their collective heads and said “Huh?” In my dear Dad’s era the mantra was about going to work, feeding the … Continue reading