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The Speed of Progress

April 13, 2012 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

Self-Acceptance Affirmation

Slower is Faster than Never

At times, we become so frustrated with she “slow” pace of change that we give up altogether, feeling “why even bother?”

In effect, we substitute NO change for SLOW change, the end result is that we will never get there.

Any progress is better than no progress..

I accept the pace of change.

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Filed Under: Affirmation, goals, Overcoming Perfectionsim Tagged With: affirmation, change, lifestyle change, perfectionism, self acceptance

Understand the Rules of the Universe

April 9, 2012 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

There are rules to the universe.

They cannot be broken nor changed to suit your whims or fantasies.

Complaining about them will not help.

Instead, learn them and use them wisely.

It’s normal to get frustrated about “the way things are” instead of “the way they should be.” That’s part of life.

It’s also okay to feel the frustration or anger. The problem presents itself when we let those feelings overcome us, causing us to remain stagnant – or even to fall backwards.

Feel the disappointment or frustration.

Then, get some support and move through it, learning from the experience.

You will get better results and you’ll also be happier.

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Filed Under: Beliefs, Excuses, goals, Motivational Monday, Overcoming Obstacles, Power of Attitude, Self Talk Tagged With: anger, disappointment, fantasies, feelings, frustration, Rules of the Universe, whims

Let not Retirement be a Concern – Plan from beforehand

March 27, 2012 by Scott "Q" Marcus

nest egg financial planning retirement

You’ll need financial security throughout your life.

However, the need increases more when you retire, since you lose the steady source of income you had till then. You might have intended to take a long vacation or set up a new business after retiring from your job. You might have planned to enjoy your life, relax and indulge in your hobbies.

Having debts might spoil your plans for retirement. Setting aside a particular portion of money, for debt repayments as per your debt management plan, will reduce the cash flow that you’ll need to turn your plans into action. It is advisable to plan early for your retirement, so that you don’t have to leave any of your wishes unfulfilled. The following tips might just be helpful as you start planning for retirement.

Tips for retirement planning

Your requirements don’t reduce after retirement. Only you’ll have more free time for your family as well as for those desires, which you might have neglected this long. So, why not make efforts yourself to lead a comfortable life after retirement? Make use of the following tips, and start building up funds from now onwards for your life, post-retirement. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Baby Boomers, goals, Guest Author, planning Tagged With: aging, budget, cash flow, debt management plan, debt repayments, debts, financial planning, financial security, income and expenditure, job, monthly mortgage payments, priorities, retirement tips

Excellent or Perfect?

March 14, 2012 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

excellent perfectDid you know there is an International Association of Print House Craftsmen (which has several women members)? In the day of $99 ink jets and 24-hour print shops, these folks still “bleed ink.” What they construct with printing presses and paper is art – pure and simple.

If you didn’t know about the IAPHC, don’t feel bad. I didn’t either. One of the perks of my occupation is that I get to meet an expansive array of people from a gamut of occupations; some of which I had no idea even existed.

Take the Appraisal Institute. Never having the experience of buying nor sell multi-million dollar office complexes, I never realized that a spot-on, no variation, exact appraisal on the value of such properties — and hence the interest on the loan to purchase them — can cost one hundreds and hundreds of thousands of dollars. Decimal points really do matter. The folks of AI are dedicated to that.

Speaking of decimal points, one of the more mesmerizing people I have had the pleasure of meeting is Paul Kingsman, 1988 Olympic Medal Winner for swimming. That award would not have been his had he been five one-hundredths of a second slower. To understand what a short period of time is that, blinking your eye takes about ten times longer than the difference between Paul’s race time and the person who did not win.

Paul hails from New Zealand and now lives in Northern California. As a speaker and coach, he helps others become “distraction proof;” staying focused on what matters so they can achieve outstanding results, in any manner in which that applies.

I interviewed Paul, and although I expected good stuff, I was blown away by what I picked up. We discussed how some things can be simple but not easy. He also pointed out that mistaking “notoriety” for “substance,” especially in this media-consumed culture, often distracts us.

However, as a “recovering perfectionist,” what most resonated was “excellence versus perfection.”

In my interpretation, attaining excellence lets us evolve to new levels. Chasing perfection however, leads us to a frustrated place of stagnation.

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Filed Under: Business Goals, Change, goals, Motivation, Newspaper Column, Overcoming Obstacles, Overcoming Perfectionsim, Overcoming Temptation, willpower Tagged With: appraisal institute, desire, excellence, excellent, olympic medal winner, Paul Kingsman, perfectionism, perfectionist

Audio: Excellent or Perfect?

March 14, 2012 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

This is the podcast from year 7, column 13.

It’s 7:46 in length and discusses the difference between excellent and perfect.  It’s based on an interview with Paul Kingsman on March 13.

You can download it by clicking here.

You can read the column here.

Filed Under: Business Goals, Change, goals, Interviews, Overcoming Temptation, planning, Podcast, Productivity, willpower Tagged With: attitude, excellence, motivation, Paul Kingsman, perfection, Podcast

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