Eat Your Frogs

July 22, 2013 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

Every day do one thing that makes you uncomfortable – but helps you reach your goals.

Do it before you do anything else.

As one of my mentors says, “Winners do what losers won’t.” (Of course, we’re not talking about weight loss here!)

He refers to it as “eating a frog.” After all, if you had to eat a frog every day first thing, everything you did after that would seem so much easier. When my wife (whose also self-employed) and I compare notes at day’s end, we actually say, “I ate 3 frogs” or “I ate 2 frogs;” meaning how many things we did that we had delayed.
Delaying unpleasant tasks does not make them go away, it simply lowers your attitude, making you less productive the entire day.

Eat a frog every day. It keeps you motivated and keeps away depression.

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Can’t Sleep? Here’s How to Fix it

July 18, 2013 by MikeTremba Leave a Comment

Americans are plagued by insomnia.

There are too many bills to pay and not enough income. Too many job seekers and not enough jobs. Too many mouths to feed and not enough food in the fridge.

Essentially, our lives can feel completely out of whack at times and the first thing to go to waste is our sleep patterns.

Without healthy sleep habits it’s almost impossible to lead a healthy overall life. If you find yourself laying awake at night, here are a few tips to help you catch the Zzz’s you need and get your health back on track. [Read more…]

Achieving Any Resolution or Goal

May 28, 2013 by Featured Author Leave a Comment

Each December, as the year comes to a close, most of us start to evaluate where we are in life. We think about how we live and what we would like to change in the upcoming year. Then, we make New Year’s resolutions, resolving to deliberately implement the changes we want to see. Unfortunately, that’s as close as most of us get to achieving these goals. After the champagne toasts and the midnight kisses, we go back to business as usual, and don’t even remember our resolutions until February or later, which is obviously the wrong time of year to start implementing change by society’s standards.

But there are ways to take initiative and achieve some of the goals you set for yourself any time of the year, not just the end or beginning. After all, you don’t need a new year to make a new you. [Read more…]

Doing the Thing!

May 1, 2013 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

I am ablaze! I figured out the final thing I have to do to get my act together!

It’s a new dawn; heaven has opened wide; the path is clear; I am complete! Just picturing it makes me so excited I can barely sit still!

But, here’s the thing about the thing. You can’t just jump into it, you know? I mean, after all, something as grandiose as this requires forethought and meticulous planning. That’s why I’ll be successful where others wouldn’t! See, I have a handle on the fact you just don’t launch willy-nilly hither and yon down the boulevard into something as pressing, essential, and life-altering as a thing like this can be. You better be primed, that’s what I have to say.

And I am! Nothing will hold me back! I’m getting my ducks in a row; putting my house in order; stepping one foot in front of the other; yes sirree Bob! I’m figuring out the flawless, exact method to ensure I do it just so. Don’t want to take my shot and blow it. You hear me, don’t ya’ bro?

In days gone by, I tended to rush without forethought into critical decisions.

Now, being wiser, I know first elicit support. It’s slowing me down somewhat because — well, I don’t mean to brag — but I’m a pretty popular guy, you know? I have friends on top of friends; want to make sure they’re all on board. I’ve called several, emailed buckets more; even posted it on Facebook. That’s the way to build consensus though. It’s time-consuming, but when you’re a forward-thinking guy like me, you appreciate that’s the price of success. Slow and steady; tortoise and hare; you know how it goes.

But after that, watch out, boy howdy! After you heed your peeps, you chart your actions. Those of us in the know value that if you write down the objectives, line ‘em out, set ‘em in motion; they’re far more likely to happen. Measure twice, cut once; right? So, I’ll take a few days for a secluded personal retreat where I compile the input, and write, write, write! [Read more…]

Are You Change Resistant?

April 22, 2013 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

Simply because “That’s the way it always was” is not a reason for “That’s the way it needs to continue to be.”

Change can be frightening and uncomfortable. There’s no arguing that. However, it’s also necessary as change is the only thing that’s actually constant.

We can’t escape it. We cannot avoid it.

The sooner we accept it, the better we will be.

Embrace the new.