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In order to satisfy my curiosity about how perfect attendance would affect my school performance, I decided to undertake a 30 day trial, during which time I would not allow myself to miss class; no matter what.
My thoughts going into this experiment was that I would have different types of exposure to the material, be [...]

This is a guest article by Mark Foo
Setting priorities is very important to having an efficient life, but it doesn’t always have to be difficult. When you take the time to set your priorities, you’re more likely to reach your goals and reach them faster. Who wouldn’t want that?
You can learn how to set priorities [...]

This is a guest article from Glen Allsopp.
I’ve always been a fan of quick wins and quick results, and as I’ll soon cover, so is the rest of society. With that in mind, not that many of us have long term goals, of if we do, we’re not working towards them. Up until about a [...]

“To begin with the end in mind is to begin with the image of the end of your life as the frame of reference by which everything else is measured.”
~Stephen Covey
Without making things too complicated, who would the elderly you – at the end of a long, happy, and heroic life – be. Who this [...]

In planning our life goals, it’s important to start with one question, and one question only. Is this what I want for my life?
I would say that most people don’t ask themselves this question, or, they don’t take the time to sit in solitude and wonder about the answer to this question; until it is [...]

“The first and most important step toward success is the feeling that we can succeed.”
~Nelson Boswell
Choo-choo! Do you hear that? That’s the sound of the success train, leaving your life station as you stand there and wonder why you haven’t gotten on again this year. It’s not that the conductor doesn’t want to let you [...]

This is a guest post by Lisa Gates.
Stop making them.
It’s so curious how we spend the last weeks of the year in a sugar-plum-induced family frenzy of parties and holiday sweaters, and expect to walk into our lives on January 1 ready to drill down and get things done.
To get our minds [...]

There’s a running joke that resolutions are doomed for failure – well… that sucks – we all want our resolutions to take hold and flourish! In this quick video I’m going to share with you my one and only 2009 resolution.
You can expect a couple of more excellent posts about resolutions over the next few [...]

I previously stated that I participated in the Landmark Forum, and this weekend I continued my education by participating in the Landmark Advanced Course. I not only recommend this education to you, your family, and everyone you know but I stand for it.
The time frame in which this course takes place is Friday, Saturday, Sunday [...]

“So much attention is paid to the aggressive sins, such as violence and cruelty and greed with all their tragic effects, that too little attention is paid to the passive sins, such as apathy and laziness, which in the long run can have a more devastating effect.”
~Eleanor Roosevelt
During the past few months my productivity has [...]