Mindmap: Stay Focused in Age of Distraction

May 16, 2012 - Written by Kevin
 

I’m not usually a fan of mindmaps, but this one from Australian company, Learning Fundamentals, is a great summary of tricks to stay focused and productive. It was designed with school kids in mind, but applies to adult knowledge workers too. My favorite tips are:

  • work in focused bursts
  • create rituals
  • check …

Use the “3 P’s” to Discover Your Career-Life Bull’s-eye

August 25, 2011 - Written by Kevin
 

Most People are Deeply Unhappy at Work

According to the Conference Board, job satisfaction is at a record low and one out of three workers are hoping to find a new job in the year ahead.

Many still find it hard to believe but money alone doesn’t lead to happiness. …

What Are Your Plans for Tomorrow?

March 1, 2011 - Written by Kevin
 

This is a guest post from John Chancellor and his Teach the Soul blog.

Without a purpose, nothing should be done.
Marcus Aurelius
121 – 180

My work involves helping people achieve their goals. I want to share an exercise I sometimes use with the people I coach: I simply ask them …

January 27, 2011 - Written by Kevin
 

Why are so many people holding more than one job these days (from CEOs to professional athletes to regular people)?

Income — Perhaps the biggest benefit, of course, is that it can increase your income.

Variety — Second jobs often don’t pay much, but they enable the worker to learn new skills, …

Should You Have Multiple Concurrent Jobs?

January 24, 2011 - Written by Kevin
 

A strong workforce trend is the shift to holding more than just one job. And it’s not just people in lower income brackets who are juggling multiple jobs.

CEOs and senior executives of large companies frequently also hold paid director positions with other companies, not to mention …

The Shift to Variable Pay

December 27, 2010 - Written by Kevin
 

For most of human existence, pay has been tied directly to output. We consumed only what we hunted successfully, later we bartered the crops we harvested and livestock we raised, and still later we would swap the skills we were good at for lodging or meals we needed. Even after …

The Career-Life Blend

December 20, 2010 - Written by Kevin
 

For most of human existence, life may have been hard, but it was simple. We ate what we killed, we reaped what we sowed and later on in history, we sold what we made. Life was life.

But then a funny thing happened—not coincidentally around the time of the Industrial Revolution. …