10 Ways Your Mindset Determines Your Life
Your mindset will determine your life. It determines your life by determining: -Your thoughts -Your words -Your emotions -Your decisions -Your health -Your relationships -Your leadership -Your wealth -Your lifespan -Your legacy. Watch your thoughts. Be careful what...
Breastfeeding may reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome in addition to helping mother lose weight, study shows
From previous research, we know that mothers who breastfeed lose the pregnancy weight earlier. Breastfeeding is also associated with a reduction in the risk of both breast and ovarian cancers. A recent study of more than 4,700 Korean women looked at the relationship...
The Spirit of Minimalism
"Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." Paul of Tarsus Paul wasn't referring to minimalism when he made that statement. Yet, I think minimalism at the core is a spirit. It is a spirit of freedom from everything that holds...
Everyone Doesn’t Matter to You
A lot of times, when we do something, whether it is composing a song, writing a book, creating an artwork, food in a restaurant, in fact, any product or service you can think of, we want to do it in a way that appeals to everyone. We act as if everyone should matter...
One important cause of stress in our lives
"Much of the stress that people feel doesn't come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they've started." --David Allen Starting and not finishing things, that is a huge source of stress. If you're like me, David Allen's quote above rings so...
Owner vs. Employee Mentality
In my experience, having an owner mindset is one of the most significant determinants of success in anything you do. An owner sees the company as their newborn baby. They love it like that are committed to seeing it grow up to be something great. Consider Jennifer, a...
Preparation vs. Performance: How to improve at anything you do
I recently heard a short talk by Eduardo Briceño that got me thinking about the content of this post. He talked about learning and performance zones. I think preparation is a better word than learning to describe this pre and post performance phase. Preparation...
Less is More: Children and Free Play
We came across an interesting study about how children play and which items seem to provide a better play experience. Many people would think that bigger and better toys would equate to a bigger and better play time, however this study found that children played more...
One thing that effective teachers do
They know that learning is led by the student, not the teacher. I know an ineffective teacher. He didn't set out to be ineffective but he was. He was passionate about teaching and sacrificed a lot of his time to teaching his students. He loved teaching so much that he...
How to raise successful kids
I recommend you watch this talk by Julie Lythcott-Haims