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7 Ways to Grow the Action Habit
People at the top of every profession share one quality — they get things done. This ability supercedes intelligence, talent, and connections in determining the size of your salary and the speed of your advancement. Despite the simplicity of this concept there is a perpetual shortage of people who excel at getting results. The action…
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How to be a Stud in Geekdom
I was reading an article in WIRED magazine about Open-Source Hardware and how it is the newest trend to hit the open source market. It was mostly about the Arduino circuit boards, but towards the end began to mention David Rowe. I hadn’t remembered hearing his name before, but thought I may have used his…
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The Confidence-Success Loop
The “con” in con-man is short for confidence. Con-men are successful because they are confident. They “fake it until they make it” one might say. This same confidence can and is used by successful law-abiding citizens every day. What I am suggesting is that there is such a strong connection between success and confidence that…
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LOST: How Providence Affects Jack’s Actions
[6:45:06 PM] Zac: no pink elephants [6:45:30 PM] Erich: I would define greatness as character (being the same at home and work for ex.) and legacy (leaving the world better than you found it) [6:45:52 PM] Zac: that’s largely as i see it as well. [6:46:05 PM] Zac: my spirituality is shifting like crazy [6:46:13…
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Top 10 Ways to Live a Purpose-Filled Life
[Edit: I wrote this post before I heard about Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven Life. Shortly afterward I found out about it and so I wanted to share a link to his book here. I’ve been listening to it on CD in the car. It’s a great book and it may change your life. 09/13/2009] 1.…
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Creative Avoidance
This is a guest post by Zac Parsons. Enjoy. – Erich “Ah yes, its Monday. I have to be focused and productive again.” “Now that the weekend is over, I have to go back to work.” “I have to get up early today, or else I will get fired.” Look at all of the things…
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7 Steps to Turn Desires into Reality
A method by which desire can be transmuted into reality in seven steps. 1. Fix in your mind the exactly what you desire. It is not sufficient merely to say in general what you want. Be definite and specific. 2. Determine exactly what you intend to give in return for what you desire. (There is…
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How to Have a Happy New Year
How to have a happy new year: 1. Tell yourself you are going to have a good year. Give up on the thinking that for every good thing that happens there will be something bad. It doesn’t have to work that way, but will if you want it to. Say you are going to have…
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5 Ways to Stay Alert and Focused
How to Avoid the Afternoon Loss of Energy If you’re like me, you get tired in the afternoon just after lunch and just want to lay down. Most employers discourage this (although some encourage it) and for those who want to fight off this feeling and get more done, here are five things I have…