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Category Archives: Personal Productivity
How To Build a Business and Stay Sane
Building your own business is not easy. That is indisputable. But it doesn’t have to be gruesome task that would drive you insane. Here is my advice on how to build your own business and stay sane.
True Happiness – What Really Makes You Happy
Yesterday I was rushed to hospital by ambulance. For the third time in three weeks. My heart again. As it will happen in various intervals for the rest of my life. But I am happy. And grateful. Grateful, that there is an ambulance that I can call. That there is hospital and great nurses and doctors that will take care of me. Grateful that surgery will be scheduled for next week that will help me and it is all covered from my insurance.
The Most Important Question Of Your Life
I’ve been writing this blog for almost two years. Many times I want to write about something but can’t find proper way how to put it in words. There are ideas in my head but I can’t transform them into blog post. Now and then I find that somebody already did it. As if someone would take my ideas and write them down. Write them down so much better as I would ever do. Here’s one example. Enjoy it.
How To Set and Achieve Your Goals
This is again time of the year when many promises are done and goals set. As you may also have experienced, most of the promises get broken and goals not reached. Here’s quick guide on how to set and achieve your goals to make this year great.
CIA Agents All Around Us – Are You One of Them?
This is excerpt from CIA’s “Simple Sabotage Field Manual” that was issued in 1944 and declassified in 2008. It was intended for everyday people who wanted to help Allies by undermining productivity and order in their countries. Many of the instructions seem to be so relevant in today’s corporate world that I get the feeling war is not over yet. I see many secret agents still working hard all around us.
Company Culture – Why and How?
Couple weeks ago I had lunch with a entrepreneur friend from London who was visiting Prague for couple days. After 2 hours of great conversations I apologised myself that I have to leave. She was surprised when I explained that our cleaning lady leaves for vacation so we have all company meeting. Why did we do it? Was it at all necessary? Is this really such a big thing?
Two Biggest Time Wasters Ever
I have trained several hundred people in last couple years on personal productivity. When we get to time wasters people tend to call out well known culprits. Almost nobody ever mentions two biggest time wasters ever. Two time wasters that are by far taking most of our time.
Email, meetings, phone calls, colleagues stopping by, travel – guess, you have very similar list on your mind.
5 Easy Ways To Make More Money
Money is not the most important thing in the world. But on the survival scale I would put it very close to oxygen. This is one of my favourite Zig Ziglar quotes. As we all feel, money is indeed not the most important thing in the world but we all can use little extra money. Here you can find 5 easy ways how to make some extra money.
Should I Quit My Job Or Should I Stay?
Should I quit my job? This is question I am getting often from my employed friends. There is no simple and right answer. I could tell them typical bullshit of these days – “sure, quit, find your passion and do what you love” but I don’t believe this would solve their problem.