I like the lull of Christmas week. Less email. Good family time. And time for me to start reading again. So I am way behind in posting book reviews. So here goes the first one:
I read Moving the Needle by Joe Sweeney. It is a particularly appropriate book to read at this time of year because much of it is about goal setting.
Sweeney makes the point that moving the needle happens when you "get clear, get free and get going". "When it comes to getting clear - first get quiet". So true - perhaps that is why I like this time of year. Less email, meetings and interruptions so it is easier to slow down a bit.
And the "get going" is also my favourite - Just do it. (Still waiting for Nike to sue me or send me a free pair of running shoes (note to Nike - that is size 9 1/2))
One of my easiest tricks to get going is to "get started". I tend to make headway if I just start.
I always believe in being grateful. One of the chapters is "your perspective determines your freedom". And there he lists some world facts:
33% of the population will die from lack of food
33% of the population will die from some obesity related illness
68% of the people cannot read
30% live on less than $2.50/day
15% lack clean drinking water
We are the fortunate few!
As with all goal setting - he reminded to "start with the end in mind" and "break big goals down into smaller pieces".
I loved Chapter 10 on Habits (I have often blogged about Success Habits). Of course the author believes that habits are hugely important to success. One interesting angle he took was how to change bad habits into good ones. And it is much easier to change a bad one into a good one that just break a bad habit. Unfortunately, Sweeney does point out that good habits can be tough to form and bad ones can be easy to pick up.
Being a health guy, I liked his 7 health habits (most easy to follow - some tough)
1 - Drink lots of water
2 - get 7 hours sleep
3 - Limit alcohol
4 - no diet soda
5 - exercise or work out daily (and today of all days my beloved Fitbit decided not to work)
6 - spend time in nature
7 - Turn off the TV and pick up a good book (and I would add turn off the computer to that)
Anyways - good and inspirational book. Especially good if you take the time to do all the exercises at the end of each chapter (which I admit, I did not do all of)
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My Texas grandson - Xavier. About 5 weeks old:
I read Moving the Needle by Joe Sweeney. It is a particularly appropriate book to read at this time of year because much of it is about goal setting.
Sweeney makes the point that moving the needle happens when you "get clear, get free and get going". "When it comes to getting clear - first get quiet". So true - perhaps that is why I like this time of year. Less email, meetings and interruptions so it is easier to slow down a bit.
And the "get going" is also my favourite - Just do it. (Still waiting for Nike to sue me or send me a free pair of running shoes (note to Nike - that is size 9 1/2))
One of my easiest tricks to get going is to "get started". I tend to make headway if I just start.
I always believe in being grateful. One of the chapters is "your perspective determines your freedom". And there he lists some world facts:
33% of the population will die from lack of food
33% of the population will die from some obesity related illness
68% of the people cannot read
30% live on less than $2.50/day
15% lack clean drinking water
We are the fortunate few!
As with all goal setting - he reminded to "start with the end in mind" and "break big goals down into smaller pieces".
I loved Chapter 10 on Habits (I have often blogged about Success Habits). Of course the author believes that habits are hugely important to success. One interesting angle he took was how to change bad habits into good ones. And it is much easier to change a bad one into a good one that just break a bad habit. Unfortunately, Sweeney does point out that good habits can be tough to form and bad ones can be easy to pick up.
Being a health guy, I liked his 7 health habits (most easy to follow - some tough)
1 - Drink lots of water
2 - get 7 hours sleep
3 - Limit alcohol
4 - no diet soda
5 - exercise or work out daily (and today of all days my beloved Fitbit decided not to work)
6 - spend time in nature
7 - Turn off the TV and pick up a good book (and I would add turn off the computer to that)
Anyways - good and inspirational book. Especially good if you take the time to do all the exercises at the end of each chapter (which I admit, I did not do all of)
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My Texas grandson - Xavier. About 5 weeks old:
