by Caleb Jones | Oct 31, 2011 | Personal Effectiveness
Reading is good. You need to read. I attribute most of my success in my early life to the fact I was always reading applicable information that could help me get what I wanted. So you need to read, and make sure you’re reading something that’s directly and...
by Caleb Jones | Oct 30, 2011 | Time Management
If you study the human body you discover that stress actually serves a valid biological function. It boosts adrenaline so you can run away from that tiger. It withdraws blood from your extremities so you won’t bleed as much if get your arm bitten off. It tends to make...
by Caleb Jones | Oct 22, 2011 | Goal Setting, Personal Effectiveness
Two shoe salesmen are sent to deep Africa to sell shoes. The first one sends back a report saying, “Situation dismal. No market potential here. No one wears shoes.” The second one sends back a report saying, “Situation fantastic! Massive market...
by Caleb Jones | Oct 18, 2011 | Time Management
This is another one of those time management techniques that is simple and obvious but is almost never done. It’s this: bunch your phone calls. Go through your to-do list and pick out all the items that require a phone call. Then bunch those together, set aside an...
by Caleb Jones | Oct 14, 2011 | Travel
Walked by this today and had to take a pic. This is actually someone’s *house*. It’s right in the middle of two skyscrapers. Must be a samurai who wouldn’t move. I’m in Tokyo now, reading lots of signs that say things like “Space...