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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Children and Animals – Two Paths to Purpose
To harness the power of purpose in your life, you must have some larger purpose that you are living and working for than just yourself. If you have kids or animals in your life, you’re in luck – these are two paths to purpose. Purpose allows you to tap into the rich happiness of getting [...]
Posted in Happiness, Positive Psychology, Purpose Tagged animals, children, Happiness, Purpose, Walt Whitman Comments closed
Quix Tip – Taking a Deep Rest
“One of winter’s gifts is the reminder that times of dormancy and deep rest are essential to all living things.”- Parker Palmer Trusting that deep rest is essential is quite challenging for me and the people I talk with. Join with me in being mentored by the season, by the trees, by nature. Pause sometime [...]
Posted in Happiness, Persistence, Positive Psychology Tagged deep rest, dormancy, Parker Palmer, Persistence, Quix Tip Comments closed
Keep Your Dreams Cold
No orchard’s the worse for the wintriest storm; But one thing about it, it mustn’t get warm. “How often already you’ve had to be told, Keep cold, young orchard. Good-bye and keep cold. Dread fifty above more than fifty below.” -from Goodbye and Keep Cold by Robert Frost What does Robert Frost mean when he [...]
Posted in Passion, Persistence Tagged Goodbye and Keep Cold, mastery, Robert Frost, ten thousand hours Comments closed
If You Don’t Rest You Don’t Grow
“What we do here in the gym is only a third of what’s important. You have to eat right…and rest. If you don’t rest, you don’t grow. All of our growth happens when we’re not training.” -Patrick Monroe, personal trainer, helped actor Tom Hardy gain over 30 pounds of muscle in five weeks for his [...]
Posted in Persistence, Positive Psychology Tagged Bronson, Five Keys to Success, Grow, Patrick Monroe, Resilency, rest, Tom Hardy Comments closed
Five ways to transform tasks from ‘tedious and boring’ to ‘fun and interesting’
I recently posted an article called Winston Churchill Was a Bricklayer. Kevin left a great question in the comments, “The tough part about laying bricks is that it can get pretty damn tedious and boring. How do you recommend working through that?” Here are a few things that help me when anything gets tedious: Slow [...]
Posted in Passion, Persistence, Play, Put It Together, Strengths Tagged Quixote Quest, rhythm, Strengths Comments closed
What if 70% of what shapes your experience is sound?
“Sound is 70% of a film experience. You need it.” – Danny Boyle, director of Slumdog Millionaire Try it, next time you watch a movie. Try closing your eyes for a little while. How much of your emotional and intellectual experience is guided by what you are hearing? Try putting the sound down in a [...]
Posted in Happiness, Music, Play Tagged Danny Boyle, Parker Palmer, Slumdog Millionaire, soundtrack Comments closed
Ten Tips for Singing Your First Karaoke Song