Archive for the ‘Self-Improvement’ Category
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
It's difficult to have "enough". Most of us want more of something. More money. More time with family. More time outside of work. More friends. More more more. Reaching the contentment is difficult in a consumer-driven world, and given our own limited resources it's amazing any of us can save ...
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
You've probably heard that you should have goals. Perhaps you've even heard that you should write them down on paper.
I agree with both recommendation. :-) One issue I've observed, however, is that most of us have a hard time getting started on our long-term goals. We're all very visual, and ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
Sunk Costs are costs that have been incurred that cannot be recovered. The problem with sunk costs is that they frequently enter our decision-making process, and this mistake can lead to making the wrong decisions. This is sometimes referred to as the sunk cost fallacy.
In the corporate world this most ...
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
Do you blame other people or things for your current situation? If so then you most likely have external locus of control. If, however, you believe that everything that happens to you is a result of your own actions, you have an internal locus of control.
Your 'locus of control' ...
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