And here came the backlash! Last week it sounded like it was a piece of cake and reading between the lines, you could expect that the remaining 6 weeks would be like a walk in the park. Well, was I wrong! My first explanation and the thought that I told myself was that I had too much to do, and could not spend time enough on the exercises. Isn’t that why I am doing this? To learn myself to be … Continue reading
So the first week of my mindfulness training has ended. Seven more to go. Has it been hard? Not really. The first two weeks consists of two exercises daily. The main mission of these tasks are two give you tools to relax your mind and learn to be more present and focused. Together with these two tasks I have also continued reading the book about mindfulness and what it can do to you. One surprise was to read that your brain actually … Continue reading
Have you ever felt that your brain is loaded with great ideas and you can’t wait to get them all in action, but when you sit down at the computer you can’t seem to focus to get anything done? And haven’t we all gone to get something from another room when we suddenly sees something that distracts us and in a moment we are at a complete new track? Maybe you like me have a feeling that every season passes … Continue reading
If someone should ask you that question, I am pretty sure your answer would be Yes, of course! But think about it for a while. By asking that question I must have something in my mind. And why 50 minutes? So let’s talk about focus. The ability to focus comes down to two main criteria. The time you can keep your focus and the number of things you can focus on in one day. And I can tell you right … Continue reading
No, this is not a new blog about the danger of fast food and sugar, even though I don’t mind telling people how to eat better. No, what I am thinking about is a clear trend that I see all over the Internet and sometimes in our offline world as well. So what do I mean with “snacking”? Everything we do is cut in smaller and smaller pieces. Take music as an example. 10 years ago we used to buy … Continue reading
One of my favorite quotes is from a famous American football coach, Vince Lombardi. He lived between 1913 and 1970 and produced many great quotes that are now classics. Most of them are related to Teamwork. The quote I am talking about is one really famous. You can see it all over the Internet, and it has become a motto for many online professionals. The quote is: “Leaders are not born, they are developed”. If you think about it for … Continue reading
I just read a really interesting article. It was about why 150 followers is all you need to spread your word and getting more traffic to your website or blog. The key is that quality trumps quantity! And where do the figure 150 come from? In Malcom Gladwell’s book,The Tipping Point, he says that 150 people is the maximum number of social relationships a person can effectively manage . And when you break it down, it really makes sense. Remember that the … Continue reading
