Category: Personal Development
How To Make Definitive Changes To Your Habits
This is a guest post by Mike King of Learn This. There is a lot of value in making change in life and so learning to do things differently is worthwhile for improving your own life and the life of others around you. Habits make up a good portion of our behavior and so there [...]
9 Tips For Becoming A Better Listener
This is a guest post by Tage Aaker. Many times, when people think of listening they don’t equate it with an arduous task. I would say that most people simplify the process down too much, and miss many of the important facets of tuning into your counterpart. In fact, to become a good listener, it [...]
An Alternative To Top-Down, Bottom-Up Planning
When it comes to planning out your life there are two approaches. You either plan from the top down (start with where you want to be and plan how you’re going to get there) or plan from the bottom up (start with what you’re doing now and plan how you going to get to where [...]
The Vertical Map Is Dead! How To Really Plan For The Future
The GTD vertical map (or horizon of focus) has always stood out like a sore thumb. It’s a neat idea and can certainly offer a lot of value to people, but in a book that focuses so much on the here-and-now, it just feels tagged on with too little detail on it. I decided it [...]
The 3 Key Steps For Keeping Promises To Yourself
We all know the importance of keeping promises to people. Keeping promises leads to trust which is one of the bedrocks of any good relationship, whether it be with friends, work colleagues or your partner. However there is one element of keeping promises that gets overlooked – keeping promises to yourself.
