In Part 1 of this series on procrastination, we looked at what procrastination is and how it can affect our behavior: from simple things like missing daily deadlines to actively torpedoing our career goals. But to really understand this bothersome trait, we need to...
Today I want to talk about procrastination. I’ll discuss my own personal struggles with procrastinating. I’ll also show some of the steps I’ve taken – and am still taking – to conquer my mind. In all of my endeavors, my aim is to reduce and eventually...
Recently, while editing for a Docforce client, I came across some research that described a phenomenon that will be familiar to most people leaders: employees hate change. Changing the way you do things can be hard. It can also be boring, and often – if your change...
Your or you’re – a spark of misspelling that can conflagrate the most tame grammar argument. It has gotten worse in recent years with the rise of text speak or SMS language. If you’ve ever seen ‘ur’ or ‘u r’ then you’ve seen the simple abbreviation of the above...
Recently, I was listening to the incredible story of Colin O’Brady, who pulled a 375 lb sled by himself across Antarctica in -100 °F temperatures. Colin completed 932 Miles in 54 days. He mentions that for a majority of this incredible trip he was in what he...
Have you ever had trouble recalling the beginning or end of a particular idiom and mixed it up with a completely unrelated saying? Has the cow come home to roost? I want to teach you how to mix these up on purpose and have some fun with the language you may use...