motivation

It’s been a month of deep thoughts so far.

Even as my role changes and I push forward in my career, I have toyed with the idea as to what I should be writing about on this blog. Should I bring work into the focus more? Should I write more about perspective? There is a large intersection between the two, somewhere comfortable, yet I have been unsure if that’s where I want to dig deeper.

A conversation with my fiancée the other night convinced me as to what I want to write about: perspective. We were discussing right and wrong, and I pointed out that while her and I will never agree with certain things people can do, there is a perspective which disagrees with us. Even if allowing such a thing is detrimental to society, there is a way to justify it as right.

I’m returning here with this in mind, as my fuel and guiding light. I’m looking forward to hearing all your thoughts on what I have coming up.

If you plan and schedule most things in your life, you will be more at ease, happier, and have more spontaneity.

Yes, more spontaneity.

There are a number of reasons many folks choose not to make plans and set schedules. They include laziness, fear of change, it’s time consuming, bad experiences planning, wanting a more spontaneous lifestyle, and the all-encompassing “I do not see the value in planning and scheduling more than what I do now.” It’s a fine list of reasons which have held millions of people from enjoying life more than they do, including me (back in the day). Let me ask you the two questions which got me on board to make an effort to develop more plans.Read more

The other day my friend Adam told me he has trouble staying motivated. He’s good to go for three months and then he’s no longer motivated. This is bothering him so much he wrote a blog post to reopen his philosophy-oriented site proclaiming he was going to break past the three month barrier. I put my money on him succeeding this time. Why?Read more