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Stephen Covey was a masterful storyteller. His simple stories were insightful, inspirational, and actionable. One of my favorite stories from Stephen Covery is his story about the big rocks in life. Here is the story of the big rocks in life: One day this expert was speaking to a group of business students and, to …
Stephen Covey’s book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, is one of the greatest books on personal development. Why? Because it provides a firm foundation for personal effectiveness. Even better, it provides habits and skills you can build to realize your full potential. The 7 Habits Here are the 7 habits of highly effective …
“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.” – Zig Ziglar The secret to time management isn’t more time management hacks at all. Here are 3 keys I’ve found: Manage energy not time. Make room for your big rocks. Use anticipation to drive versus react. I often …
Today I helped a colleague clear their inbox. I’ve kept a zero mail inbox for a few years. I forgot this wasn’t common practice until a colleague said to me, “wow, your inbox doesn’t scroll.” I didn’t learn the Zen of the zero mail inbox over night. Don’t Let Email Administration Get in the Way …
“Eight hours work, eight hours sleep, eight hours play, make just and healthy day.” – King Alfred the Great One of the most important lessons at Microsoft was learning the value of a 40 hour work week. I’ve been on time, on budget for 10 years on projects ranging from grass-roots or “best efforts” to …
