Category: Blog
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Distractions slow down your progress
The other day I was reading “The Success Principles” by Jack Canfeld. This is a great book by the way. It has 435 pages covering 64 chapters. I’m over half way so I should be done with it in a few more weeks. Remember the turtle principle. Anyway, Jack was talking about distractions and how they can control your life and affect…
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Reading for success
I’ve heard it said that one way to achieve success is to read a book a week. I haven’t quite mastered reading a book a week. For me, it’s more like one or two books a month. I subscribe to the way of the turtle, “Slow and steady wins the race.” My personal goal is…
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My love-hate relationship with my TiVo
TiVo is one of the greatest time management tools ever! You can tell TiVo to record different shows based on your preferences. You can pause whatever you’re watching, live or pre-recorded, to resolve any interruption that may spring up. The latest TiVo series also records in HiDef. You can view YouTube videos as well as instant downloads from…
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Sprinklers and Procrastination
Many years ago, I was an extreme perfectionist. What, you say, does that have to do with Sprinklers and Procrastination? Being a new home owner, I had never done sprinklers before. I had read many books on the subject. I had this fear that I wouldn’t live up to my own standards. I might make…
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Introducing MrWes
Hi my name is Wes Johnson. No, I’m not the comedian Wes Johnson, although I do have a pretty good sense of humor. Unfortunately, he already beat me to the domain name. My friends and Boy Scout troop know me as MrWes. A long time ago, a neighbor of mine gave me the nickname. I…