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Success & Profession

  • 07.05.09
    Spirituality and the Drive to Success Spirituality, Success & Profession | 22 Comments
    Photo courtesy of Tony the Misfit"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben SweetlandPhew it's been a while ... :) I quit the job at my own company now and looked to start something new and make sense of how the personal and spiritual growth fits together. One nagging issue I had was the seemingly conflict between the drive to success and spiritual being – I posted about it several times, not only on this blog … and I want to give some insights about this topic that I realized over the last view weeks: Continue Reading...
  • 11.15.08
    A Beginner’s Guide to Time-Management Productivity & Oranization, Success & Profession | 14 Comments
    Photo courtesy of fotologic "To comprehend a man's life, it is necessary to know not merely what he does but also what he purposely leaves undone. There is a limit to the work that can be got out of a human body or a human brain, and he is a wise man who wastes no energy on pursuits for which he is not fitted; and he is till wiser who, from among the things that he can do well, chooses and resolutely follows the best." ~ John Hall Gladstone Time-Management is not only something for managers and leaders. It is a topic ...
  • 11.09.08
    The 4 Steps to Create the Reality You Desire Mind & Emotions, Productivity & Oranization, Success & Profession | 10 Comments
    Photo courtesy of Shermeee "It doesn't matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going." ~Brian Tracy Does your reality look like you envisioned it 10 years ago? Have you created and expressed what is inside of you? Have you mastered the art of conscious creation? I think it is very helpful to really know the process of how we manifest the things around us into existence. If we want to improve our life and get the things we are looking for, it is necessary to become totally aware of the process and then use it in our ...
  • 10.26.08
    How to Plan Your Week: 4 Steps to Productivity Productivity & Oranization, Success & Profession | 16 Comments
    Steve Jobs presenting iCal "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary." ~ Steve Jobs This is a very practical posting in which I will show you my personal weekly planning process. I hope you can use and adapt it for your own ...
  • 07.27.08
    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (1. Private Victory) Books & Reviews, Productivity & Oranization, Success & Profession | 3 Comments
    Photo based on Powderruns Suppose you were to come upon someone in the woods working feverishly to saw down a tree. “What are you doing?” you ask. “Can’t you see?” comes the impatient reply. “I’m sawing down this tree.” “You look exhausted!” you exclaim. “How long have you been at it?” “Over five hours,” he returns, “and I’m beat! This is hard work.” ‘Well, why don’t you take a break for a few minutes and sharpen that saw?” you inquire. “I’m sure it would go a lot faster.” “I don’t have time to sharpen the saw,” the man says emphatically. “I’m too busy sawing!”- Stephen Covey on ...
  • 07.27.08
    How to Create Balance in All Areas of Your Life Mind & Emotions, Success & Profession, personal-development | 5 Comments
    Photo courtesy of pshutterbug "Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance and order and rhythm and harmony." - Thomas Merton To have balance in life certainly is one of the most important overall goals to reach. At the same time it is a real toughie. On the one hand you focus on something you want to achieve, you make progress, but on the run you lose focus in another area of life. Has this happened to you? It happened to me several times. May it be a strong focus in your career when you neglect your health or with a ...
  • 07.17.08
    Finding the Right Career (Part 2) Success & Profession, personal-development | No Comments
    Foto by Hamed Saber Part 2: Taking Action: Finding the HOW In the article "Finding the right career (1)" last week, I wanted to find out, how we can decide what the right career looked like, by investigating our personal strengths, our passion and our past successes where we created value for other people. So let’s assume you read part 1 of “Finding the right career” and you looked first inside yourself. You decided what your dream job is, what you really want to do and maybe you even know where you want to work. But how do we go from here? Continue Reading...