Archive for the ‘Productivity’ Category

How To Auto-Capitalize “I” In Mail, iCal, And All Of OS X

One thing I deeply missed when I started using a mac as my main system was the auto-capitliazation of the letter “i”. When I was typing an email, or document it was almost second nature to just type “i” because I knew that Word would have me covered and auto-capitlize that puppy into “I”. I [...]

Complaining Versus Fixing – Being a Fixer instead of A Complainer

Ever meet one of those people who constantly complains? “This is too hot”, “that’s too cold”, “this isn’t working”, “I don’t like that”, the list goes on and on. And, what’s funny, is they never actually fix anything they complain about. It’s as if they really just enjoy complaining about it. Nothing is really wrong [...]

One Of The Greatest Factors Of Your Success

What do you do when you hit a wall, or an obstacle of some kind? Do you simply start doing something else (put it off)? Do you try for a minute, then give up? Do you try for 5 minutes and give up? Do you keep at it until you get through it, no matter [...]

7 Great Ways to Exercise Self Discipline

“He who overcomes others has force; he who overcomes himself is strong.” – Lao Tzu I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: The ability to control ones self, and to use great self discipline, is they key to achieving your goals. In light of that, here are some tips I’ve found that help [...]

My Personal Vocabulary – Choose Your 10,000 Wisely.

For one word a man is often deemed to be wise, and for one word he is often deemed to be foolish. We should indeed be careful what we say. —Confucius. The words you use are a very powerful tool, period. Take a look at the words you use, and you can learn quiet a [...]