Call it what you want: stuff, clutter, mess, excess, etc. Clutter is clutter, no matter how you slice it. Whether the area is neat and clean or not, clutter is an external manifestation of your inner being. The problem with clutter is that subconsciously it is a distraction. It is a sign that there is no discipline or pattern to keep things organized. It often mirrors our own thoughts: a messy or cluttered desk or room is a sign of a cluttered mind. I find that people with clutter around them have more difficulty focusing on certain tasks because they are often distracted by the clutter around them. Clean up the mess, externally, and you clean up your concentration, internally. By spending just a few extras seconds, really, seconds, to clean up after ourselves by organizing things behind us, we can literally save dozens of minutes, if not hours everyday in having to come back and clean up later. Develop habits and patterns that help you stay organized. Clear up your external clutter, a

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Call it what you want: stuff, clutter, mess, excess, etc. Clutter is clutter, no matter how you slice it. Whether the area is neat and clean or not, clutter is an external manifestation of your inner being. The problem with clutter is that subconsciously it is a distraction. It is a sign that there is no discipline or pattern to keep things organized. It often mirrors our own thoughts: a messy or cluttered desk or room is a sign of a cluttered mind. I find that people with clutter around them have more difficulty focusing on certain tasks because they are often distracted by the clutter around them. Clean up the mess, externally, and you clean up your concentration, internally. By spending just a few extras seconds, really, seconds, to clean up after ourselves by organizing things behind us, we can literally save dozens of minutes, if not hours everyday in having to come back and clean up later. Develop habits and patterns that help you stay organized. Clear up your external clutter, a

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When people talk about investments, chances are they are talking about money. The factor of time always seems to take a back seat, although investments in money often are ties into time as well. But, is there such a thing as investing in time alone? And what is the outcome?

Well, investing in time alone yields many fascinating results. For example, time allows us to gain more knowledge. The results? Brighter, wiser people. But if you are looking for a much more effective result of time investment, my favorite is always my "Spend 5 - Save 30" rule. This basically means you can spend 5 minutes of planning and save yourself 30 minutes. Sure, this is not a set rule of any kind and there is no real science behind the principle. It is just something I have always done that simple states that when you spend any amount of time pre-planning, you can save up to 6 times that amount of time in the process of delivering what you planned for.

This happens way too often in the field of technology,

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here is great confusion in our fast-paced society today about being busy and productive. People tend to thin they are the same thing. The reality is that it is not. It does not matter how you try to spin it, busy does not equate to productivity. I have seen people remain busy all day and beyond, with little or no results. And even find some really efficient folks who seem to have too much time on their hands, accomplish amazing things in really short times. Why are we not able to free ourselves from this madness? Usually, but not always, it has to do with the culture of where you work. Bosses tend to think that keeping its employees busy is the solution to getting results. But this is not always true. When companies begin to value results and performance over how many hours their employees are putting in, then we might have a chance to make real progress.

Companies, and individuals alike, should take the time to have a retrospective of their past week or month and identify the factor

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When people talk about investments, chances are they are talking about money. The factor of time always seems to take a back seat, although investments in money often are ties into time as well. But, is there such a thing as investing in time alone? And what is the outcome?

Well, investing in time alone yields many fascinating results. For example, time allows us to gain more knowledge. The results? Brighter, wiser people. But if you are looking for a much more effective result of time investment, my favorite is always my "Spend 5 - Save 30" rule. This basically means you can spend 5 minutes of planning and save yourself 30 minutes. Sure, this is not a set rule of any kind and there is no real science behind the principle. It is just something I have always done that simple states that when you spend any amount of time pre-planning, you can save up to 6 times that amount of time in the process of delivering what you planned for.

This happens way too often in the field of technology,

here is great confusion in our fast-paced society today about being busy and productive. People tend to thin they are the same thing. The reality is that it is not. It does not matter how you try to spin it, busy does not equate to productivity. I have seen people remain busy all day and beyond, with little or no results. And even find some really efficient folks who seem to have too much time on their hands, accomplish amazing things in really short times. Why are we not able to free ourselves from this madness? Usually, but not always, it has to do with the culture of where you work. Bosses tend to think that keeping its employees busy is the solution to getting results. But this is not always true. When companies begin to value results and performance over how many hours their employees are putting in, then we might have a chance to make real progress.

Companies, and individuals alike, should take the time to have a retrospective of their past week or month and identify the factor

read a post today on Verywellfit.com, a nutrition and fitness website. They talked about stepping and how many steps is enough. They used lots of data from around the world to establish averages that make you healthy and all sorts of other metrics. To help those folks who work at places where walking is not part of a daily routine... you know, sitting behind a desk all day... they offered up a few suggestions. Stepping, or we know it as walking, is great exercise alternative if you cannot find the time to head to the gym or workout. Sure beats sitting and doing nothing. Gives you more energy, actually. I do this daily and set a goal that I have recently been able to start beating. And I spend lots of time indoors in offices. How do I do this? I purposely avoid shortcuts. Add a few minutes to your daily routines to take care of the extra steps and try things like, take stairs instead of elevators; park as far away from the office as possible to put in those extra steps; use restrooms a

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Dreams mean nothing without action. People have ideas all the time but never engage in pursuing it. Sometimes they are comfortable with that. The difference between successful people and those who are not is that the successful people take the action. I would not say that those who do not take that step are failures. more often than not, we are led to believe we fail, and this stays with us. We simply need to find a trigger that makes us take that leap of faith that starts to turn dreams into reality.

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Connect a moment in time with an emotion so that it creates a lasting memory. If you ask people if they can recall what they were doing and where they were on 9/11/01 they will remember. But ask them about 8/11/01, they cannot. This is because on 9/11, the events created a tight bond with the time and place you were in, as well as with an emotion. The more these are connected, the better the memory.

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Knowledge and Intelligence alone mean absolutely nothing, if you do not have the drive. Without a burning desire or passion for what it is you are doing, all that smart you have wrapped up inside you will not be used to its fullest potential in achieving your goals. So, light that fire and find something that drives you. What are you passionate about? Look deep inside for those answers.

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