Goals are nice, but are you actually reaching them? If your goals aren't SMART, you'll never know.

Indefinite time commitments are a dangerous thing, and for some of us, tasks that were once meaningful and essential can sour into frustrating drudgeries. How can we keep from falling into the rut of the never ending task?

A strategic optimist- Looking at the opportunity in the world versus the barriers and negative
Example: seeing potential that people may not have seen in themselves, seeing that they are full of potential to do more than they are actually doing.
Negative stories that someone is telling themselves is one of the reasons people will not see themselves at their full potential, and conversely will not try.

What is the right thing to do, The ethical thing to do? 
How do we know that we are making the best ethical decision based on the information we have? Let's dive into this topic. 

Well, that was disappointing. But don't worry, it's not the end of the world. We talk about a simple 4 step process of moving through disappointment so as to not get derailed when things don't go as we had hoped.

Ambiguity is part of life, but it can lead to miscommunication and a lack of goal completion when objectives and statements are not clearly defined. Clarity comes with specificity, and in this episode we talk about how to be specific in some...ehm...specific areas of our daily life.

Everyone wants a piece of your schedule, but what do they want from that time? Simply giving people time is not enough for cultivating meaningful interactions and satisfying the needs of those around you at work, at home and throughout your day. Here are things other people wished you knew about their expectations of your time. Which one is the hardest for you?

I have a confession to make. I'm kind of a sensitive person in early in my life, it was really difficult for me to take criticism. I knew that I had a lot to learn, but I was also the sort of person who ties my identity deeply into the things that I do.
So when people would say negative things about what it is I was doing, it felt like they were saying negative things about me. One of the hardest lessons to learn when you wander out into the world is what to do with everyone else's opinions about what you are and what you do. And it seemed like the popular stance of empowerment.
I think the way in which you give and receive criticism could be even more important than the way that you compliment someone or the positive things people say about you.

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Wouldn't it be great if you could tell the future? In a way everyday we are gambling with our time. We are predicting how we should use our resources, What our body is going to do that day, and we are predicting how our schedule is going to go. You put things on your calendar, which are intentions you have, that you hope will happen or want to accomplish.

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So much of our lives are spent in front of a computer that using shortcuts makes quite a difference in saving us time. Using shortcut keys could save users up to 8 days out of their year. Your time savings happen in tiny fractional moments, and those savings can add up in the long run. How can you make your tasks more efficient? Build in systems that are making fractional savings everyday that will add up to be big chunks later on. 

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