Personal Effectiveness Articles

Pieces of the Personal Effectiveness Puzzle

• “Pieces of the Personal Effectiveness Puzzle, #1: Sustain Your Focus” Volume 19, Issue No. 8a, December 1, 2020
• “Pieces of the Personal Effectiveness Puzzle, #2: Sacrifice Wisely” Volume 19, Issue No. 8b, December 15, 2020
• “Pieces of the Personal Effectiveness Puzzle, #3: Feed Your Mind” Volume 19, Issue No. 9a, January 1, 2021
• “Pieces of the Personal Effectiveness Puzzle, #4: Purposechecks are More Powerful than Paychecks” Volume 19, Issue No. 9b, January 15, 2021
• “Pieces of the Personal Effectiveness Puzzle, #5: Reduce the Negative Control of Your Ego” Volume 19, Issue No. 10a, February 1, 2021
• “Pieces of the Personal Effectiveness Puzzle, #6: Create and Contribute Value for Other People” Volume 19, Issue No. 10b, February 15, 2021
• “Pieces of the Personal Effectiveness Puzzle, #7: Consistency is Critical” Volume 19, Issue No. 11a, March 1, 2021
• “Pieces of the Personal Effectiveness Puzzle, #8: Say Please, Thank You, and I’m Sorry” Volume 19, Issue No. 11b, March 15, 2021
• “Pieces of the Personal Effectiveness Puzzle, #9: Ignore the Crickets and the Critics” Volume 19, Issue No. 12a, April 1, 2021
• “Pieces of the Personal Effectiveness Puzzle, #10: Trust Your Intuition” Volume 19, Issue No. 12b, April 15, 2021
• “Pieces of the Personal Effectiveness Puzzle, #11: Maintain Strong, Positive, Healthy Emotions” Volume 20, Issue No. 1a, May 1, 2021
• “Pieces of the Personal Effectiveness Puzzle, #12: Moving Forward Includes Giving Back” Volume 20, Issue No. 1b, May 15, 2021

Thinking Traits of Significant Difference-Makers

• “No Answers, Just Thoughts and Questions” Volume 18, Issue No. 12a, April 1, 2020
• “Six Hours with Dr. Anders Ericsson, the world’s leading expert on expertise” Volume 18, Issue No. 1b, May 15, 2019
• “The Enormous Value of Education in the Business World” Volume 17, Issue No. 9b, January 15, 2019
• “2018 Year in Review and Book Recommendations” Volume 17, Issue No. 9a, January 1, 2019
• “The Tremendous Value of Personal Reflection and Discernment” Volume 17, Issue No. 6b, October 15, 2018
• “You are Represented by the Values of the People You Associate With” Volume 17, Issue No. 5a, September 1, 2018
• “Mr. Rogers and Clarity of Purpose” Volume 17, Issue No. 4a, August 1 2018
• “Go to Your Family Reunions” Volume 17, Issue No. 3a, July 1 2018
• “The Value of Paired Opposites” Volume 17, Issue No. 2b, June 15 2018
• “Insights from Two Major Thinkers” Volume 17, Issue No. 2a, June 1 2018
• “The Fallacy of Multitasking” Volume 17, Issue No. 1b, May 15 2018
• “Get Serious About Parameters” Volume 17, Issue No. 1a, May 1 2018
• “The Language of Brands” Volume 16, Issue No. 12b, April 15, 2018
• “Take Time to Learn, Reflect, and Reenergize” Volume 16, Issue No. 11a, March 1, 2018
• “Challenge Ourselves for the Sake of Challenging Ourselves” Volume 16, Issue No. 10a, February 1, 2018
• “20 Lessons from 20 Years of Running My Own Business” Volume 16, Issue No. 9b, January 15, 2018
• “My Personal Library and Highlights from 2017” Volume 16, Issue No. 9a, January 1, 2018
• “What to Do When You Make a Monumental Mistake” Volume 16, Issue No. 8b, December 15, 2017
• “If You Take Money out of the Equation, How do you Measure Success?” Volume 16, Issue No. 6b, October 15, 2017
• “The Intersection of Work, Life, and Meaning” Volume 16, Issue No. 6a, October 1, 2017
• “Defining a Meaningful Business Career” Volume 16, Issue No. 5a, September 1, 2017
• “In Defense of Business People” Volume 16, Issue No. 4b, August 15, 2017
• “What’s Your Critical One-Hour Activity that You Need to Do Every Working Day?” Volume 16, Issue No. 4a, August 1, 2017
• “Decide How Long to Work” Volume 16, Issue No. 2a, June 1, 2017
• “To Spend and Be Spent for the Good of Mankind” Volume 16, Issue No. 1b, May 15, 2017
• “The Downside of Imagination” Volume 16, Issue No. 1a, May 1, 2017
• “e Lessons from Six Days in New York City” Volume 15, Issue No. 12a, April 1, 2017
• “Clarify Your Purpose, Understand your Self, Apply your Self toward Your Purpose” Volume 15, Issue No. 10a, February 1, 2017
• “The Mother of all Power Tools” Volume 15, Issue No. 9b, January 15, 2017
• “My 2016 Personal Library” Volume 15, Issue No. 8b, December 15, 2016
• “Build an Ecosystem of Valuable Relationships” Volume 15, Issue No. 8a, December 1, 2016
• “The Three-Part Approach to Optimizing Every Meaningful Interaction” Volume 15, Issue No. 7a, November 1, 2016
• “If You Really Want to Matter in a Significant Way, Stay Open-Minded” Volume 15, Issue No. 4a, August 1, 2016
• “Pro Bono Work Update” Volume 15, Issue No. 2b, June 15, 2016
• “Start with You, and I’ll Start with Me” Volume 15, Issue No. 1b, May 15, 2016
• “The Value of Silent Mentors” Volume 15, Issue No. 1a, May 1, 2016
• “Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise” Volume 14, Issue No. 12a, April 1, 2016
• “Think About How You Think – Part One: Regarding Yourself” Volume 13, Issue No. 11, March 2015
• “Think About How You Think – Part Two: Regarding Others” Volume 13, Issue No. 12, April 2015
• “Think About How You Think – Part Three: Regarding Your Organization’s Brand” Volume 14, Issue No. 1, May 2015
• “Think About How You Think – Part Four: Regarding Your Imagination” Volume 14, Issue No. 2, June 2015
• “Think a Little Bigger and a Little Broader” Volume 14, Issue No. 11b, March 15, 2016
• “Irrational Beliefs and What to Do About Them” Volume 14, Issue No. 10a, February 1, 2016
• “How to Gain Opportunities to Make a Significant Difference” Volume 14, Issue No. 9a, January 1, 2016
• “Holiday Gift Ideas toward Making a Significant Difference” Volume 14, Issue No. 8b, December 15, 2015
• “Maturity” Volume 14, Issue No. 7b, November 15, 2015
• “How to Deal Effectively with a Change Thrust on You” Volume 14, Issue No. 7a, November 1, 2015
• “Know Your Assets for Significance – Part Five: Your Most Effective Spontaneous Thoughts” Volume 14, Issue No. 6b, October 15, 2015
• “Know Your Assets for Significance – Part Four: Your Most Important Beliefs” Volume 14, Issue No. 6a, October 1, 2015
• “Know Your Assets for Significance – Part Three: Your Greatest Passions” Volume 14, Issue No. 5b, September 15, 2015
• “Know Your Assets for Significance – Part Two: Your Greatest Talents” Volume 14, Issue No. 5a, September 1, 2015
• “Know Your Assets for Significance – Part One: The Strongest Characteristics of Your Character” Volume 14, Issue No. 4, August 2015
• “The Any Person Movement” Volume 13, Issue No. 10, February 2015