2. Have balance
Try many new and
different hobbies.
Keep the ones you
like to further develop
through the years.
Work hard on
maintaining balance in
your life.
Unplug sometimes
and pay attention to
your family, which is,
let’s be honest, our
motivation for working
so hard to begin with.
3. Talk to at least one stranger every
day
Strangers are always
a hidden opportunity.
Opportunities to make
new friend, to get new
ideas, to get rid of
that fear of talking to
strangers, to start a
business venture, and
much more.
Expand the diversity
of your network as
much as you can.
4. Mind your relationships
No matter how well
connected we are, it’s the
personal, meaningful
relationships that will get you
through.
And by personal I mean more
than just a facebook post or
a like. I mean, covering the
distance with phone calls or
video chats. Whether it’s
finding new content to curate
or making sense of a data
trend, your relationships will
matter much more than the
data.
All of the success in the
world is meaningless if we
forget to have our priorities
in order.
5. Manage time well
Life is
composed of
days, days of
hours, hours of
minutes. And
you only get
one lifetime.
Make the most
of the now
6. Find happiness
Be constantly
aware of your
surroundings and
breathe in the
beauty around
you.
Avoid the putting
off of things until
later. Instead of
waiting to later at
some hazy time in
the future, find a
way to do what
you like today.
7. Be kind to people
Kindness means you
are concerned about
other people. Kind
people think about
other person’s feelings
and not just their own.
They are always
looking for ways to
help people in need.
It’s a little facile,
maybe, and certainly
hard to implement, but
I’d say, as a goal in
life, you could do worse
than: Try to be kinder.
8. Diversify your life
The breath of your
life experiences is a
huge advantage.
The more different
your life
experiences, the
more creative your
ideas and the
better you can
relate to people
9. Being human
Unplug
sometimes and
pay attention to
your family,
which is, let’s be
honest, our
motivation for
working so hard
to begin with.
10. Get know to different people
If you're a liberal, make
friends with
conservatives.
If you're part of Occupy
Wall Street, befriend a
banker.
If you're a city mouse,
get to know a country
mouse.
Why? Many reasons, one
of them being that we
make better decisions in
diverse surroundings.
11. Break goals into small objective
Read abook a
week, play catch
with your son, go to
the gym for a
workout twice
aweek.
Break gigantic
projects into day-
sized tasks. They
are much easier to
accomplish this
way.
12. Be adaptable
Don’t be afraid to
adapt or make
changes.
Adjustments will
always be
necessary;
sometimes on the
fly and some will
require much more
thought and time.
13. Remember … we can’t forget to
learn the little things as we stretch
and grow. If we maintain our
balance, being able to stay focused
on what keeps us grounded in
reality, not being afraid to fail, it will
help us be more effective people…