With the latest edition of the Winter Olympics soon approaching its end, much of the focus right now is on tallying up medal counts and reviewing the performances of the various athletes in their particular events. However, this is also a good opportunity to look at some of the concepts … Click to continue reading
Like most people, I’ve been enjoying watching the latest edition of the Winter Olympics (hard not to when it’s your own country that’s serving as the host nation). While it’s certainly fun to watch the competition among the world’s best athletes, there’s also some interesting insights to be gleaned about … Click to continue reading
Like most people, I look forward to the arrival of the weekend as a chance to unwind, spend time with the family, and recharge my mind and body in preparation for the jump into a fresh work week. There are times, though, where that continual push to maintain our productivity … Click to continue reading
Inspiration can be a curious thing. I’m always amazed at how seemingly unrelated pieces can stir up new ideas or perspectives about our world and the way we live and conduct ourselves within it. Take, for example, this commercial released on YouTube last week by Coca-Cola called the “Happiness Machine”. … Click to continue reading
This week I wanted to look at how our perspective in approaching a project or task can dramatically affect our ability to complete the work. In the first post looking at this concept, I demonstrated how striving for perfection, as opposed to aiming to make things better, is actually counter-productive … Click to continue reading
Have you ever found yourself working on a project or developing some idea and you want to make it perfect? I know there’s been a few times where I find myself obsessing over various details, attempting to reach that lofty pinnacle of perfection. While it’s understood that perfection can be … Click to continue reading
(photo courtesy of NASA) Earlier this month, NASA released this breath-taking image seen above which reveals 12 billion years of cosmic history. What makes it visually stunning is the fact that those bright spots are not stars, but thousands of galaxies in various stages of growth and development (click here … Click to continue reading
With the holiday celebrations now at an end, many of us are returning to our usual daily grind – refreshed, rejuvenated and ready to dive into the tasks at hand. On the heels of celebrating the start of both a new year and decade, most of us have also been … Click to continue reading