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TED Talk Tuesday: Try Something New for 30 Days

Stuck in a rut?  Matt Cutts proposes you should try something new for 30 days.

Taking a cue from Morgan Spurlock, creator of Supersize Me, Matt decided to do new things for 30 days, including taking a picture, biking to work, taking 10,000 steps and writing a novel.

Lessons learned from his 30-day experiments:

1. Time becomes much more memorable
2. Self-confidence grows
3. If you really want something bad enough, you can do anything for 30 days
4. Small sustainable changes are more likely to stick

The next 30 days are going to pass whether you like it or not, so why not think about something you have always wanted to try and give it a shot for the next 30 days?

 -Matt Cutts

Your turn.  What is something that you've always wanted to add to your life?
Why don't you try it for 30 days?

Motivation Monday: How bad do you want it?

Today's Motivation Monday is an awesome video featuring Giavanni Ruffin, running back for East Carolina with a voice over by Eric Thomas, the Hip Hop Preacher.  It is guaranteed to get your motivational juices flowing this Monday morning.

How bad do you want it?

Photo Friday: Lanikai Beach

I've been in the cold and rainy Midwest for the past couple weeks.  As much as I love being here, I am definitely missing Hawaii something fierce.  Just a few more days and I get to come home to this...

The Important Things in Life

I found this story circulating on Facebook and online.  I thought it was a wonderful reminder that we need to prioritize what's important in life.  

Enjoy!

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A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2 inches in diameter.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “Yes.”

“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things – your family, your partner, your health, your children – things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter – like your job, your house, your car.

The sand is everything else. The small stuff.”

“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued “there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life.

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal.

Take care of the rocks first – the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.

Jealousy

Jealousy is when you count someone else's blessings instead of your own.

TED Talk Tuesday: Tony Robbins asks why we do what we do

Tony Robbins talks about the invisible forces that motivate our lives.

Tony Robbins believes we have six human needs:

     1.  Certainty

     2.  Variety

     3.  Significance

     4.  Connection and Love

     5.  You Must Grow

     6.  Contribute Beyond Ourselves

Once you uncover the target that's driving you, then you find out what's your map, what the belief systems are telling you how to get those needs.