Tag: goals
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Overcoming obstacles with “Have to” vs “Get to”
My latest weapon in overcoming obstacles and taking action is the Have To/Get To distinction. Here’s the breakdown: It started with a no brainer: I spend my Fridays with my son, and I don’t do this because I have to (though someone definitely does or Children’s Aid is going to come a’knocking) but because I […]
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Beware of scores without context
Without invoking the Dos Equis guy, I don’t do a lot of SEO, but when I do, I use Scribe SEO [affiliate link] to score my blog posts to make sure I’m not missing the basics of on page optimization. It’s pretty nifty – I write my post, click the “analyze” button, and get something […]
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My training goal: an insight an hour
Over the past five years, beyond survival basics like the mortgage and so on there are two areas where my spending has been consistent: charitable donations and education. Even in the year I took mostly off to recharge and help raise our son, where my income barely made it into five figure territory, I kept […]
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When doing what you love can hurt you
As the photo might suggest, I’m trying to reconcile my differences with the Concept II rowing machine, after many many years of us not speaking to each other (I rowed competitively in high school.) You’ve got to love a machine that’s called an erg, short for ergometer, or Thing that Measures Work Done. It’s almost SEO […]