Category: Self-Improvement

Happy National “Thank God It’s Monday” Day: Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More

Today, the first Monday of 2020—a New Year & New Decade—is “National Thank God It’s Monday Day.”  This Monday is full of new beginnings.

As for me, I return to work for the first time since December 20th.  It’s been a good break, and I’m bringing renewed vigor and energy to my job.

A couple of months ago, I read Morten Hansen’s Great at Work.  From 2002 to 2011, Hansen worked with Jim Collins on Great by Choice as a sequel to Collins’ Good to Great. Both books offer empirically validated frameworks that account for great performance in companies.

Upon completion of that project, Hansen decided to develop a similarly validated framework for individual performance.  What resulted was Hansen’s perspective on how top performers do less, work better, and achieve more.  What could be better advice on how to start the new work year?

Click here to continue with a summary of Hansen’s Great at Work

Mastering Minimalism

You say, 'If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.' You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled. - Charles Spurgeon

When you hear the word “Minimalism”, what do you picture?

According to Emily Josephine, who wrote Mastering Minimalism, “It simply means…well, living simply. It means cutting back your spending so that you buy only things that you really need, plus a few things for beauty and/or luxury. It means growing into an awareness that less is more – more freedom, more money, more realization that consumerism is slowly killing the planet.”

Why Minimalize?

  1. Save Money
  2. Smaller House (less maintenance, fewer repairs and not as likely to collect clutter)
  3. Less Work (less cleaning and only occasional decluttering)
  4. Less Likely to Be Burglarized
  5. Help Save the Planet (fewer things need to be manufactured)
  6. You Gain Freedom (the more stuff you have, the less freedom you have)

Above all, Minimalism is about breaking free from the consumerist mindset and learning to be content with less.

Click here to learn Emily Josephine’s 8 Steps to a Life of Less Stuff and More Freedom