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Some Books You Might Enjoy

by Stephen Mills October 29, 2009

I thought I would list some of the books I’ve read recently and found interesting or enjoyable recently.  I won’t write a lot about them because they are Amazon links that you can follow and get a lot more information than I can provide here. Heart Warming I love animals and this book just made [...]

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The Power of Less – Focus

by Stephen Mills August 14, 2009

Focus on one goal to achieve it, focus on a single task at a time and you’ll be more productive, and focus on the present to reduce stress and anxiety.

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The Power of Less – Identify the Essential

by Stephen Mills July 28, 2009
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We rationalize everything we do as important and essential when in fact it is not. Below are some questions to ask to help identify what is essential to you. But keep in mind the standard must be very high. Don’t just tell yourself everything is of the same value or everything is necessary, because it is most certainly not. Take an axe to your non-essential activities and maximize your time by concentrating on the most important.

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The Power of Less – Setting Limits

by Stephen Mills July 25, 2009
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Modern society is consumption oriented. Everything seems to be focused towards getting more stuff. To get more stuff we spend our time getting more money. Time is finite and so is human ability so there is a limit to what we can do. If we maximize productivity and time management practice, we can get more tasks done. But by trying to maximize the number of tasks we do, we end up doing unimportant things. This dilutes our focus and takes energy away from the more important tasks. We also end up stressed-out, overworked, and unhealthy.

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