Life List Stories and Inspiration

This morning one of the first “tactical” goals of the year I wrote down was to only drink 1 cup of coffee a day. This past year I’d gotten in the habit of having a little coffee for energy, walking 2 miles toward work, then having my “real” cup of coffee.
At the prospect of eliminating [...]

Awesome questions from David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) newsletter that are perfect for ending 2009 and planning a great 2010:
Completing and remembering 2009
Review the list of all completed projects
What was your biggest triumph in 2009?
What was the smartest decision you made in 2009?
What one word best sums up and describes your 2009 experience?
What was [...]

This is a particularly unique New Years Eve for me as I’m going to be flying for about 12 hours, and will likely be on public transportation at midnight. Will it be like the “Merry New Year” of Trading Places? I don’t think so. (If you have no idea what I’m talking about, see the [...]

A few months ago Esquire Magazine published 75 Things a Man Should Do in their 75th anniversary issue. It’s not that the list is so thrilling, but that the more ambitious 175 Things list in Esquire inspired my first life list in 1999.
(The one I always remember is “shave a woman’s legs.”)
So in honor of [...]

Did you know that MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) offers classes beyond the rocket scientist-computer-multimedia variety but also for artists, elementary school educators, colorists, aspiring urban planners, wheelchair designers, business people, rock climbers, and even chefs?
Better yet, many of these are free to download for your learning pleasure (the perfect thing to do if you [...]