here is one specific resolution i thought of for 2009. and it is...be on time to work more often. or...be less late to work ( Read more... )

so for the past couple of years i have made new years resolutions (more like goals really), and did a surprisingly decent job at accomplishing them. the thing is, looking back at them...they seem rather superficial and meaningless. i guess at the time i made them i didn't think so. and well, they weren't. but what is the point of me putting "stick ( Read more... )

well, 2008 is almost done. and what a year it has been. ups and downs and ins and outs and drama and excitement and all sorts of things. anywho, let's see how i did!

1. visit one new country. ACCOMPLISHED!  i visited four new countries this year - finland, sweden, latvia, and estonia. i also visited some oldies but goodies when i went to ireland and ( Read more... )

one year ago tomorrow, today, a revelation came to me. i don't know why it made such a big impact on my life and who i am, and how i think, but it has.

from the outside, you might not notice, but i know.

i guess its not really so insignficant afterall, in the grand scheme of things, but it is strange how such a small event can have such a profound ( Read more... )

one of the absolute hardest personality traits (is that even the right word?) i have is - i expect too much out of people. in all honesty, my disappointment probably stems from a combination of high expectations and low output (i know that sounds quite terrible, but it is true at least in the work setting), but either way, i should adjust my ( Read more... )

i like this article so i thought i would share. good bits of wisdom that i know i can learn from.

http://zenhabits.net/2008/08/7-powerful-ways-to-get-the-most-out-of-any-situation/#more-845

new goal: to lift once a week at lunch at the gym here at work. i never do any lifting, and while kickboxing provides a lot of resistance training, its not cutting it lately. i know once a week is kinda lame sounding, but its better than nothing.

by writing it out here, i hope to be held someone accountable. =P

well, we are more than halfway done with 2008. so i thought i'd see how those new year's resolutions have been shaping up ( Read more... )

definitely digging this article today about the power of contentment. its something i have always struggled with, but in the past several months, i have learned how to appreciate what i have, and not always be so anxious to get more, more, more.

http://zenhabits.net/2008/04/the-incredible-power-of-contentment/#more-687

check these out. they are enlightening and interesting.

tips for your younger self, courtesy of lifehack

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/34-tips-for-your-younger-self.html#more-5462

the success-o-meter, courtest of dumb little man. for those of us in a seemingly perpetual quarter life crisis, very interesting.

http://www.dumblittleman.com/ ( Read more... )