I just ran across an interesting article on “5 Jaw Dropping Stats About Retirement” and there’s a couple I thought worth sharing. The first – and probably the one that’s biggest in terms of good news/bad news is this… Your Retirement Could Last 30 Years! Of course, the good news here [...]

So, how did you sleep last night? If you’re like many of us, you probably didn’t get as much rest as you would’ve liked. According to NPR, working Americans are getting by on less sleep these days – which makes that mid-afternoon slump all too common. The recommended 8 to 9 [...]

If you’re into productivity, here’s a notice you might find handy… In the 1970s, the US Naval Academy did a study to see how long the average person could remain focused on a single task... this was for the purpose of improving their instructional design programs - they wanted to make [...]

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “the only sure things in life are death and taxes.” Well, you probably didn’t know how far governments throughout history have gone to make certain they took their fair share while you’re above ground.  Here’s just a short list of the many items that the tax [...]

According to UrbanDictionary.com, the phrase “Git-R-Done” originated in the early 1990s as a call to action for good ol’ boys who fell behind on mission critical tasks like rebuilding a transmission or clearing brush from the back 40. Most of us, however, associate “Git-R-Done” as the catchphrase for Stand-Up Comedian Larry [...]

We all care about our kids – and always wonder whether we’re doing the very best we can to set them up for success. There’s certainly no shortage of advice when it comes to parenting.  From Dr. Spock’s “The Common Sense Book of Baby and Childcare” to “Battle Hymn of the Tiger [...]

Don’t you just hate rejection? I do. It's only natural – we all want people to like and accept us. But rejection happens and you have to keep on keeping on. The story I keep in mind is that of Col. Harlan Sanders. At the age of 65, Sanders had an [...]

Okay, here’s something you might find useful… It’s from a book entitled "18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done" By Peter Bregman. It’s got some interesting ideas – for example, in one chapter he calls out the value of creating your "annual focus" - not a [...]

You know… some days you just need a break and the interweb beckons… And here’s what you might find – a healthy, daily dose of obscure slang terms from the website MentalFloss: TOAD-STRANGLER - Comes from the Gulf states – it describes a sudden, and heavy, rain capable of choking an [...]

Have you ever wondered what’s going on inside the cockpit of that jet airliner right before take-off? What exactly are those pilots doing? I did a bit of research and one of the things I learned about pilots was just how much they ALL rely on checklists. Before the flight, during [...]