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Joy Restoration

Posted on August 22, 2014 by srfogel — Leave a comment

I think my new mission is Joy Restoration. We’ve all had Joy. I would even posit that it is our original state. We may have had it removed through the careful application of social ‘normalization’, religious indoctrination and enforced maturation.…

Tagged with: Ease, focus, goals, health, inspiration, Joy, limiting beliefs, mental ecology, Practice, productivity, Purpose, self management, wellness
Posted in personal productivity, Quotes

Mental Ecology: More Resources

Posted on August 7, 2013 by srfogel — 1 Comment

Searching around the web on the topic of Mental Ecology I found a couple of useful links. One to a David Allen Article of Huffpost. It is a coincidence and not a coincidence that I am using a term from…

Integrity – Internal Grit

Posted on August 6, 2013 by srfogel — Leave a comment

Is it cheating if everyone is doing it? Is fairness just a level playing field? Are the win and profit at all costs mentality exemplified by the BioGenesis 13 and Johnny Football our new standard? In the past few weeks…

Tagged with: alignment, health, integrity, mental ecology, Purpose, self management, wellness, wisdom, zero sum
Posted in Leadership, personal productivity, Wellness

Mental Ecology – Part 2

Posted on August 2, 2013 by srfogel — Leave a comment

Common ecological practices include the three R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. They also include clean and renewable sources of energy such as solar, wind, geothermal and others. So in terms of our internal environment and harnessing our personal energy towards effective…

Mental Ecology

Posted on August 1, 2013 by srfogel — Leave a comment

You are responsible for what you hold in your mind, not for what goes through it. – John-Roger, D.S.S. “I will jump that fence and fight every n***** here,” Riley Cooper, Philadelphia Eagles Both of these seemingly unrelated tidbits entered…

Treating the symptoms

Posted on July 19, 2013 by srfogel — Leave a comment

I have had a variety of intestinal ailments for more than thirty years. In the last two weeks, I have had some nasty symptoms. My response has largely been in the area of treating just the symptoms and not really…

Talismans

Posted on June 28, 2013 by srfogel — Leave a comment

Do you have lots of clutter around your office or work area? What is it? Piles of papers? Envelopes and folders? Books? Boxes? I can see two easy explanations for your clutter. 1. You don’t have enough filling, storage and…

Tagged with: de-clutter, Getting Things Done, goals, Practice, productivity, self management, talisman, wellness
Posted in personal productivity

Please join me

Posted on June 20, 2013 by srfogel — Leave a comment

I will be a guest on the radio show The Conscious Consultant Hour next Friday, June 28th at 11:00 AM EDT. here is a link. http://www.talkingalternative.com/friday-shows/the-conscious-consultant-hour. We will be talking about the power of productivity skills to reduce stress and…

Tagged with: goals, inspiration, Practice, productivity, productivity skills, radio, self management, stress, tools, vision, wellness
Posted in personal productivity, Wellness

Beyond IQ: 5 Ways To Reframe Success And Smarts | Co.Create: Creativity \ Culture \ Commerce

Posted on June 13, 2013 by srfogel — Leave a comment

Beyond IQ: 5 Ways To Reframe Success And Smarts | Co.Create: Creativity \ Culture \ Commerce. This echoes some of the concepts we have been talking about, including reframing and changing negative self talk.

Tagged with: limiting beliefs, productivity, self management, wellness
Posted in personal productivity

Day Seven – Chakras and Productivity

Posted on May 31, 2013 by srfogel — Leave a comment

The Seventh Chakra, called Sahasrara, is the 1,000 petal lotus at the crown of the head. This is the area of true inspiration and purpose. Some would call it our connection to the divine. Maybe Plato would have called it…