Podcast Episode 104: How to Make Your Habits Work for You
This episode covers a repeatable process for developing positive habits to improve your spiritual, physical and professional lives. Show Notes: Get your FREE ecopy of One New Habit, One New Goal: Change Your Life in 10 Weeks The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan The Healthy […]
Podcast Episode 71: Save Your Energy for the Important Decisions
Not every decision is created equal. Knowing how to manage your decision-making energy will make you more confident, less anxious, and will leave you more energy for the big decisions. Show Notes: Successful people like Barack Obama and Mark Zuckerberg wear the same thing every day — and it’s not a coincidence from Business Insider […]
Podcast Episode 69: Five Ways to Boost Work from Home Productivity (COVID-19 Edition)
Working from home is even more challenging when it’s 24/7 and you share the space with others. Understanding how to adjust your routines to make it work will get you through. Show Notes: This is my office cubbyhole in the basement. — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jack-shitama/message
Podcast Episode 29: Three Ways a Leader Must Be Flexible
This episode is an example of why it’s important to be flexible. My personal travels and a case of stupidity caused it to drop a day late. Here’s what I learned from it, and how it can help you. Show Notes: Episode 23: Musings from Thailand on Self-Differentiation Stewart Butterfield’s bio
The Myth of Self-Discipline
“We first make our habits. Then our habits make us.” John Dryden I am undisciplined. I’ve known this all my life but have tried to ignore it. When I compare myself to John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, I feel like the slacker that I am. Wesley typically arose at 4:00 a.m., began every day […]
The Hardest Part Is Starting
The worst decision I made in seminary was to ask for an extension on a paper that was due the end of my last semester. The professor gave me a week. It was the just before Christmas and the idea of writing the paper hung over my head the whole time. I had lots of […]
The Problem with Annual Goals: They’re Too Long (and Too Short)
As we begin a new year, you might be thinking about annual goals. This could be personally or professionally. It could take the form of the dreaded New Year’s resolution. Or it could be part of an annual plan that you’ve developed at work. Regardless, a year is too long. I’ve made annual goals before. […]
