Podcast Episode 207: How to Make Your Habits Work for You (Rebroadcast)
If you want to make an impact in this world, you need to be able to do what’s important but not urgent. Whether you want to improve your health, write a book or run a marathon, the same principles apply. Here’s how they’ve worked for me. Show Notes: Get your FREE ecopy of One New […]
Podcast Episode 172: Six Ways to Manage Anxiety (rebroadcast)
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted daily living for almost everybody. This kind of change requires us to understand loss, grief and how to manage anxiety. This episode was originally broadcast in April 2020. It’s still relevant today. Show Notes: That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief by Scott Berinato — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jack-shitama/message
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 67: Six Ways to Manage Anxiety
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted daily living for almost everybody. This kind of change requires us to understand loss, grief and how to manage anxiety. Show Notes: That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief by Scott Berinato — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jack-shitama/message
Podcast Episode 22: The Secret of Success
The overnight success is a myth, or at best a rarity. The rest of us have to work at it. Regardless of what you do, there is a proven approach to making an impact. Show Notes: Domino Chain Reaction, a YouTube video by Stephen Morris. It’s only 2-1/2 minutes, and well worth watching. The ONE […]
Podcast Episode 12: Balancing Gratitude and Ambition
The benefits of gratitude are proven. But how can one be both grateful and ambitious? It’s clear that holding these concepts in their proper perspective is an important aspect of leadership. Show Notes: Here are two articles about gratitude from Psychology Today: 7 Scientifically Proven Benefits of Gratitude Do Gratitude Journals Really Work? 4 New […]
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 […]
Working Long Hours Is Cheating
The title of this post is a paraphrase of a quote I heard attributed to Jay Papasan, one of the co-authors of The ONE Thing. I think it’s spot on. Papasan says anyone can work long hours to achieve something. It takes focus to achieve while still balancing your life. In fact, the evidence is […]
When It Comes to Work and Life, Balance Is a Verb, Not a Noun
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven…” Ecclesiastes 3:1 I have written about how I have grown to love daily routines. They provide a rhythm of important habits that help me as a person and as a leader. These include prayer, meditation, exercise, journaling, writing and yes, even […]
