Better Life Habits tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-362370 2010-03-02T17:33:18-06:00 Helping people develop new and better habits at work...and in life. TypePad Get better at anything with practice and patience. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83536139b69e20120a8ee56aa970b 2010-03-02T17:33:18-06:00 2010-03-02T17:33:18-06:00 My son had to do a presentation on germs today. He's 10...and 3/4. Understandably, he was nervous so we did some practicing last night. We talked about how Olympic athletes probably get nervous before they compete, but because they have... Mary http://www.betterlifehabits.com/habittrainer_blog/2010/03/get-better-at-anything-with-practice-and-patience.html Lessons From a Broken Wrist tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83536139b69e201310f3c324a970c 2010-02-25T20:06:58-06:00 2010-02-25T20:07:39-06:00 January 20th I broke my wrist. Got clocked from behind by a worse ice skater than me. I'm on the mend and the experience has left me just a bit wiser about a few things. Being brave is overrated. For... Mary http://www.betterlifehabits.com/habittrainer_blog/2010/02/a-broken-wrist-taught-me-some-things.html So. Who is living the fairy tale? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83536139b69e20120a7eda3ae970b 2010-01-19T12:57:20-06:00 2010-01-19T12:57:20-06:00 Over the holidays I read the biography of Grace Kelly. She died 25 years ago and while I knew a little about her -- beautiful, accomplished actress, princess, mother -- I knew very little of her back story. The media... Mary http://www.betterlifehabits.com/habittrainer_blog/2010/01/so-who-is-living-the-fairy-tale.html News Flash: Just complaining is not productive. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83536139b69e20120a66b687d970c 2009-10-22T13:22:36-05:00 2009-10-22T13:22:36-05:00 Arguably, if one is of that mindset, there is much that can be complained about. Globally, nationally (regardless of who is elected), in the office, in the home. If someone wants to complain they will most assuredly find something to... Mary http://www.betterlifehabits.com/habittrainer_blog/2009/10/news-flash-just-complaining-is-not-productive.html Creating a routine tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83536139b69e20120a643da13970c 2009-10-16T08:19:05-05:00 2009-10-16T08:19:05-05:00 This is quite simple and can be done quickly. So simple in fact, that I may be able to hear a collective "duh" when I tell you how. But as simple as it may be people tend not to do... Mary http://www.betterlifehabits.com/habittrainer_blog/2009/10/creating-a-routine.html A routine is easier to create than a habit. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83536139b69e20120a5e643e8970b 2009-10-14T15:25:15-05:00 2009-10-14T15:25:15-05:00 Many of us would like to have better habits around any number of ways of being. Sleep habits, eating habits, time management habits, or exercise habits. Why is it so hard to create a new habit? Maybe it's in the... Mary http://www.betterlifehabits.com/habittrainer_blog/2009/10/a-routine-is-easier-to-create-than-a-habit.html Are you an escalator or an elevator? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83536139b69e20120a51dd01e970c 2009-08-04T14:29:23-05:00 2009-08-04T14:30:49-05:00 Have you ever gotten an e-mail that reads rather nasty in tone? Of course you have. E-mail is modern day body armor. People will say stuff on e-mail they would never have the guts to say face-to-face. What do you... Mary http://www.betterlifehabits.com/habittrainer_blog/2009/08/are-you-an-escalator-or-an-elevator.html 21 Day Myth Busted! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83536139b69e2011571e60e16970b 2009-07-09T10:30:33-05:00 2009-07-09T10:30:33-05:00 Thanks to Twitter I learned about a very informative post on the very topic I wrote about earlier this week. Stephen Smith did the background research and found that, yes indeed, there is no (save for one very specific experiment)... Mary http://www.betterlifehabits.com/habittrainer_blog/2009/07/21-day-myth-busted.html Is "21 Days to Develop a New Habit" Nonsense? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83536139b69e2011570deb81a970c 2009-07-07T10:23:46-05:00 2009-07-07T10:23:46-05:00 I, like thousands of other folks, have spent years spouting this fact in casual conversation and as part of speeches and articles. I've never done any actual research on that particular notion but if I were to use personal and... Mary http://www.betterlifehabits.com/habittrainer_blog/2009/07/is-21-days-to-develop-a-new-habit-nonsense.html Why do you Twitter? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68470531 2009-06-24T22:23:14-05:00 2009-06-24T22:23:14-05:00 In the last two posts I've talked about how, if you are goiing to Twitter, you need to shedule that time into your day. Today's post talks about why you might want to consider spending time on Twitter. And, I... Mary http://www.betterlifehabits.com/habittrainer_blog/2009/06/why-do-you-twitter.html