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  • Ben 4:20 am on March 30, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    The Daily Improvement #13-16 

    Got a bit behind, so here are an awesome foursome of daily improvements.


    #13 Improvement: (via my father) What most clearly separates successful business people is their careful, loving use of time.


    Motivation: Time is a resource everyone has a limited amount of, but has absolute freedom to use as they see fit. Wake up every day and prioritize your time to get the most important things done.




    #14 Improvement: (via my father) The most important ten minutes of your day is the last ten minutes when you make tomorrow’s to do list.


    Motivation: A. You can go to sleep because you know what you have to do tomorrow. B. When you wake up you are ready to get started and don’t have to waste an hour figuring out exactly where you left off. “Thanks dad!”




    #15 Improvement: When travelling especially, be sensitive to the resources and restrictions of others.


    Motivation: Despite not considering yourself particularly wealthy, everyone’s situation is different — it’s best to avoid comparisons or statements about wealth altogether.




    #16 Improvement: Before plugging electrical equipment in a foreign country’s sockets double check the power handling on the device and the output from the wall.


    Motivation: Save some money and don’t burn out your gadgets like we did with a nonpower switching wifi router brought over from the U.S. to spain. As a general rule specifically portable gadgets like laptops and cellphones have switching power supplies that just require a passive adapter.


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  • Ben 4:00 am on March 30, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    Photos of Trip to Catalonia, Spain #1 











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    • max 3:20 pm on March 30, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      looks kinda gloomy :/

      • Ben 3:37 pm on March 30, 2010 Permalink | Reply

        @max It was a bit overcast the first day here. More sunny, non-gloomy photos to come.

  • Ben 12:48 am on March 26, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    The Daily Improvement #12 

    Improvement: In work more than anywhere else, patient persistence is crucial to success. Be the one to continually follow up.


    Motivation: When thinking about work, everyone has a million things on their mind. When you go out of your way to stay in touch it is always appreciated, and sometimes just what is needed to get things done.


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  • Ben 12:59 am on March 25, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    The Daily Improvement #11 

    Improvement: When someone gives you a compliment there is no need to feel awkward or do anything special – just say thanks and continue on.


    Motivation: This makes the other person feel that their complimented is appreciated, yet it also appears as if it is not a big deal to you.


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  • Ben 12:14 am on March 24, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    The Daily Improvement #10 

    10 Days strong. If you aren’t growing, you are stagnating.

    Improvement: Every day try a new variation of one step in your daily routine. This will help you improve habits and have big long-term benefits.


    Motivation:

    “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle

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