Jay Shirley

If you can lose weight by simply using a smaller plate, you can accomplish more by planning to do fewer things. I've been focusing on strategies to do more over the last 2 years and have settled on a plan that really works for me.

There is a problem with having fun. Fun has a hidden cost. A cost that people think they can handle or may never acknowledge. This cost creeps up, compounding and can really bring havoc. It just lurks, waiting to explode and disrupt your life.

I learned that life isn't fair as a child. However the depth of this eluded me until recently. Equity is not even and it isn't even consistent. I think I'm a bit old to have this realization, but at least I had it.

I haven't been writing lately and I really have been missing it. I also haven't been working on TDP as much as I would like. I have not been idle though! I joined a startup called Cojourneo to lead their technology efforts and create amazing, life altering products.

I have been learning how to use scripts, mostly from learning some great techniques from other, more business-minded folks. I never thought of using them actually in business, instead in improving my personal interactions. Until it became time to buy a car.

Habits are small. They succeed not with a blaze of glory but through evolution. The bad habits creep in, hopefully unspotted. Good habits are formed through daily adjustments. We need to stay on target and appreciate the small, consistent daily rewards rather than look to a larger prize.

Habits are supposed to be automatic. They are daily activities, but so many things we want to do each day requires constant effort. Why? What happens when we try to let habits take over? Failure. That's what.

I watch my kids struggle with good behavior. Everything, especially children, descends into chaos. Their good habits fade and bad habits enter. Why, and what can we do to stop or mitigate this?