Distractions Blog Posts

Do You Focus on What is Important?  Do you know What is Important? Often we find ourselves in a position of asking what am I supposed to focus on?  How am I supposed to know what is... A contemporary Medicine Woman walking a shaman...

Of course it's going to rain every single day we're here in Minneapolis, and then it's supposed to snow the day we head home; which panic is already growing about in regards to interstate driving, inclement weather and semi-trucks. Tha...

Although nearly everyone who enters college does so expecting to accomplish it, not all the do. There are many challenges and decisions in college that will cut the street short, and also other what you should be aware of. This short article will off...

By Peg Sanders Concentration skills can be learned with practice and perhaps even tutoring can help. Everyone’s study skills are different. Some can really concentrate and absorb quickly, while others tend to drift off and find it difficult to...

By Bonny Blake Ever wonder if you should enhance your reading and comprehension skills? Well how about this: are you looking for ways to become successful in the work place or at school? There are plenty of complicated strategies for doing this, yet...

By Cody Getty The answer to the question, how do you study for exams, is simple; develop effective study skills. There are strategies that are easy to implement and the results are worth the effort. When you were younger, a student in elementary scho...

By Mack Goodwin Globalisation and technological developments have made a major impact in the progression of the labour market. But no matter what modifications the labour market may undergo, proficiency in English and Math are constantly an invariabl...

As the church grew institutionally during its first centuries, those flooding through its doors were not always of high caliber. In reaction, a number of Christians withdrew to a life of poverty, chastity, and separation. Monastic forms developed, an...

Do not let your heart envy sinners, But be zealous for the fear of the Lord all the day (Proverbs 23:17, NKJV) But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; My steps had nearly slipped. 3 For I was envious of the boastful, When I saw the prosper...

“If the distractions are too compelling, then your goal is too small. To strengthen your focus, raise your ambitions.” — Ralph Marston High expectations are the key to everything. — Sam Walton “Success is focusing the fu...

Distractions! Distractions! Distractions!! By A. W. Tozer Maintenance of the devotional mood is indispensable to success in the Christian life. Holiness and power are not qualities that can be once received and thereafter forgotten as one might wind...

I thought it was me. Turns out it’s my desk. Is your desk destroying your productivity too? I’m supposed to be writing – but I’m not doing that. I’m surfing the net and staring at various inane sites. Yes, staring –...

A good attention span is a powerful tool in your arsenal of thinking skills. Practice paying attention and focusing on your work.

When conversing with other people, instead of trying to think of what you will say next, really listen to what the other person is saying.

Honestly, everyone making money online has an email list. It’s the number one key to opening the success floodgates. Because you can market to your list whenever you want. It’s like a renewable resource that allows you to make money on de...

Ten More Days Her name, Pandita Pamabai, though unfamiliar to many today, is etched in glory. Her father was a Brahmin priest who, at age 44, married a 9-year-old girl. Wanting to educate her, he took her to a remote forest in southern India, built a...

Self discipline enables us to look at reality objectively. There is an enormous lack of that these days.......

You’ve probably heard this common Internet marketing mantra a million times. The big money is in online list building. List building is one of the most effective ways to generate online home based business success. You must learn how to …...

Tweet How to be a better listener You spend more time in school listening than doing any other activity. It is important that you understand most of what you hear so that you can learn about your different subjects and at the same time improve your E...

When you continue looking ahead, even the difficult steps will seem lighter. The burdens of the moment become much more bearable when you keep reminding yourself that there is a purpose behind them.