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Monthly Archives: December 2007

No Failure – Only Pending Personal Bests

A few days ago I wrote about my 2007 personal best running goal to break 7 minutes for the mile.
Alas I had 2 attempts before 31st December and did not make it. My first time trial on a windy and cold day ended in running 7 minutes and 20 seconds.
(My daughter took the photo [...]

Career Change Goals – 2007 Review

Here’s what I’ve come up with for the career goals “reality review” exercise I wrote about here:
http://markmccluretoday.com/reviewing-your-career-change-goals
1- Complete this paragraph in 15 minutes or less.
I had some interesting experiences on my career change journey in 2007. For example, here are 5 important lessons I’ve learned from the past 6 months:

My ex-employer hasn’t missed a beat.
I [...]

Productivity and Workflow Timers

One of the dangerous habits in growing this new online business is that there’s a very strong survival instinct to keep on working… and working… and working. In fact, to work way more than I ever did in any corporate career role.
(Note to myself: I can mentally hear a few of my mentors call me [...]