Robert Moskowitz – Page 26 – How to Organize Your Work & Your Life

Push Your Ideas Forward

When was the last time you had an interesting idea? Note that I’m not asking about a “good” idea, just an interesting one. The reason for the distinction is that a “good” idea is one that fits well with the needs, wants,

April 5By Robert Moskowitz

Upgrade Your Personal Characteristics

It’s really all about people. Your ability to relate to people is not only instrumental in determining the scope and quality of your connections, but it’s also critical to feeling good about yourself and maintaining a high level of success in your

April 1By Robert Moskowitz

Energize Every Effort

There was a Seinfeld episode in which Jerry’s dad was working at a job Jerry opposed. To get him fired, the plan was to schedule lots of late afternoon meetings, because the old man would naturally be tired by that time of

March 29By Robert Moskowitz

Get More from Goal Setting

There’s a lot written about goal setting, and about exhorting you to set more of them. But there’s not enough said about evaluating how much benefit you’re getting from the goals you actually do set. That’s a problem, because setting goals –

March 25By Robert Moskowitz

Setting Up for High Achievement

High levels of achievement are the highway to productivity and success. The more often you can attain HLA (high levels of achievement), and the longer you can sustain them, the faster you will arrive at the goals you have set for your

March 22By Robert Moskowitz

Coping Well with Stress

Except for a few adrenaline junkies and chaos creators who are disinclined to solve their problems, most of us don’t like stress. At a minimum, it comes with unpleasant feelings and can easily contribute to health problems. But it’s pretty much impossible

March 18By Robert Moskowitz

Defusing Negative Emotions

We like to think that our cognitive processes and rational thinking guide our everyday actions. That may be true. But it’s a mistake to discount the emotional components that also drive our actions, choices, and decisions. That’s why it’s important not only

March 15By Robert Moskowitz

The Five-Year Plan

Who among us has not sat through a job interview and been asked the standard question: “Where do you see yourself in five years?“ OK. Good question. But what I’m also asking is: “Why should you answer it only for others in

March 11By Robert Moskowitz

Lengthen Your Time Horizon

In my last post on Gear Up for Success – Part 2, I included a suggestion that you “Stretch Your Time Horizon.” As you may remember, I wrote: “… the farther out you are looking, planning, and working, the more likely you’ll

March 8By Robert Moskowitz

Gear Up for Success – Part 2

As I wrote last time, in a perfect world, you’d get all the success you deserve without any struggle. You’d do your thing. The world would reward you commensurately. Tomorrow you’d wake up and do more of the same. But it happens