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Show us Your RSS is LifeGoalAction’s way of saying Thank You to the websites that we all subscribe to.  Every day our RSS reader delivers what these sites have published, and we read and benefit from what they come up with.  Why not join me and  show the world who is on your RSS list and say Thanks.  
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Count your chickens before they hatch

If you are a chicken farmer you would do well to pay attention to the old saying:
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
If you are not a chicken farmer, then maybe this wisdom isn’t always so wise.
This worn out old saying is all about not presuming success.  It tells us that before an event has […]

Another book that wrecked my day.

Today is a public holiday in my part of the world.  We are celebrating “Sports Day” but by chance, today is my day off training so I spent the afternoon on the couch with a copy of  A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway.  I won’t spoilt he story as I know how much that […]

You can’t ace it all the time

Think back to your school days and I’m sure you’ll remember someone who seemed to be good at everything.  They were fast on the track, played in a band, made 1st grade teams, aced their exams and also managed to be popular with the girls or boys.  Maybe this was you, maybe you just watched […]

Good news comes in three’s

I hope you have heard the old saying Bad News Always Comes in Three’s.  I hope, also, that you have seen through its logic.
The story works like this:

You receive some bad news, and file it in your memory
Shortly afterwards, you receive another piece of bad news and file this in your memory. 
All of the sudden alarm […]

There is always something going on

One of the biggest bonuses about living our lives in the year 2007 is that there is always something going on.  Realistically, there has always, always been something going on, but until relatively recently we haven’t been able to see it. 
Our world is shaped roughly like a sphere and it spins on an axis, meaning […]

Useless Passions

Most of my life is deliberate, productive, rational and efficient.  I decide what I will do, by how much it helps me towards my goals and objectives.  Will I see benefits professionally, socially, economically, ethically, spiritually?  These are the sort of criteria that I judge most of my actions by.  However there are some actions […]

Obligations versus Objectives

No matter how high powered your life is, you still have to go to the dentist.  You still have to organize your tax, or organize someone to organize it for you.  You still have to play with your kids or support a friend who needs an ear.  You still have to go through airport customs […]

How to learn Japanese

I have been working on structuring a new goal around the subject of becoming conversant in Japanese.  I have been living in Japan for 18 months now and I have had a few half hearted attempts at learning the language and except for my Kanji study, they have all been nearly fruitless.  This week I […]

When things don’t go as planned

Take a break
Go back to your objectives
Take stock of your successes
Learn from your losses
Give yourself a break
Re-commit yourself to your goals
Get up and go again