One of the biggest roadblocks in my personal and professional life is that I am easily distracted. Whether it be a task, a person or a new opportunity, I find it difficult to remain focused. Because of this, I sometimes stray and my otherwise disciplined self ends up lost for a day, a week or sometimes longer. I have 3 techniques I use to help with this problem. 1) Rule Your Email. If you let it, your email will dominate your life. It will be a leash around your neck rather than a tool for your life and business. Turn off email notifications on your phone. No, you do not…
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New Year’s Resolutions Are So Overwhelming!
Happy New Year! Hope your 2015 was a good one. I am looking forward to seeing what the next 12 months holds. So, I don’t know about you, but New Year’s Resolutions are pretty overwhelming to me. There is so much talk in January about self-improvement. My brain cannot handle all the ideas…all the pressure! It gets complicated by the fact that I know 90% of it is talk and there is no real change going to occur. That is frustrating and it makes me want to hyperventilate just thinking about it. Take a deep breath. Okay take 3. I have grabbed some of the great free resources that have come…
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2016: Yes You Can!
I like sweets. I mean, I like sweets a lot. Okay…I love sweets! For the past decade plus, however, I have been gaining about 2-3 lbs a year. It doesn’t sound like much at first. But think about it? It does not lead in a good direction. Great news! In 2015, I did not gain weight! In fact, I even lost a few pounds. How did I do it? Well, it wasn’t by going to the gym because I don’t have time for that. (Okay, I decide to spend my time in other ways…like writing blog posts at 5:00 am.) I cut desserts from my diet! I know, it sounds…
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Get Away On A Personal Retreat
This past week I took a couple of mornings away from family and work to do a Quarterly Offsite. It was a great time of goal setting, prioritizing my life and resting. I was able to refocus on what is most important and add margin back into my life. Time, Information and Relationships Typically I have taken a trip out of town each Spring to do a Personal Retreat. Normally I would focus on my vision, and then prioritize, according to my vision, the three areas of my life that tend to creep and consume: 1) Time – Sometimes this would come first because I typically have multiple ideas…
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Read with Me: Essentialism by Greg McKeown
I just listened to an amazing podcast. Last week Michael Hyatt and Michele Cushatt interviewed Greg McKeown, author of Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, on the This Is Your Life podcast. Go here to listen to this podcast episode. This interview was so good, I plan to listen to it on at least an annual basis to refocus me on the things I really need to be doing. Here are some of the notes I took. 1) Don’t be busy and unproductive. 2) What do I need to do and what do I need to stop doing? The first part here is the most important. What is essential? Everything else is…
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About Me
Hey, I’m Adam Suter. I am married to the love of my life, Michelle, and have three wonderful children. We live in Marietta, GA. Some of the things that fascinate me are faith, new ideas, people, stories, productivity, nonprofits, and my own family. I am an Idea Addict and Career Coach. I help Idea Addicts find clarity and focus so that they can create work that matters. My Blog In this blog I write for Idea Addicts. I hope we can share ideas that will change the world. I post in the following categories: Work That Matters Idea Addicts Listening To Jesus I post 1-2 times a week. Productivity, faith, family, work,…