Category: Motivation

Of Bells and Griddles

by PhilRansom | December 10, 2020 | Influenced!, Motivation | 0 Comments

From my book Influenced! Yet to be released. Telling a compelling story can...

The BEST way to Protest

by PhilRansom | August 19, 2020 | Jus' Thinking, Leadership, Motivation, Patriotism | 3 Comments

I've had it. The raucous disregard for law, order, and decency in our country, the societal...

Half-time 2020

by PhilRansom | June 22, 2020 | Leadership, Life, Motivation, Productivity | 0 Comments

Half-time doesn’t last very long, but if you’re the team that’s behind, what happens at half-time can turn certain loss into a win.

What happens at half-time? Four things. We:
assess
catch our breath
adjust
commit to executing the adjustments.

2 Million Words <2 years

by PhilRansom | Jun 15, 2020 | Motivation, Productivity

I would have laughed at you –right out loud– had you said I'd handle over 2-million words in two...

Keep Moving Forward

by PhilRansom | May 14, 2020 | Jus' Thinking, Leadership, Life, Motivation, Productivity, Quotes

Hello, FW20, 2020. You look nothing like our projections for this year. I saw these four...

Late 3rd Quarter Time-Out

by PhilRansom | Apr 15, 2020 | Jus' Thinking, Motivation, Productivity

There’s nothing wrong with being behind in the third quarter. Even the end of the third...

Know Why

by PhilRansom | Apr 10, 2018 | Motivation, Productivity

Knowing why precedes many of the lesser questions we tend to answer first. Knowing why fuels...

About that inbox …

by PhilRansom | Mar 29, 2018 | Motivation, Productivity

How'd THAT happen?! It was the easiest thing in the world to drop things in my inbox with the best of intentions. Things to tend to later; one, two, maybe a few at a time. How it happened, I don't know, exactly, but with zero effort (maybe that's the problem) it...

If Not Wealth, What is It?

by PhilRansom | Mar 16, 2018 | Life, Motivation, Productivity, Quotes

Of all the things that leave people disillusioned, jaded,even despairing, the quest for wealth seems to me to be one of the greatest offenders. The pursuit of power comes in a close second; in your mind it may be worse. Is there a healthy perspective on wealth? We...

Self-Discipline

by PhilRansom | Nov 16, 2016 | Motivation, Productivity, Quotes

What do I really want? - should always be whispering from the corners of our minds, urging us on to the things we truly aspire to. In a world littered with shortcuts, true gains come only as a result of discipline, most of it self-inflicted. I created this for me, but...