A focus on improvement- in self, in business, in life
December 29, 2010 Leave a comment
I subscribe to Men’s Health magazine and am also on their email list. Like the publication, MensHealth.com has some very useful and applicable information. Today, I was sent an article outlining the biggest mistakes men make when they are trying to lose weight or get ripped. They are: Read more of this post
December 29, 2010 Leave a comment
Life is hard. Work. Deadlines. Commutes. Health. Weight Gain. (Attempted) Weight Loss. Kids. Bills. Layoffs. The Economy. Death. Relationships. Life, we can all agree, has its share of challenges, its ups and its downs. But, you should be thankful for that. For one, it helps weed out those among us who really don’t want success, don’t want to go through the bumps and cracks that lie on any road to ultimate achievement. But, as I will show you, the more important thing to remember is that Life is Hard because we who want to grow, who want to learn, who want to get the most out of life, need for it to be hard.
Don’t get me wrong. Life doesn’t HAVE to be hard. In fact, I read a book recently that explained just that. A successful executive- we’ll call him John- had a mild heart attack and was ordered by his doctor to take three weeks vacation as far away from work as possible. He decided to fly away to a small town in Mexico, right on the beach. For the first several mornings, John sat on the beach and watched a man, very close in age to his own it appeared, go out in a small boat for a few hours, catch some fish, then return. John watched in almost amazement as the man, day in and day out, brought his boat back to shore, unloaded the fish, then strolled off in the mid-day. Occasionally, the man couldn’t wait to enjoy his catch and would grill some of the fish immediately on shore. He appeared to be extremely happy, very content, as he ate and enjoyed the food, the ocean, the beach- his simple life. Never did this whole process, even when stopping to eat, last more than four or five hours, almost always ending in the early afternoon. Read more of this post
December 27, 2010 1 Comment
Creating and making business decisions according to a budget is key to business success. While business leaders could argue on the essential items and/or the order of those items, here are my five keys to a successful budget.
December 26, 2010 Leave a comment
Knee-Tuck Jumps
Objective: Improve vertical jumping ability and explosive power.
Standing in a vertical position with feet shoulder width apart, jump vertically, bringing the knees up to the chest before returning to the ground. Land in a standing position and repeat immediately, spending as little time on the ground as possible.
Note: To prevent knee injuries, be sure to land with the knees slightly bent. To improve explosive power, be sure to spend as little time on the ground in-between jumps as possible.
December 25, 2010 2 Comments
If you’re like me, your spreadsheets can become rather unwieldy. More often than not, a big reason is that I have to refer to a cell in several places. While using absolute references and relative references appropriately is helpful, they don’t make things as easy as they could be.
Figure 1: Sales Data Table
Say you’re working with the table on the right. You have been asked to report the Total males and total females, as well as the total items and dollars sold for each gender
Using the Countif() and Sumif() formulas, the most common ways would be:
for the total person for each gender:
=COUNTIF(B2:B6,”Male”) (the count for female is exactly the same)
for the sum of items sold and dollars collected:
=SUMIF(B2:B6,”Male”,C2:C6) (the sum for females and/or Total Dollars collected is exactly the same) Read more of this post
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