Daily Inspiration for 10-31-20

Notes:
* 16-year old bridge playing phenom

* Picture of JFK and Jackie at a gala

* “I Survived” kids’ book series author

* Horror movie recommendations through the decades

* Americans worked more because they haven’t had a commute

* Dan Ariely: Research shows it helps to allow for a little slack in your goalsetting - ex/ give yourself one day off per week for a goal your working on

* Book: pictures of Navy Seals Hell Week

* Book: Do you feel like I do? By Peter Frampton

* Famous novelists’ recommendations for great mystery stories

* Sherlock Homes books and descriptions of fashion, technology etc. of that time

* Honoring life on the Day of the Dead in Mexico

* Ancient coral found in the Great Barrier Reef

* Cheesy horror movie hosts

* John Cleese: 20 odd questions - creativity tips!

(Boston Globe, New York Times, Wall Street Journal)

Daily Inspiration 10-30-20

Notes:

• Ellen R. Gordon, CEO, Tootsie Roll

• Horror movie recommendations

• Playlist for Election Day

• Friluftsliv: “open-air living” - Norwegian term

• Social desirability bias’ effect on elections

• The Donut King, documentary

• Ray Croc’s ranch

• Tech companies

• Dr. Joyce Wallace, obit, cared for folks with H.I.V.

• Diane di Prima, obit, Beat poet

• Holidays will be different this year

• City Hall, documentary - Frederick Wiseman

• Masculinity: Trump vs. Biden
  

Daily Inspiration 10-29-20

Notes:

• HBO TV series, Industry

• Can you tell if someone’s a Trump/Biden supporter by seeing what they have in their refrigerator?

• Denise Simon, acting coach’s advice: “You are enough”

• Ashley Graham, supermodel

• Getting speaking accents just right

• Brain implants

• Book: Keep Moving: Notes on loss, creativity, and change

• History of candy companies in Boston

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Daily Inspiration for 10-23-20

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Outline:
Bad Hair movie
Passions/hobbies/interests exercise
Michael Powell, 60s movie director
Molly Stern, editor of Michell Obama’s autobiography “Becoming”
Marge Champion, dancer
The Amazing Randi, magician
Danny Elfman’s inspiration
Olfactory Bliss, book
B Mo the Prince, social media stud
4 types of goals

Four Types of Goals You Need to Know

Writing down your goals will clarify your intentions and improve your chances of achieving what you desire.

The four types of goals are:

#1 Habit goals - simple directions to follow.
Examples:
Meditate for 20 minutes
Exercise for 30 minutes

#2 Deadline goals
Examples:
By June 1, complete the scuba certification exam
By 12-31-20, have X dollars in my investment account

#3 Visionary goals - inspirational goals that aren’t necessarily measurable.
Examples:
I’m a visionary
I’m the most respected productivity coach in New England

#4 Skys-the-limit goals - think big!
Examples:
I’ll announce “And live from New York - it’s Saturday night!”
Bring my sons to the Superbowl
My net worth is $23 million
I’m a black belt in jiujitsu

If you want to achieve great goals, you’ve got to use many different types of goals. What are a few of your habit goals, deadline goals, visionary goals, and skys-the-limit goals?

Daily Inspiration for 10-22-20

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