Define My Day Blog
Take Advantage of This Time
Nothing frustrates me more than seeing people shrink from adversity. This moment is a test! What will you do now? Quitting should not be an option. Throughout human history, we've seen worse. This will be hard. We will struggle. We will overcome this. Do not quit on...
I Prefer Sunday Planning with Define My Day
I find that I'm more clear headed on Sundays. Maybe it's the relaxed nature of the day. Whatever the reason, I've found that my monthly and weekly planning goes best sometime late Sunday afternoon. I don't wait until Sunday night to plan my week. That's always been a...
Sometimes We Need to Break the Routine
I'm always a little amazed every time I learn something new through using the Define My Day planner. This process is ever-evolving for me. We are never the same person from day-to-day. Always changing and finding something new, so the process is always changing...
Our Small Business Story
Have you heard this one before? I was... ...approaching 40. ... miserable. ...on the verge of divorce. ...never home to see my kids. ...overworked, stressed, and unhealthy. How Define My Day Started On the surface, things looked good. I owned a successful IT business,...
Define My Weekend?
I'd be a total liar if I said that I used Define My Day every weekend. I don't. But… my weekends are better when I do. Over the past few years, I've found that when I stick to my routine, I feel better throughout the day. It's always a struggle to maintain my...
People Create Their Own Problems
Over a twenty four hour period this weekend, I came in contact with two very different men. The first person I met is living a life most people would dream of. Money, fame, family, and a sense of purposeful giving that made all his hard work worthwhile. He has faults...
Our 9/11 Request…
There has been a meme going around about missing Sept 12th. That was a day we were all Americans united by tragedy. Motivated by pain we came together to fight a common enemy and help those suffering. Then, that motivation faded as it always does and we find ourselves...
Keep Using Weak Words
A few years back, I was having an informal coffee with, by all accounts, a very successful man. He had built a local car dealership empire and had now passed it along to his children. It's an inspiring story of hard work, self-discipline, and personal growth. As we...
Start Your Day With Intention
Recently, a few Define My Day users started a book club in the user group. After some discussion, they ended up choosing The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod. So far, they are about 6 chapters in and, after watching their discussion, I decided to go back and listen to the...