Month: February 2014

Curiosity, Not Ignorance, Is Bliss By: Ann Hoy

“Curiosity seeks to annihilate itself; there is no curiosity that does not want an answer” Eliezer S. Yudkowsky We are naturally curious, and eager to exchange our ignorance for knowledge, and our naivety for understanding. There is intense curiosity, like the stalking paparazzi type, or mild curiosity, like wanting to know the weather forecast, but… Continue reading Curiosity, Not Ignorance, Is Bliss By: Ann Hoy

52 Weeks to Optimizing Yourself 2014 – Week 8 – Go BIG With Going The Extra Mile

For this week’s optimizing yourself exercise, I am going to go BIG with going the extra mile. “The extra mile is a vast, unpopulated wasteland.” Everyone says they go the extra mile, but almost no one actually does. Most people think, “Wait… no one else is here… why am I doing this?” Jeff Haden Jeff… Continue reading 52 Weeks to Optimizing Yourself 2014 – Week 8 – Go BIG With Going The Extra Mile

Review of Week 7 – Go BIG With Changing The Words “If Only” To “Next Time”

This week, when I had thoughts like: “If Only I hadn’t broken my laptop charger, to “Next time I will not chop the chord up inside the motion furniture when I sit down, I realized that I can’t change what has happened, and it is a waste of my energy to regret it. I was… Continue reading Review of Week 7 – Go BIG With Changing The Words “If Only” To “Next Time”

52 Weeks to Optimizing Yourself 2014 – Week 7 – Go BIG With Changing the Words “If Only” to “Next Time”.

Change the words “if only” to “next time”. Norman Vincent Peale.   For this week’s optimizing yourself exercise, I am going to change my “if only” thoughts or statements to “next time”. Instead of saying “if only I had done this”, or “hadn’t done that”, I am going to focus on what I learned from… Continue reading 52 Weeks to Optimizing Yourself 2014 – Week 7 – Go BIG With Changing the Words “If Only” to “Next Time”.

Review of Week 6 – Go BIG With Changing My Fear From Active to Latent

This week I went BIG with changing my fears from active to latent, and I learned that my fears cropped up when I wanted to take action.   When I heard the voice inside saying: “you shouldn’t “, or  ”you couldn’t”, “watch out for”,  I knew it was some outdated fears in my mind talking. Fears… Continue reading Review of Week 6 – Go BIG With Changing My Fear From Active to Latent

52 Weeks to Optimizing Yourself 2014 – Week 6 – Go BIG With Changing My Fear From ‘Active’ to ‘Latent’

 In Bill Gates’ book, “The Impatient Optimist”, when he is asked if he is guided by fear,  he says:  “Fear should guide you but it should be latent. I have some latent fear. I consider failure on a regular basis.” For this week’s optimizing yourself exercise, I am going BIG with changing my fear from… Continue reading 52 Weeks to Optimizing Yourself 2014 – Week 6 – Go BIG With Changing My Fear From ‘Active’ to ‘Latent’

Review of Week 5 – Going BIG With Seeing Things Instead of Looking At Them

This week, I went BIG with seeing the moon, instead of only looking at it, and I saw the way it moves around the sky at different times of the night.  I gave it my full attention, instead of taking it for granted, and expecting it to illuminate the night sky. I changed the way… Continue reading Review of Week 5 – Going BIG With Seeing Things Instead of Looking At Them

Redefining Success – Still Making Mistakes – W. Brett Wilson Book Review By: Ann Hoy

As mentioned on my previous blog post, I won a contest to have lunch with W. Brett Wilson, this month.  I watched The Dragon’s Den tv show where Brett was a panelist many times, but since I will be meeting him, I read his book:  “Redefining Success, Still Making Mistakes” and wrote a review. I… Continue reading Redefining Success – Still Making Mistakes – W. Brett Wilson Book Review By: Ann Hoy

52 Weeks To Optimizing Yourself 2014 – Week 5 – Going BIG with Seeing Instead of Looking at Things

  As technology speeds up, we look at an increasing number of images every day, and often don’t really see them, or allow our minds to absorb them. In the visual overload, we miss the sensory experiences: the texture of a painting in a museum, or the smell of a book in a book store,… Continue reading 52 Weeks To Optimizing Yourself 2014 – Week 5 – Going BIG with Seeing Instead of Looking at Things

Review of Week 4 – Going BIG With Going With The Flow

  I went BIG with the flow this week, instead of pushing or trying to influence events, I was laid back, yet surprisingly productive.  I read the book “Redefining Success” by W. Brett Wilson, and learned about work/life balance, entrepreneurship, marketing and philanthropy, from one of Canada’s top business people. I will post a review… Continue reading Review of Week 4 – Going BIG With Going With The Flow