Shout Out: Matthew Cornell at Matt’s Idea Blog
Matt’s Idea Blog always has great ideas on personal development and productivity. I’ve interviewed Matt before on 10 Questions With The Productivity Expert and we’ve corresponded through email – he’s a very friendly guy.
What I like most about him though is his continuous drive to learn; you always read about the latest nugget of info he’s pursuing and the next step of personal growth he’s working on.
Matt has since left his job at NASA to become a full-time productivity coach. His journey is a very exciting one and I’m confident he has lots to offer.
Catch Matt at Matt’s Idea Blog now.
I agree that a key to self management is self esteem. I would offer that true life inspiration happens when you find something you love to do and make it a part of your everyday experience. Here’s an exercise:
1. Write down 10 things you love to do or that bring you the most joy. I call this the “You List”
2. Then record how many times a day you do one of the things on your list
3. Give each day of the week a rating from 1-10
4. Your best day usually comes out to be the day you do the most things on your “You List”
I can easily relate to the first part of the story, in the past I was one of those people pretending you have done something and then be very uncomfortable when someone asks more detailed questions.
It is not a good feeling and being upfront from the beginning really saves you the embarassment later.