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By Michael Hartley CFP®

Michael Hartley CFP®
Harvard
Harvard Psychologists Reveal the Real Reason We're All So Distracted
Inc Magazine - Nate Klemp
Research reveals that "mind wandering" is often the hidden source of distraction. Here are 3 ways to shift back to being fully present and engaged. When it comes to how to be more focused and less distracted,
Michael Hartley CFP®
Leadership
Why having too many choices makes us miserable
Fast Company - Anisa Purbasari Horton
Having a lot of choices at our fingertips creates the feeling of FOMO, and that makes us miserable. Back in the 90s, there were about 7,000 items in your average grocery store. That’s already a lot of
Michael Hartley CFP®
Success
Why good enough is better than perfect
Ladders - Gustavo Razzetti
Perfection is an illusion — we believe it makes us better but actually harms us. Perfectionism is not a standard, but a way of living. Perfectionism …
Michael Hartley CFP®
Business
Week’s Best: From NBA to RIA; Using The ‘F’ Word
Barron's - Steve Garmhausen
Transition player. NBA legend Tony Parker is getting into the advisory business. Parker, who retired a week ago after winning four rings with the San …
Michael Hartley CFP®
Self-confidence
1 Simple Brain Trick That Can Help You Overcome Self Doubt Forever
Inc Magazine - Melina Palmer
Studies show that self-talk has a huge impact on your experiences. You just need to change a few words. "I'm too busy to reach inbox zero." "Sorry, but I'm terrible at remembering names." "I'll never
Michael Hartley CFP®
List-Worthy
4 Ways to Make Meetings Shorter
Inc Magazine - Elise Keith
There is no perfect length of time for a meeting. The right amount of time all depends on what the meeting's about, which is why you can find meetings scheduled from just fifteen minutes on up to multiple
Michael Hartley CFP®
Ulysses S. Grant
Best History Books Of All Time: 12 Essential Reads On Western Civilization
Forbes - Gene Marks
The Shadow King: The Life and Death of Henry VI by Lauren Johnson (2019) Many call Henry VI the worst English king ever and it's tough to blame them. He lost the Hundred Years’ War to France and, through
Michael Hartley CFP®
Fossil Fuels
United States Spend Ten Times More On Fossil Fuel Subsidies Than Education
Forbes - James Ellsmoor
study shows that USD$5.2 trillion was spent globally on fossil fuel subsidies in 2017. The equivalent of over 6.5% of global GDP of that year, it also represented a half-trillion dollar increase since
Michael Hartley CFP®
Business
7 Ways Sales Teams Can Set Better Goals
Harvard Business Review - Andris A. Zoltners and Prabhakant Sinha and Sally E. Lorimer
Most sales forces use sales goals to focus attention on what’s important and give salespeople direction about what to do. Goals energize people and encourage them to keep going. Very often, companies sales
Michael Hartley CFP®
Business
The Case for More Silence in Meetings
Harvard Business Review - Steven G. Rogelberg and Liana Kreamer
There are approximately 55 million meetings a day in the United States. Most of them involve talking, which can also be subject to a host of problems: one person dominating, others checking out and multitasking,
Michael Hartley CFP®
Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban Says These 2 Words Separate Those Who Achieve From Those Who Only Dream
Inc Magazine - Jeff Haden
According to Mark Cuban, the formula for success is based on two simple words. Mark Cuban owns a variety of companies, including the Dallas Mavericks. He's a star on Shark Tank. He's an outstanding salesperson,
Michael Hartley CFP®
How-To's
Do Math in Your Head With These Mental Math Tricks
Lifehacker - Nick Douglas
You probably haven’t had to do longhand math in years, but you do mental math every day. Or maybe you google math problems ten times a day, because …
Michael Hartley CFP®
Poetry
3 Ways to End Chronic Complaining at Your Company
Inc Magazine - Steve Farber
I just happened to be walking past the TV not too long ago and saw the Today show's third hour, the one where they deal with less serious topics. The anchors were talking about something they were doing
Michael Hartley CFP®
Steven Davis
How to Tell an Employee Their Work Is Low Quality (and Get Them Back on Track)
Inc Magazine - Alyse Kalish
Subpar assignments can set the company back. Here's how to give proper feedback that'll set the right expectations. You're a hard worker. You like things to be done on time, and done well. To you, it's
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Business
How to Overcome the Bias We Have Toward Our Own Ideas
Harvard Business Review - Fabian J. Sting and Christoph Fuchs and Maik Schlickel and Oliver Alexy
Innovative manufacturers routinely encourage employees to generate ideas for improved products and processes. At Toyota, for instance, employees submit more than 700,000 implemented kaizen process improvement
Michael Hartley CFP®
Business
When You’ve Reached an Impasse in Your Meeting
Harvard Business Review - Paul Axtell
What happens when you can’t reach consensus in a meeting? Whether it’s two people who are at loggerheads or the entire group that can’t get on the same page, how do you move forward? Stay with the conversation.
Michael Hartley CFP®
Business
To Come Up with Better Ideas, Practice Paying Attention
Harvard Business Review - Bill Taylor
We live in a world where virtually every business is an “ideas” business. Executives and entrepreneurs are desperate for insights that allow them to amaze customers, reimagine products, and otherwise themselves
Michael Hartley CFP®
Leadership
This is how you train your brain to be more creative
Fast Company - Anisa Purbasari Horton
Being creative is about training your brain to do so, argues this neuroscientist. There is an entire generation of people who grew up believing they aren’t creative because someone in high school told
Michael Hartley CFP®
Microsoft Excel
Turn a photo of data into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet in a snap
CNET - by Clifford Colby
Now for iPhone as well as Android, Microsoft's mobile tool turns photos into Excel spreadsheets. You can convert notes, numbers, lists and recipes.
Michael Hartley CFP®
Microsoft Excel
Convert a photo of data into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet in a snap
CNET - by Clifford Colby
Microsoft's new tool for Android phones turns photos into Excel spreadsheets. You can convert numbers, lists and recipes.
Michael Hartley CFP®
13 Fine Dining Etiquette Rules You Probably Had No Idea About
BuzzFeed - Peggy Wang
Let's just clear this up right now: that napkin belongs in your lap, not tucked into your chin like a bib.
Michael Hartley CFP®
How to Help Other People Be Successful
Entrepreneur - BizCast
This CEO breaks down some of the common challenges a business might face in its early stages. UPshow is a consumer engagement platform that focuses on in-venue marketing. In this video with Entrepreneur
Michael Hartley CFP®
MIT just cracked open an historic time capsule–here’s what was inside
Fast Company - Jesus Diaz
Buried in 1999, the capsule contained the 1992 proposal for the World Wide Web developed by Tim Berners-Lee–and Microsoft’s first product. In 1999–which may as well be 5,000 BC in internet years–the Laboratory
Michael Hartley CFP®
Success
3 ways to get rid of anger, according to neuroscience
Ladders - Eric Barker
How can you control angry emotions? Looking at the neuroscience, there’s a right way and a wrong way to do it. Here’s how. They’re one inch from your …
Michael Hartley CFP®
3 simple ways to sound confident and competent in any conversation
Ladders - Katrina Kirsch
The thing is, people rarely feel comfortable diving into detail if the person they’re speaking with doesn’t sound confident and competent. Each week, …
Michael Hartley CFP®
Senior Executives Are Getting Phished More Frequently. Here's an Urgent Tip!!!
Fortune - Robert Hackett
A couple weeks ago I received an email message with the subject line “Urgent Request !!!” The note purported to be from Adam Lashinsky, this …
Michael Hartley CFP®
How to End an Annoying Conversation
Lifehacker - Josh Ocampo
Five minutes into a four-hour flight to Nevada, I found out I was seated next to a Trump supporter. I knew this because as soon as we were seated, …
Michael Hartley CFP®
The 13 Best Diagrams To Unleash Your Teams' Creativity Through Design Thinking
Forbes - Paloma Cantero-Gomez
Unlocking employees’ creative potential has long been recognized as a key component of management."> Unlocking employees’ creative potential has long been recognized as a key component of management.