How to use your journal to overcome negative thoughts. As mentioned in my seminars. 
Author: Eric Herdman
Eric Herdman, speaker: for over 20 years, has delivered keynote speeches and full day workshops across the nation, devoted to improving time management and productivity.
Eric Herdman, entrepreneur: opened a start-up that went from $0 to $1,000,000 in revenue in one year.
Eric Herdman, business coach: coached clients including Pfizer, Check Free Systems, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, and Los Angeles Housing Authority to assist them to meet their productivity goals.
Eric Herdman, author: wrote 3 books including “Actions Speak Louder Than Words”, “No, You Suck!”, and “The Complete Guide to Managing Everything, Everyone, and Every Task”, addressing modifying workplace behaviors and improving productivity and leadership skills.
Eric Herdman, athlete: holds the 12 Hour course record in both “Flatlanders” Saint Louis, MO, and “Race Against the Clock” in Oakland, CA, as well as the 50 mile course record in the “Valley of Fire” in Nevada.
Finding the Elusive Work-life Balance
How to Win Tomorrow Today
I’ve have been doing a lot of speaking in the construction industry with associations and companies.
I have a featured article on How to Win Tomorrow Today in this months Construction Executive Magazine.
— Read on www.constructionexec.com/article/how-to-win-tomorrow-today
Here we go again…
Last month bagels emojis. This month landing emojis.
Over the past two decades of working with some of the most productive (and busiest) people. I am well qualified to say this… If an emoji concerns you… YOU must have a lot of free/down time, all of your projects completed, financial security, job security and overall you are lighting the word on fire with all that you accomplish.
Not quite you say…
I think I’ve isolated the problem.
An article today in the Los Angles TImes covers the apparently upsetting “landing” emoji. This is after last months “bagel” emoji fiasco.
They say (they are always a bit over sensitive) the current emoji on the left is a bit too “crash-y” their word definitely not mine.
As a pilot (again, qualified to address this) I can tell you the image on the left is a typical landing position called nose down. This position happens normally in a decent and landing. However, in all fairness the picture on the right is called the flare. This also is normal and a part of a non-crash-y landing.
The point is who has time to fret and worry about nose down or flare. Crash-y or not so crash-y? I’m even somewhat bothered that I am taking my daily article writing time to write about this. I’m even more up set that I’m using the word “crash-y.”
How to focus.
I offer my audiences this idea shift when it comes to this area of focus, getting more done and blocking or resisting unwanted, non-productive endeavors.
Focus is NOT about saying YES to the right things. Focus is about saying NO to the wrong things. This perspective shift allows you to have the meaningful and results producing work in front of you. As apposed to… what do the new emojis look like and are they accurate. It’s an emoji. Come on.
You could just type “Landed.”
Eric Herdman is a Professional Speaker and Keynoter. He is an expert at human optimization, productivity, energy and focus. Helping people be their best most productive selves.
