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My Holiday Wishlist?

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Cross posted at Employee Evolution

Tis the season where family and friends start asking the dreaded: what do you want for Christmas? My parents finally dropped it on me. I was actually talking to Rachel about this and she made a very excellent point:

At this stage in my life I don’t need more “things.” I’m at a stage where I value experiences over things.

Brilliant. As a student of the uber-successful Tim Ferriss I agree entirely that I’d much rather a few bucks towards a ski-trip in Canada over a few bucks towards a new suit.

In twenty years am I going to look back and remember how nice that jacket looked? No, I’ll stop and remember the great time I had in Bamf. Besides, our society defines gifts as expected and necessary. That defeats the purpose to me.

Besides, we have too much stuff anyway. This year I’m going to ask someone to donate to a cause in my name or sponsor my upcoming adventure. That sounds like a pretty good wishlist to me.

Excellent Thanksgiving tips

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From Keith Ferrazzi:

I do try to consciously practice gratitude every day, but certainly Thanksgiving is a reminder to us all. I recall driving up to Santa Barbara to meet some friends for the holiday one year and just scrolling through my cell phone and dialing people to say how grateful I was at that very moment for their presence in my life. How truly blessed I am, for so many different reasons, for the moments these people, like my writing partner Tahl Raz, walked into my life. The more people I called, the better I felt about myself and the world. What a gift it was to give to myself and I absolutely encourage you to try it… follow the discussion at the never eat along blog.

From DailyOM:

Often when we practice being thankful, we go through the process of counting our blessings, acknowledging the wonderful people, things and places that make up our reality. While it is fine to be grateful for the good fortune we have accumulated, true thankfulness stems from a powerful comprehension of the gift of simply being alive, and when we feel it, we feel it regardless of our circumstances. In this deep state of gratitude, we recognize the purity of the experience of being, in and of itself, and our thankfulness is part and parcel of our awareness that we are one with this great mystery that is life… follow the discussion at DailyOM.

From Tim Ferriss:

From Thanksgiving to next Thursday, November 29th, ask yourself the following question each morning, immediately upon waking up and before getting out of bed:

What am I truly grateful for in my life?

Aim for five answers, and if you have trouble at first, ask yourself alternative probing questions such as:

What relationships do I have that others don

Driving Relationships

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Is it just me or do you start having relationships with drivers on the road with you? I start calling them by their make, model, and/or color. “Come on in Green Toyota, you let me merge back there a bit ago.” Is that silly? Is that just me? Oh, and thanks for cutting me off, Black Cadillac. I hate when people mistake half a car-length as an invitation.

Accomplish anything you want: pick 5 priorities

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I keep telling people that my generation (Gen-Y, Millenials) are going to be one where prioritization becomes more important than ever. With the internet alone we have unlimited resources to do, learn, and be interested by nearly everything the world has to offer. But, as I’ve always believed: just because you’re capable of doing anything, doesn’t mean you should want, nor attempt to do everything.

That’s why I’ve picked 5 things that I want to make sure I accomplish every day. Goals are important but only if they’re SMART. I’ve picked the following:

  • Have a morning routine: Wake up early, have time to go to the gym and eat breakfast with the paper.
  • Read a book for at least half an hour: I have a pile of books that I want to get to. Both fun and serious.
  • Contact at least 3 friends each day: As previously mentioned, keeping in touch isn’t easy. I want to make sure my close friends stay that way.
  • Enjoy 30 minutes of silence: When do we have quiet time to just think and collect thoughts? May it be while driving, the shower, before bed: I will have 30 minutes with myself.
  • Play on the web for 30 minutes: This is a gimme goal but I want to make sure I get around to other blogs and sites like 9rules and Facebook every day. Its fun and still productive to me.

All I have to do is make sure I align my schedule with my goals now. If I go to bed at midnight and get up at six I’ll add a daily item at 11:30 to have my silence. I’ll make sure I have an hour in the morning to do my routine. It’s quite easy to get things done once you realize you have the time and you commit to it…

The best part about goals is tracking them. Seinfeld would put a big ‘X’ on his calendar every day he accomplished his task. I intend to do the same. I hope I don’t break the chain!

What are your five daily priorities?

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The Accident Tent

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I will buy a burrito to anyone who helps me build “The Accident Tent.” Tow trucks and local and highway law enforcement will carry them in the trunk. As soon as they arrive at an accident and move it out of traffic they pop out this all-encompassing tent surrounding everything and everyone so that it a) gives the victims some privacy and b) keeps people from looking, stopping, staring, wondering, etc. I imagine it saying “keep driving, morons!” across the side.