5MF – Are You The Average American TV Voyeur?

<div>I will tell you that I do watch TV/screen time about 10 hours a week for pure enjoyment/media consumption purposes.  Maybe a little more during certain championship runs involving a Boston team or two… YET!</div> The time I have available to pursue a variety of productive and regenerative activities has continued to expand. Apparently, I’m […]

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5MF – 2019 Goals? An Invitation To Question?

I’m going to make this Friday’s post quick.  I have uncovered some incredibly useful posts in the past week talking about goals and ‘setting yourself up for the best year of your life…’ I have also found a substantial amount of contrived garbage that was clearly ripped off from someone else with zero heart and […]

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5MF – Doing or Being The Rest of 2018?

Are you a human <em>doing</em> or are you a human <em>being</em>?  Better yet, are you being human to those around you?     After taking a full week off from the usual pressures of daily life, let alone the holiday season – I have found a few things that I’m ready to begin sharing here.  […]

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5MF – We have created a new form of life – step outside your day to day and consider this TED Talk.

‘Maybe the molecules of life aren’t that special…maybe we aren’t the only the solution…maybe we aren’t even the best solution…’ – <a href=”https://www.ted.com/talks/floyd_e_romesberg_the_radical_possibilities_of_man_made_dna?language=en” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Floyd E Romesburg</a>     This guy just spent the last 20 years on this pursuit, and he’s created a new form of life that is likely going to be […]

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5MF – Holiday(ily) of Thanks Giving…A Habit To Reduce Stress…

Yesterday was all about giving thanks here in the US.  It is my favorite holiday of the year, and it has been for quite awhile.   For me, Thanksgiving is a mile marker that signals the massive projects that I have kicked off earlier in the year are reaching a critical juncture as the end […]

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5MF – A Secret Involving Social Content Hacking…

Today, I want to let you in on a secret.   This 5 Minute Friday (5MF) will guarantee that you will walk away with a time savings/multiplier if you utilize this secret app that has saved me a tremendous amount of time over the past year…   Where do I find the time?   How […]

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5MF – Are you Mid Range, Brave, or A Favored Fortune?

I came across this quote in my journal this week, and it goes back about 2000 years…   Fortune favors the brave. Publius Terence   I have heard derivative quotes and other cliches along the same line as this one.  However, this one has grabbed me this week for some reason, and I thought it […]

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5MF – Where Did You Go?

Have you ever gone on a fast?  Like a real, multi-day fast?  Well in the past 10 days or so, I’ve completely steered clear of <a href=”https://www.facebook.com/Mark-Badeau-254232498511607/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>my Facebook</a>.   I have deliberately withdrawn any posts on my Instagram, with zero updates in the past week or so.   I have dramatically reduced […]

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5MF – An Obviously Simple Truth About Your Calendar That You Have Ignored…

How many of you actually journal your planned day as part of a nightly routine?  Or as part of a pre-morning, morning routine?   I have outlined some big time benefits of multi calendaring, and benefits of directing your time in advance with a planful approach to your time – regardless of the day of […]

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5MF – A Secret From a Pro on How to Increase Mindfulness…

Are you frantic at the moment?  Is your mind racing as it is the end of the week, and you are sliding into Friday morning realizing you have so much left to get done at work – let alone all the other plans that are set to happen this weekend?   We can all use […]

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5MF – What time is it?

A few assignments ago, I was very fortunate to get the opportunity to work with some incredible leaders on a regular basis.  I learned a ton from these men and women – many moments have been burned into the way I carry myself today – both in and out of my workplace settings.   One […]

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3 Ways To Motivate Yourself to Change Your Behavior

You just want to make the change, but it is just not working out for you.  There’s a variety of strategies and techniques, believe me on that.  Today’s 5 Minute Friday is all about 3 easy to do techniques that can be readily adopted to getting yourself into gear when it comes to your own […]

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