Posts Tagged ‘Relationships’

The 5 Honest Requirements of the ‘Me Time’

Up until recently, I hadn’t been spending enough ‘me time’ each day. The funny thing about ‘me time’ is that in order for it to really be effective, it must be spent alone. If ‘me time’ is spent in the company of others, then it becomes ‘us time’ or even ‘them time’. While there’s a absolutely a time and place for those, ‘me time’ should be a period where the voice in your head runs free, process stimulus and information, and reboots your internal systems. The honest requirements of ‘me time’ are as follows: First and foremost, make time. ‘Me time’ left to chance is as good as time lost. Prioritize this time in your daily routine … everyday. Find a place or activity that forces you to be  alone and mindful. Mindful means having an engaged, yet open and self aware mind.  Some folks meditate, run or even paint to find a mindful state. (Note: answering email alone at your laptop does not qualify as mindfulness.) Stop trying to think. When you try to think, your mind becomes preoccupied by your objective of being thoughtful. Thoughtfulness is indeed very different from mindfulness. While mindfulness can work to free the mind, thoughtfulness may actually inhibit the flow of your brain activity. For some, it’s music that helps to steward the ‘me time’. Others choose silence, or perhaps the sound of tires rolling against the road. Experiment to learn your preference, and work to create the right ambiance for the ‘me time’. After the me time has ended, capture where you mind has wandered. Keep a journal or notebook. Chances are, at least one of the freely flowing ideas, thoughts or memories will stick in your head. Write it down, and then ask yourself, “why did this one stick?”. For all of us, the ‘me time’ is some of the [...]

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3 Cool Kids You Should Stalk This Week #10

Welcome to 2012, my friends! I’ve been taking some time to look back through nateriggs.com to set the direction for this year. One of my original objectives in writing here was always to help raise awareness for Columbus as an up and coming internet tech city, full of cool kids who buy into the friendly midwest mindset.  To kick off this year’s first cool kids post, I’m keeping it close to home and highlighting some of the locals who I think you need to stalk. Even if you are a local, you still might be able to use these posts to meet someone you’ve only heard about at coffee meetings and on Twitter. With that in mind, let’s have a look at this weeks cool kids, shall we? – @nateriggs 3 Cool Kids You Should Stalk This Week #10: Columbus Ohio Locals   Keith Speers Twitter: @keithspeers Google Plus: Keith Speers Other: LinkedIn Stalkers Debrief: Keith’s one of the entrepreneurial crowd in Columbus and a good person to know. I’ve never really seen anyone take a city by storm like Keith did in 2011. With a impressive professional background and a naturally social personality, it seems that social media scene in Columbus became a little bit cooler when Keith started making his way around to coffee meetings and events. I’ve personally asked his advice on quite a bit over the last 8-12 months because I trust his judgement, strategic thinking and business experience. If you have a chance, check out his latest project and remember to ask him about his 5 pound pitbull. Heather Whaling Twitter: @prtini Blog: PRtini.com Other: LinkedIn Stalkers Debrief: I don’t think I’ve met anyone in Columbus (or other places for that matter) that doesn’t immediately like Heather.  As one of Metropruner’s Top 10 Entrepreneurs of 2011, Heather has grown her firm, Geben Communication, by [...]

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