personal development – Matt Soreco

5 Whys

I’m not sure how directly this relates to focus and attention, but I wanted to share it anyway. Scatterbrained or not, I’ve always been a great problem solver. One of my strengths, I believe, is refusing to accept a single cause—especially when that cause might just be a symptom. A powerful tool for getting to… Continue reading 5 Whys

Anxiety Equation

I have 40 books on my to read list. Surely a list that big is fodder for the scatterbrain that I’m trying to overcome. Fear not, I’ve prioritized them and am comfortable with pacing myself (it took some convincing of myself to do just that). Part of my lack of focus at times can be traced back to me… Continue reading Anxiety Equation

Garbage In, Garbage Out

I touched on this a little before:https://www.mattsoreco.com/mind-body-and-spirit/https://www.mattsoreco.com/the-internet-and-mobile-are-destroying-our-brains/https://www.mattsoreco.com/first-successful-30-day-challenge/ There have been ebbs and flows with my discipline. I still contend (I’m not justifying “failures”!!!) that although I didn’t achieve all of my 2012 resolutions or my more purposely-vague-2013 no-so-resolutions, the introspection involved refocused and reset my overall trajectory. And I’ve made some significant improvements. What do… Continue reading Garbage In, Garbage Out

Cognitive Dissonance and Goals

I’m going to start posting some back of the napkin type posts. I want to try to capture some of my thoughts/ideas on paper, but also display them somehow. What do you think of this one? Often pursuits can be fruitless without well defined goals. Also uncertainty, fear, doubt, confusion can often muddle vision.

2012 Resolutions Update 2

I still haven’t completely abandoned my 2012 resolutions! Here is a long overdue update. Join and attend Toastmasters. Done. I’ve joined and already have given a few impromptu “table topics” speeches. They were horrible, but that’s what I’m there to improve! I gave my first speech, which wasn’t so shabby. A long string of bad scheduling luck prevented… Continue reading 2012 Resolutions Update 2

First 10 Day Challenge Down, Another to Begin

My first 10 Day Challenge was “to eat/drink pristinely for 10 days.” I think I did well. “Pristine” can be left up to interpretation, but in honestly I didn’t mess up. Well other than taking 2 bites of cake at a birthday party. I SWEAR it was more not to be rude than for the love of the… Continue reading First 10 Day Challenge Down, Another to Begin

What I’ve Been Up To (short)

If you want the long story, I wrote a very long post on my personal blog. Here is the long story short(er) errr, not as long. Key Methods: Be mindful – be in and aware of the present This means not having your head buried in a smart phone and checking Twitter every 2 minutes. I’ve read… Continue reading What I’ve Been Up To (short)

What I’ve Been Up To

In October and November, I decided to very carefully analyze my life and come up with meaningful new year’s resolutions. The entire process in coming up with them and even up to this point has yielded what I consider some real breakthroughs and realizations. The process of seriously and honestly looking inward has gotten me to a point where… Continue reading What I’ve Been Up To

First 10 Day Challenge of 2013

As mentioned in my 2013 “Resolutions” post, one of my “resolutions” (getting sick of the quotes? Yeah me too.) is to do a series of x day challenges to chip away at some habits I want to build. I had planned on some of these in advance. But I also went ahead and got Zen… Continue reading First 10 Day Challenge of 2013

2012 Resolutions Update 1

I haven’t abandoned my 2012 resolutions! Here is an update. Join and attend Toastmasters. Done. I’ve joined and already have given 2 impromptu “table topics” speeches. They were horrible, but that’s what I’m there to improve! Come up with and follow weekly meal plans. I need to get this going. I spent a lot of time trying… Continue reading 2012 Resolutions Update 1