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12 Strategies for Reaching Financial Freedom

For me, financial freedom means the liberation of worrying about money and money related problems. I personally believe strongly that there is much more to living then making money and even thinking about it. But don’t get me wrong, I believe that money is very important to a successful life. With money, you can help Read more about 12 Strategies for Reaching Financial Freedom[…]

Vision to Reality: How to Launch Your Life Towards Your Goals

In the last post, The 14 Imperatives, we discussed the important areas of your life that were critical in living at high levels of performance. This post will review the methodology of goal planning and how you will actually reach your goals in each of these areas in your life. Here’s an outline of the steps: Vision Read more about Vision to Reality: How to Launch Your Life Towards Your Goals[…]

The 14 Imperatives of a High Performance Life

  It’s time to get more into the nuts and bolts of crafting a high performance lifestyle. I personally believe that one of the keys to true life fulfillment is high level success in all aspects of your life. So what are the different aspects of a high performance life? It starts with two broad areas: Growth and Read more about The 14 Imperatives of a High Performance Life[…]

How a Personal Calendar can Jumpstart Your Success

In the past several years, I’ve recorded every 30 minute block of time I’ve spent awake and organized them into various color groups. During my monthly and yearly progress reports, I can visualize where I spend the majority of my time and how it changes throughout the year. Here are some of the directly beneficial Read more about How a Personal Calendar can Jumpstart Your Success[…]

Bill’s 2016 Carbon Footprint

Why Measure Your Carbon Footprint? It is often said that you cannot change what you don’t measure. It’s tough for someone like myself to say “I’m going to reduce my green house gas (GHG) emissions to zero by 20-something” if I don’t have any idea what they are today. How would I measure progress? How Read more about Bill’s 2016 Carbon Footprint[…]

Are You Ready for the Clean Energy Future?

Times are changing quicker than most can imagine when it comes to today’s energy infrastructure. Many jurisdictions are adopting as much clean energy as possible under the current grid constraints. But what are the hold ups preventing a 100% renewable energy sourced grid?  Distributed Energy Generation: Traditionally, the grid was designed for electricity to flow Read more about Are You Ready for the Clean Energy Future?[…]

How do Solar Photovoltaics Panels Produce Electricity?

The hope for a “solar revolution” has been floating around for decades — the idea that one day we’ll all use free electricity from the sun. This is a seductive promise, because on a bright, sunny day, the sun’s rays give off approximately 1,000 watts of energy per square meter of the planet’s surface. If Read more about How do Solar Photovoltaics Panels Produce Electricity?[…]

Can Cities Lead the Way to Carbon Neutrality?

It’s clear that the new federal government is not going to help us reach our greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. As I write this, president-elect Trump is assembling a team of the most heinous climate deniers to run some of the most influential seats in the world. This is truly a nightmare situation for our Read more about Can Cities Lead the Way to Carbon Neutrality?[…]