I recently came across a presentation that Dan Buettner gave at one of the TED conferences. In this presentation he spoke about Blue Zones and highlighted some principles of longevity. After years of research and study of these people who live in these “Blue Zones”, Dan has identified some common denominators that hold true among these cultures which I have in turn highlighted below.You can watch the video of the presentation that Dan gave at the TED event.
‘Habits are at first cobwebs, then cables.’ ~ Spanish Proverb
In my previous post, I said that I would share my 6 habits that I would focus on for this year. I’ve actually added an extra one to make it 7 (I love odd numbers!). Which 6 habits you choose for 2010 is a highly personal issue – it depends on what you want in life, where you’re at, what you’ve done already, and what kind of a person you want to be. Well, I made a commitment to myself that I would go public with mine and blog about it.
Several weeks ago, Seth Godin invited about 60 “thought leaders” to write a page for an ebook called What Matters Now. What Matters Now is the work of the 60 people with big ideas and something to say. This ebook is currently available and I read it over my lunch break today…fantastic! It will inspire you to make some changes in 2010, and to keep doing work that matters. Please download it and share it with your colleagues and friends.
The good news is that the PDF is free. You can view it in the embedded Scribd player above or you can download it here. Inside you will find articles by such writers as:
