ASME Selects Thomas Costabile as New Executive Director

ASME Selects Thomas Costabile as New Executive Director ASME Selects Thomas Costabile as New Executive Director It gives me great pleasure to announce that the motherboard of Governors has selected Thomas Costabile as ASMEs next Executive Director.Tom is an accomplished executive, with a strong track record of delivering outstanding results for large, global organizations, and leading organizations through significant change.Tom began his career as a mechanical engineer working on a joint venture between Gibbs Hill and Ammann Whitney, focused on the development of nuclear reactors. After several years, Tom joined CBS Records to oversee the development of their compact disc manufacturing and distribution operations. Over the following twenty years, Tom earned leadership roles in the music distribution industry, including serving as SVP, Operations for SONY music with PL responsibility in excess of $400M, and then as President, WEA Manufacturing-Warner Music Group, with a PL responsi bility of over $3B, and a staff of over 4,000.Most recently, Tom served as a Consultant at Carlan Advisors and as Partner at 3essential, LLC, where he advised boards, senior executives, private equity sponsors and investors. In these roles, he was successful in analyzing businesses and developing strategic initiatives to ensure profitability, as well as implementing and monitoring projects to profitability.Tom has served on several not-for-profit boards, including Board Chair of the Montgomery Academy and Board Member Emeriti of University of Oregon Foundation.Tom received his BSME (with Honors) from Manhattan College and an MBA in Finance (with Honors) from Long Island University.Tom is an outstanding, results-oriented, leader. The Board and I are confident that he is the right person to lead us as we move forward, together. Toms first day in the office will be May 21st.On behalf of the entire ASME community, Id also like to acknowledge and thank Phil Hamilton for serving as Interi m Executive Director during the last six months. We are grateful to Phil for his steady hand and his service to ASME.Please join me in welcoming Tom to ASME and offering our thanks and best wishes to Phil.The Board and I are so excited about the future. We hope you are too.Charla K. Wise ASME President

How to increase your motivation in 2 minutes per day

How to increase your motivation in 2 minutes per dayHow to increase your motivation in 2 minutes per dayWhen most people think ofaccountability partners,they cringe.It feels like a lot of work. It feels hard, but its not. Its essential to making extreme progress in your life.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moraIts also very easy. Something you can do in less than 2 minutes per day.In this short article, Im going to explain what makes a great accountability partnership.Im then going to break down a very simple way you can do daily accountability with your partner in a way that is motivating but not overwhelming.Stoked?Lets start.Obstacle 1 Looking for the WrongThingThe 1 mistake people make that stops them from starting an accountability partner is thinking that they need to find someone with similar interests or goals as them.That is totally bogus.Its actually better to have someone who isnt doing the saatkorn things you are. The purpose of accountability isnt shared interest, butshared accountability.It seriously doesnt matter what your accountability partner is trying to accomplish. It doesnt matter if youve never met them in person.The only thing that matters is finding someone who will hold you accountable.Find someone with the same level of ambition and desired accountability as you.Thats it.Obstacle 2 Losing Momentum andQuittingOnce you find someone who wants the same level of accountability as you, then you need a simple and fast system.Daily accountability is the best way to form a habit and rhythm with your partner.If you try to do weekly, youll likely lose track or forget.You dont want to lose momentum.Aside from getting obsessed with finding the right partner, the second biggest mistake is losing momentum before you even start.Daily accountability is essential.Its how you get into a rhythm and stay on track. Thats the purpose of accountability. Its not about friendship. Its not about kinship. Its not about fun. Accountability is about getting results in your life.Do you want results? Or are you just looking for a friend?Accountability partners will become some of your best friends, but only because you are pushing each other forward.The purpose of the relationship isnt to be friends.Its actually almost better if you choose someone who isnt already your friend. The sole purpose of the relationship should be accountability.Thats it.Obstacle 3 Trying to Do TooMuchIn the book,Atomic Habits, James Clear wisely shares a principle he callsthe art of showing up.He tells the story of a man who wanted to establish a habit of going to the gym every day. So he spent the first six weeks limiting himself to only five minutes in the gym.Hed go to the gym every day for five minutes,and then force himself to leaveWhy wouldnt he just stay if he was already there?Because he wanted to establish the habit of just showing up.As Clear states,You can not optimize what you dont have.People focus too much on the end-game, rather than starting. Most of the friction to success is getting yourself going.So, rather than being overly ambitiousyour accountability partnership needs to be extremely low friction and easy.It shouldnt take more than two minutes per day.Heres how it works.2-Minute Daily AccountabilityEvery morning, shoot your accountability partner a text (or email if thats preferred), stating your three goals for the day.At the end of the day, you report how you did. In plus-rechnen to reporting on your big 3, you should also list the three things youll do the next day.Then the next morning, you re-list the same things you did the night before.The reason you want to report your results for the day and list the three things youll do the next day is that it removes decision-making the next morning.These two texts messages should take you less than two minutes to type out per day.Heres what mine looks like with my accountabilit y partner. As youll see, my partners contact is even named in my phone DAILY ACCOUNTABILITYFriction-Free Weekly Accountability (Optional)Once you master the art of showing up with these daily texts, you may add in a weekly element.Every week, on Sunday nights, in addition to reporting on our Daily 3, we also list our Big 3 for the following week.Heres what it looks likeFriction-Free Monthly Accountability (Optional)In addition to daily and weekly, you may share your monthly goals with each other. This is optional.Again, dont go overboard before you get started.It s powerful to share your monthly goals with each other, but dont bring these into your daily accountability.The purpose of this type of accountability is consistency and lack of friction.However, sharing big picture goals with each other can be powerful.Remember the accountability partnership is intended to serveyou, not you serve it.Heres a quick snapshot of a monthly goal setConclusion Pulling It AllTogetherEvery day, my accountability partner and I send two texts to each other.At the beginning of the day, we simply list our three objectives for the day.At the end of the day, we report how we did (e.g., 2/3) and then list our three objectives for the next day. We do this to eliminate decision fatigue and set ourselves up for a powerful morning routine.Once per week, we share our three objectives for the week, and at the end of the week, we report how we did on those objectives (e.g., 3/3).Every month, we share our monthly objectives. We also do a 3060-minute phone call to discuss how our month went.Thats it.In the past month, Ive overcome bad habits and emotional blocks that held me back for a really long time.The core purpose of accountability and reporting your progress is awareness. You cant improve what youre not actively aware of.This is the reason most people never become excellent at things. They dont track and report their progress,daily.If you want to become successful in any area of your l ife, you need to measure and report how youre doing daily.This will force you tofocuson it.What you focus on expands.Your greatest asset is your conscious awareness.When you become conscious of something and then aggressively seek improvement in that thing with tangible goals and reporting of progress, your momentum will skyrocket.This article first appeared on Medium.

You consume 92 extra calories a day by not doing this one simple thing

You consume 92 extra calories a day by not doing this one simple thingYou consume 92 extra calories a day by not doing this one simple thingA study published yesterday in JAMA Pediatrics establishes an alarming association with calorie intake and water deficiency.The analytics were derived from dietary data from children and young adults in the 2011-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (8400 children and young adults ages 2 to 19). A fifth of this studys sample reported no water intake on a given day, the result of which is correlated with consuming 93 extra calories and an additional 4.5% extra calories from sodas, juices, and sports drinks, compared to respondents that reported drinking a serving of water greater than zero milliliters a day.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreThe ramificationsOur study demonstrates that US children and young adults should drink wa ter every day to help avoid excess caloric and sugar intake, the studys authors report.The age group observed by the researchers from The University of Pennsylvania is important, because as independent research as suggested in the past, children that are not introduced to habitual consumption of water early, are more likely to supplant their hydratation needs with sugary beverages. This bad habit sets the stage for many grave health problems down the road because by and large, processed drinks provide a boatload of calories with very few nutrients to boot.Jama Pediatrics studys focuses on the adverse weight gain effect in particular, but the health consequences extend beyond our waistlines. A recent independent study of over 90,000 individuals over the course of eight years, posited that one to two cans of soda a day is associated with a 26% risk increase for type 2 diabetes. A separate study publsihed in the Journal Circulation, that tracked the health of 40,000 men for two decades motioned that individuals that averaged one can of soda a day had a 20% higher chance of having a heart attack or dying from a heart attack than men who rarely consumed sugary drinks. More broadly (and grimly) a study of 37,716 men and 80,647 women stated plainly, the higher the consumption of sugary drinks the greater the risk of premature death.As a lone figure, 93 calories might not buffaloe you, but it starts to add up quickly when its a product of routine, saying nothing of the adverse impact the beverages young Americans are supplanting water wealth has on their overall wellness.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people