Category Archives for Productivity
My To “Do” List
DO IT Ideas without implementation are just thoughts. Once you have your plan, get moving. It is in the doing that you learn, grow, and succeed (not the sitting around thinking about it!). Through implementation you’ll actually expand your sense of what is possible, not vice-versa. DO DIFFERENT To be more successful, to help more […]
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Thinking Can Ruin Your Business
I like to do research, get lots of information, and know all my options before I make a decision. I tend to have what’s called a “cognitive” style of working. The problem though, is that I sometimes get trapped in the Paralysis of Analysis. That’s when you get caught in a loop between researching all […]
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Chunk It Down
Can you really get anything productive done in 15 minutes? You’d be surprised what you can accomplish when you apply yourself within the constraints of a focused time limit. For example, have you ever had an entire day ahead of you with nothing to do and nothing planned? Okay, me neither, but let’s just say […]
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Take Time for 10
Are you the kind of person that walks into your office (or work area), and immediately gets “hooked” looking at the pile of emails in your in box, or feels compelled to take care of that blinking light on your phone? Boy, do I relate. That used to be me. I’d get immediately pulled into […]
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Watch Out for These Boundary Bombs
They say, “good fences make good neighbors.” And good boundaries cultivate good relationships. But sometimes even the most evolved, grounded, and conscious of us can have difficulty holding our healthy boundaries. It is so easy to get caught up in other people’s dramas, problems, and skirmishes, and “blow apart” your own very necessary personal and […]
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Getting Over Overwhelm
I love owning my own business. The freedom, flexibility, autonomy, and creativity are sublime. But one of the drawbacks is that we not only have to do the daily tasks and take the actions that will create the results we want, we have to FIGURE OUT what those tasks and actions are in the first place! […]
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