Change: Too Close to See Your Progress
Have you ever made a big change in your life, but noticed that those around you don’t seem to have noticed?
November 6, 2007
The Myth of Productivity
Have you ever had a productivity study done where you work? They’re kind of funny, if they’re not being inflicted on you. The idea is that you can measure how “productive” someone is, and tell them how to maximize the use of their time and be “more productive.”
The problem is that productivity is not objective.
November 2, 2007
Getting Things Done – Take a Walk
Have you ever found yourself sitting at your desk, maybe first thing in the morning or right after lunch, and just not feeling functional? Many people call this “can’t get motivated,” but I really think of it as not being able to function correctly. My brain won’t go into gear, I can’t get started on anything, and when I do get started, I can’t keep going.
October 31, 2007
Productivity and Time Management: Tim Ferriss on Information Overload
Great video below. Tim Ferriss, author of the best-selling book The 4 Hour Workweek, speaks at the non-tech portion at Web 2.0.
I love his premise:
“Cultivating Extreme Selective Ignorance in a Digital World”
October 28, 2007
Money is Time: What’s Your Time Worth?
You probably think I just said, “Time is money,” but what I actually said was, “money is time.” They amount to the same thing, really, in some ways. But when you really stop to analyze the idea that money is time, wow. What a concept.
October 1, 2007
Tools for Productivity: Is Keeping a Schedule Becoming Old School?
Some would have you believe that maintaining a calendar is becoming a thing of the past. They think that this strategy allows increased and enhanced productivity. Why? Because they feel that it is invigorating and empowering not to be tied to any set agenda and timetable.
If you’ve found that you need to keep a schedule, and if you’re like me – someone who continuously assesses, monitors, modifies, and adapts my approach and strategies, please read on.
September 19, 2007
Productivity Tools? Time Management Techniques? First You Need a Strategy: Slow Down FAST
Ok … you have all your productivity tools in place. You have a rock-solid time management system. You have a seemingly-workable plan. But something isn’t quite right. You feel that, now, more than ever, you’re being stretched beyond your limits.
Maybe what’s missing isn’t all the tools and techniques. Maybe it’s your strategy.
September 4, 2007
Returning from Vacation? Some Great Advice for Everyday from Penelope Trunk
Imagine my surprise when I picked up a copy on My Midwest Magazine, the in-flight monthly of Midwest Airlines, to find an article titled Smooth Landing quoting the Brazen Careerist Penelope Trunk.
Why was I taken aback? I’m a Penelope Trunk reader, after all. I shouldn’t have been caught unaware, as she’s featured in many publications and sites. What struck me was the topic: Getting back to work after your vacation is over.
August 23, 2007
Free Teleseminar Reveals Secrets to a More Fulfilling, Joyful and Stress-Free Life
I will present present Slow Down FAST – 5 Secrets to Success: How to Begin Living YOUR Life YOUR Way in a groundbreaking FREE teleseminar event on Tuesday evening, September 11th.
According to a recent study of 1,148 adults nearly two thirds of parents say they don’t spend enough time with their children, while half say they must make their job a top priority – even if it affects their family life.
It doesn’t have to be that way.
August 20, 2007
New eBook by Recovered Workaholic Helps People Reclaim the Perfect Balance Between Work and Family and Re-Capture Lost Feelings of Inner Happiness
David B. Bohl used to work 100 hours a week. His family took a backseat to his fast-moving, high-paying career, and he eventually paid the price in the form of exhaustion, stress and a non-existent family life. Bohl has since recovered from this work fanatic, pressure cooker life and has done a complete 180. He now focuses completely on his values, beliefs and ideals, and as a result enjoys total life balance between work and family, and coaches people on how to do the same.
August 20, 2007
Structured Procrastination
The definition of “Structured Procrastination,” as told by John Perry the Professor of Philosophy at Stanford, is: shape the structure of tasks in a way
June 11, 2007
Freelancing as a Way to Achieve Life Balance
Many people who have sought alternatives to the corporate world have pursued professions as freelancers. Working independently on a job-by-job basis does allow freedom and variety to choose one’s projects and hours, but it is not without its risks.
Chief among these hazards are the uncertainty of work (and income)and lack of company infrastructure and benefits.
Wired & Hired blog, a blog written by job recruiters, has two posts on this topic:
April 23, 2007
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