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Getting Things Done

The Moleskine Volant Mini – Should You Be a Paper Person?

The Moleskine Volant Mini – Should You Be a Paper Person?

February 1, 2009

I love paper.  There’s something about the silky-smooth pages of a Moleskine notebook and a high-quality pen that give me a warm and fuzzy feeling.  The Moleskine Volant mini is a relatively new (re)addition to the popular family of notebooks, and well-worth a look.
If you find yourself out and about and needing to make a [...]

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If You are Unproductive, Stop Reading Mashable

If You are Unproductive, Stop Reading Mashable

January 20, 2009

Are you following me on Twitter?
You might ask yourself how a guy who eats and sleeps everything web-related could say “stop reading Mashable” in the title of an article.  Mashable is actually one of my favorite sites and I think after you’re done with this post, you’ll simply read Mashable differently – not stop altogether.
I [...]

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Starting a Gratitude Journal

May 13, 2008

What exactly is a gratitude journal? A gratitude journal is a journal that you are only allowed to write positive thoughts into. If you can, everyday, write in your gratitude journal at least five things that you are grateful for that day, and usually before bedtime, so you can go to sleep thinking positive [...]

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Don’t Let Time Get Away From You

May 3, 2008

Time is a precious commodity and if yours is getting away from you, you are in need of the self help practice known as time management. It is too easy for life’s interruptions to get the best of you and make you a slave to everyone else’s agenda.
Spending time wisely naturally plays a big [...]

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Set a Goal and Congratulate Yourself

April 27, 2008

We all play different roles in life and one can only assume that you want to achieve your maximum potential in all of them. My primary roles are Self, Wife, Mother, and Professional. Let’s begin by asking a simple self help question, “If you don’t set goals for yourself, how do you [...]

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Procrastination: the Silent Killer

August 28, 2007

In my studies of human development, I found that procrastination destroys more things than any other single element. If this habit gets out of control, it ruins marriages, careers, relationships, and self worth. Over time, it has the capability to grow until it completely paralyzes an individual. The effect equally devastates the people doing the [...]

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Don’t Get Stuck In Analysis Paralysis

August 24, 2007

There’s a condition that holds a lot of people back from progressing towards their goals. I’ve been guilty of suffering from this condition on some occasions, and maybe you have too.
It’s been called ‘analysis paralysis’, and is a form of perfectionism. Here’s how it looks: you have an idea. It could be a project that [...]

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Procrastination – Understanding & Overcoming it

August 23, 2007

Whenever I’ve worked on ‘de-cluttering’ my living or working space, I’ve always found that it’s the unfinished project – whatever I’m procrastinating about – that takes up the most room.
Physically, it’s a constant reminder of something I tell myself I SHOULD be doing.
Mentally, it consumes my thoughts and diverts my attention from the present moment.
Emotionally, [...]

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9 Proven Principles for Increasing Productivity, Profit and Peace of Mind

August 23, 2007

Do you feel guilty about all the publications you purchase but never read — or the articles you read with great ideas or opportunities you never implement? Are you spending time recreating marketing materials because you cannot find what you wrote the preceding month or year? Do you run out the door for an appointment [...]

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