Adjusting Your Sails
“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.”
Wm. Arthur Ward
Apr 22, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Lead like its Today
Are you embracing your uniqueness? You are creatively and wonderfully made with a purpose in mind. How often do you loose site of that fact? Do you embrace who you are now? Or are you trying to take on a mythical persona of who you or other people in your life think you need to [...]
Aug 18, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post
Chinese Proverb
If you want happiness for an hour – take a nap.
If you want happiness for a day – go fishing.
If you want happiness for a month – get married.
If you want happiness for a year – inherit a fortune.
If you want happiness for a lifetime – help others.
Aug 07, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post
Personal Connections, Pt 1
Are the right people involved in your life? Who was the last person you intentionally attempted to build a relationship with? Why did you want to have dialogue with them?
How does this fit in with productivity? We are greatly influenced by the people we associate with. Peoples attitudes influence your ability to get things done [...]
Jul 31, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post
SoundBite Leadership
We rely on small amounts of information to keep our lives running today. Think about it:
Most people read the headlines and/or the condensed version of most news stories
Micro blogging is huge
Blogs were already short
Short emails
Often with only the subject line with an “eom” tag
Voicemail to avoid extended conversations
Our information can be tailored to what [...]
Jul 29, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post
GTD Interview
This is a great interview of David Allen where he gives an overview of the GTD (Getting Things Done) process and how it came about. Click here to link to the video.
Jul 22, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post
Weekly Review
I confess, my weekly review has been non-existent. In reworking my GTD system I could not get all my ducks in a row. While it will always be a work in progress, today is much better. Here’s a brief overview of what I am using with individual product insights coming in later posts.
GMail – with [...]
Jul 21, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post
Knowledge Fountain?
Are you a knowledge fountain spewing everywhere or a resource reservoir?
Jul 15, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post
