Be a difference-maker
Although Stephen Colbert talks about it tongue-in-cheek, far too few people are difference-makers. It’s not about working hard, being smart or good at your job – lots of people are those. It’s about moving the…
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Be passionate, not emotional
I spoke yesterday with a rather aggressive attorney about a fairly routine matter. During the course of the conversation he became heated as he struggled to make his point, got flustered and ended in slamming…
Work in series to get things done
While we pride ourselves on our ability to multitask, that should not mean trying to do them all at once. To do something well it needs all your focus and energy. This means we need…
Managing your To Do list [video]
Here are a few tips for managing your To Do list based on the post below. I hope they are useful.
How to manage your To Do list
Are you busy? Feel busier than you did 12 months ago? Yeah, me too. And I expect you’ve tried several time management systems as well; and found many of them wanting. Ultimately we all need…
The big O – organized
But it’s important to wage war on that stuff – the piles of mags you haven’t read, the freebie crapola you were given at a show, all those conference passes, that folder of reference information, and… the filing. … But it is important to acknowledge that ‘being organized’ doesn’t stop at having an updated To Do list, or even a tidy desk – it needs to extend to other aspects of your life to produce a sense of control and calm.