Personal Productivity

Who hasn’t been discouraged by lack of follow through or falling short of a desired goal or milestone? There are probably some good objective reasons why this occurred. But one that may go undetected is the surplus of options that we encounter. That might sound strange, for it seems at first glance that options are...
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At your core there exists a unique set of abilities. We refer to them as strengths. These are not difficult to discover.  There are many “strength finder” type assessments that are more than capable of pointing these abilities out. What usually goes unnoticed are the multiple enablers that surround our lives and enhance our abilities. ...
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The Boston Consulting Group gives some interesting trends. By 2016 there will be 3 billion internet users globally—almost half the world’s population. The internet economy will reach $4.2 Trillion in the G-20 economies. As a national economy it would rank in the world’s top five, only behind the U.S., China, Japan, and India, but ahead...
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Be Wise…..Prioritize! Now we know Santa manages a large staff and produces a huge volume of products.  He is obviously very skilled at producing the right culture and motivating a very large workforce with a variety of talents.  I’m sure he deals with the budgetary constraints that come from running a worldwide enterprise. Yet there...
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“The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.” Albert Einstein We manage time, waste time, spend time, save time.  We wish the time would come.  We wish the time would pass.  We see time fly.  We feel time drag.  We watch clocks and carry calendars, creating the illusion that we...
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What Does Science Say? The concept of multitasking has grown in concert with the rapid increase in technology. For me on a personal level, this has blurred stopping points, boundaries, and finish lines. You’ve experienced this. No matter where we retreat, our work follows us closely. Like a bad rash, we know that scratching the...
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Is Multi-focusing Possible? When we hear admonitions like, “eat less”, “floss your teeth”, “exercise more”, we know intuitively that we should.  Yet we often live as though it’s not true.  In a similar way, deep down inside we have this sneaking suspicion that ricocheting from one thing to another is not as productive as we...
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[Email Insanity and Other Neurotic Behaviors] The Boston Consulting Group (www.bcg.com)  gives some interesting trends.  By 2016 there will be 3 billion internet users globally—almost half the world’s population.  The internet economy will reach $4.2 Trillion in the G-20 economies.  As a national economy it would rank in the world’s top five, only behind the U.S.,...
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It’s been quite a month. Two notable deaths, and the remembrance of one notable birth. Two notable men gone. Kim Jong II. He was the dictator/god of North Korea, a man from the East. Christopher Hitchens was the iconic leader of the emerging atheist class of the West. Neither one died because they were penniless....
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The answer to that question is simple to understand, but not as easy to execute. Some of the most important things in life are accomplished when we have a sense of urgency. And some of the greatest stresses we endure are experienced when we are bombarded and ambushed by the urgencies of life. What’s the...
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