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7 Ways To Get More Done

    Time management is a pain. I can go through periods of demonic production and at other times I can be like the laziest beach bum around. If I could just harness those extremes together and be more consistent I know I can get more done. Well, here’s what I’m working on to do just that. 1. Putting together a short list of essential must-do’s – and do this at night so when I wake up I don’t have to think. I just do. I can spend a  lot of time flapping about and being unfocused so this is one way… Read More »7 Ways To Get More Done

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    Why You Need a Schedule for Internet Marketing

      Hey! It’s Easter. Happy Easter to you in whatever way is meaningful for you. Given you most likely have a little time on your hands around now then it’s a good time to do a bit of reflection on your business. Let’s take a look at your schedule. Schedule? “What schedule?” I hear you ask. Ahh then listen up! If you really want to make solid progress in your online marketing efforts then a schedule is what you need to have. It’s one of those basic building block of business. Keeping everything you have to do in your head is… Read More »Why You Need a Schedule for Internet Marketing

      Productivity Tip – Weekend Plans

        Weekends are great. They give you a chance to connect with others, rejuvenate your brain and body and unplug from the everyday. For some it’s the only time they get to work ON their business. Make sure you carve out 30-60 minutes from the weekend to sit down uninterrupted. Get a coffee or tea. Grab a pen and paper. Jot down all the things that worked well for you last week. What you attempted, what you got done, what you achieved. Think about the week in a positive way if it wasn’t all good news for you. Pull out the… Read More »Productivity Tip – Weekend Plans

        Productivity: Remember The Milk!

          I am loving RTM.

          I will admit it now. I am a list-maker. I am a BIG list-maker. I make mega lists and they get so big I get overwhelmed and get lost in the volume of what has to be done when.

          Robert Plank has tried to get me to stick to the FOUR THINGS philosophy.

          I’ve tried lots of to-do list systems, the egg-timer method, the pomadoro technique, Getting Things Done and all types of productivity systems like Franklin Covey, Priority Management and more.

          Here’s what I know: ALL the systems work. It’s just that we (I) do not work the system! And hence we get out of control quickly, forget things, procrastinate, end up in a time crunch and don’t get enough done. You know the story.

          Well, I rediscovered Remember The Milk after flirting with it years ago. And IRead More »Productivity: Remember The Milk!

          How Do You Know You’re Being Unrealistic?

            You feel it in your body, or your mental state, or your mood. You feel overwhelmed, like you’re not achieving what you need or want to achieve. You rail against things.

            I have been trying to head into a full time life online without closing out the obligations from my former life. Sometimes you need to be realistic in your expectations of what you actually achieve, and focus on the priorities (especially ones impacting others).

            I realised I fell for the trap of the excitement and possibilities of the new and compared that to the drudgery of the admin of the old that I’d let slide.

            Time to stop being a child.

            I’m making plans for 2014 and they get clearer everyday.

            I am now consciously putting implementation on hold until I complete outstanding issues. Then I can kick off 2014 with an actionable plan, free of guilt or mental encumbrance. Fresh!

            Had IRead More »How Do You Know You’re Being Unrealistic?

            Double Your Income : Double Your Time Off

              If you could design your ideal life all over again, would it have more work days or more free time?

              Dan Sullivan’s technique for substantially increasing your income is based on increasing your time off and working more intensely when you are at ‘work’. For entrepreneurs and executives the principle is to develop and train others to progressively require your input less and less.

              To get more free days or time off, plug it in your diary and make it non-negotiable. Schedule in the days and weeks you want off ahead of time.

              Sullivan allocates time according to three types:

              1. Free Days – a period from midnight to to the next midnight when you are not accessible to work and do no work related activity. No ‘checking in’, no checking emails, no reading professional magazines or books, no mobile phone or cell phone. ThisRead More »Double Your Income : Double Your Time Off