Archives from January 2008

Jan

31

To Clear Up Confusion About 101 Goal Setting Breakthroughs

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A lot of people are emailing and posting comments about the missing parts of 101 Goal Setting Breakthroughs: A 31 Day Blog Series That Will Make 2008 Your Best Year Ever!  
If you feel you are missing parts there are two reasons:
1   I used a template that posted the wrong numbers to some [...]

Jan

30

The Man In The Beans

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A friend sent me this brain teaser this morning with the following blurb:
Doctors have concluded that if you find the man in the coffee beans in 3
seconds, your right half of your brain is better developed than most
people. If you find the man between 3 seconds and 1 minute, your right
half of the brain is [...]

Jan

29

31 Days of Denials; or How One Tiny Word Helped Me Recover 3 1/2 Hours Per Day.

Tags Goals and Goal Setting, Productivity, Winning at Work 0 comments

It was a gift I couldn’t afford to give…
When I was in college, one semester I was so bogged down helping other students with their studies, I did not have enough time for my own. As a result, my grades were suffering in most of my classes. How did I get into [...]

Jan

28

Send Time Parasites Packing

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We all only have a limited amount of time on this earth. Maybe you have 75 years, maybe you have 80.
I believe what time we have on earth is valuable. It should not be wasted.
One chronic waster of our time is “parasitic people”. These are the people who always want something from [...]

Jan

28

Stand Up To Wake Up

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Tired? Fatigued? Ready to quit?
We all feel tired from time to time. But sleepiness doesn’t necessarily need to be an obstacle to your goal success.
When you feel tired, try simply standing up. Knock out some of your tasks while on your feet.
Edison did this, so did Churchill.
You might consider a stand [...]

Jan

27

Pareto Principle Your Goal Action

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Otherwise known as the Pareto principle, the 80/20 rule is a powerful way to prioritize your actions.
Commonly used in business, the the rule of thumb says that 80% of your sales will come from 20% of your customers. However, many of us use it to score many different outcomes.
Although not exact, you can [...]

Jan

27

Overcome Laziness

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In 2005, I posted a trick I’ve been using for years called the five-minute productivity breakthrough.

In it, I recommend a quick way to overcome laziness and motivate yourself. It is to set a timer for five minutes and get to work for you best effort and only knocking out five minutes of your [...]

Jan

24

Special Report! Top 10 Time Management Booby-Traps in Goal Setting.

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“Waiting is a trap. There will always be reasons to wait. The truth is, there are only two things in life, reasons and results, and reasons simply don’t count.” — Dr. Robert Anthony

In my mind, the only way to reach a goal is to put [...]

Jan

22

Achieve-IT! in History January 2006, Taskblaze, Post-its and Mensa

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The clock is ticking. Here are a couple topics I was blogging about 2 years ago. Seems like so much has happened since then!

Turning a Hobby or Passion into a Business - wouldn’t we all love to be doing for money what we love to do for free?
Post-It Note Lifehacks: They’re not just [...]

Jan

22

Build Your Self-Discipline Like Power Lifters Build Body Mass

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Have you ever felt lazy?
Have you ever wished you had more self discipline and control?

Many people first starting goal setting feel they do not have enough self-discipline to take the necessary actions needed to complete their goal. Others can hit a plateau after striving for weeks or months.
This is normal.
Like the old adage, Rome [...]

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