In the unending challenge to juggle more things to do than time to do it, I tried something different this week. I always work with short to-do lists, but this week I tried a different tactic. I kept open in a window in front of me on my computer a simple prioritized list using the …
Tag: Focus
Don’t Lose Sight
Two months ago I wrote down the three words that serve as this post's title: Don't Lose Sight. I do things like that occasionally when a random thought comes to mind that might serve as the basis for a future blog post. Then I let it simmer for as long as necessary until it's fully …
7 Lessons Learned From Blogging Every Day of 2012
I knew that accomplishing the goal of writing a brief lesson learned blog post for all 366 days of 2012 would be a challenge. I had never attempted anything remotely close to that before, so the process itself was as much a learning experience as the subjects of individual daily lessons posted. Having had a …
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Top Ten Posts for 2012
Below are the most viewed posts on this blog during 2012. If you missed one of them or have long since forgotten what it was about, check it out. Most are quick lessons learned of 366 words or less (the exceptions being #2 and #9 - both posts from 2011 that still were among the …
Leap Year Lesson #343: Pay Yourself First
I read a brief article last weekend by Jeremiah Owyang that led me to try something new at work this past week. The article was called "Pay Yourself First" and it dealt with being more intentional about getting your to-do list items done early in the day instead of allowing others to impose their to-do …
