Archive for January, 2008

Pursue The Passion

Monday, January 28th, 2008

A friend recently sent me a link to PursueThePassion.com - a site that documents the journey that three college grads took to find professionals in careers they were passionate about. I love this idea, because so often college graduates take the first job they can find, without really thinking about how it will support […]

SPAM Vigilance

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

I recommend you to take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves.” -Lord Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773)
David Allen, my personal idol and author of the book Getting Things Done, has a two-minute rule for answering emails:
If the Next Action can be done in […]

Organization Tip: Use Consistent Labeling

Monday, January 14th, 2008

Here’s a tip that has served me well for a while now: label folders consistently across different organizing platforms, such as hand-held devices, bookmarks, computer folders, paper manila folders, email folders, etc. The benefit is that you always know where to find things, regardless of their format. For example, if I’m looking for something related […]

The Dreaded Snooze…and a Tip for Avoiding it

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

I completely overslept today. Snoozed first, then in a sleepy haze turned my alarm off completely, stuffed it under my pillow and went back to sleep. For TWO hours. Thankfully by the time I woke up I still had a chance to make it to work before my first meeting. I’ve got a snooze habit, […]

Eat that Frog!

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

It has been said for many years that if the first thing you do each morning is to eat a live frog, you can go through the day with the satisfaction of knowing that is probably the worst thing that is going to happen to you all day long.” -Brian Tracy, Eat that Frog!
If there’s […]

Own the Day

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win you’re still a rat.” –Lily Tomlin
The way I see it, you can either choose to Own the Day or let the day own you. Owning the Day means purposefully taking time to make the day yours before it even starts.
If you let the […]