Time Management

Packed lunchboo

2012-02-05T03:55:00.001-08:00

Packed lunchboo (mp3)

Looking At The World Through A Different Set Of Lenses.

2012-02-04T12:17:00.001-08:00

Looking At The World Through A Different Set Of Lenses. (mp3)

Use an iPod or any other digital audio/video player to educate yourself

2011-11-08T07:03:00.001-08:00

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Everyone in this world knows what an ipod is, yet not everyone is aware of the extra benefit you can get from it.

Sometimes It’s Better To Hire Someone Else Or Simply Ask For Help

2011-10-07T05:20:00.001-07:00

“A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.” – Jim Rohn

It’s just like they say, no one is really perfect.
We have our own flaws, our own faults and our own weaknesses.
We cannot excel in all aspects of life.
Sometimes we do poorly on some things and do not know how to finish other chores successfully.
Life is not perfect and so aren’t we.

Why am I stating the obvious?

Well, it is because in our private lives and working lives we are bound to do things that, if we do not hate them, just do not have a clue how to finish or sometimes even start them in the right way.

We lack the skill, the inspiration, the knowledge; in short, we do poorly on the assigned task.

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Energy Management Counts

2011-10-05T08:27:00.001-07:00

Energy Management

In an effort to carry out something you should draw enough energy to it until you do.

Each one of us has its own best time during the day.

We have our own rhythm when we can be more productive and time when we are less productive.
Simply by knowing your energy pattern you can conserve your energy and steer clear of a burnout

Consider these as good times and bad times to when you schedule your work.

During your good time, you feel more are more energetic and thus more work gets done.

During the bad time you may be a bit lazy. Procrastination is at its peak and accomplishing major tasks isn’t feasible.

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Decluttering My Mac

2011-09-28T08:22:00.001-07:00

I managed to delete nearly 40 applications.

These applications bit the bullett.

1. Calendar for Mac
2. Growl
3. Yep 2
4. Ezcapture
5. TextEdit
6. Iweb
7. Idvd

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Read which apps bit the bullet

Powerful Traits & Habits. Tips on how to revitalize your life

2011-09-22T07:49:00.001-07:00

Goals & Values

by Raymond on September 22, 2011[edit]

Values are about how we have learnt to think things ought to be or people ought to behave, especially in terms of qualities such as honesty, integrity and openness.
Values are traits or qualities that are considered worthwhile; they represent an individual’s highest priorities and deeply held driving forces.
A value is that for which you make a stand.

Your values are based on your beliefs.

What do values have to do with goal setting?
Simply this.
If the goals you set are out of alignment with your values, it will make those goals extremely difficult to achieve.

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Are your beliefs hurting you? — Powerful Traits & Habits

2011-09-20T15:11:00.001-07:00

A belief is a experiencing of being sure that someone or something exists or that something is true.
Beliefs are defined as assumptions people make about themselves, about other people and about what makes the world go round.
Beliefs are about how we presume things really are, what we think is really true and what we thus expect as likely consequences that will follow from our actions.
The various ideas you regard as true and use as a solid foundation for daily action.

Beliefs can be both permissive and limiting. Your beliefs and actions that follow based on your beliefs shape your world.

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Dispel the idea that you need to be a “morning person” to be productive

2011-09-20T08:40:00.001-07:00

Dispel the idea that you need to be a “morning person” to be productive

How many times have you heard (or read) this advice – wake up early so that you can do all the tasks at hand. There’s nothing wrong with that advice. It’s actually reeks of good common sense – start early, finish early. The thing is that technique alone won’t work with everyone. Especially not with people who are not morning larks.

I should know because I was once deluded with the idea that I will be more productive if I get out of bed by 6 a.m. Like most of you Lifehackers, I’m always on the lookout for productivity hacks because I have a lot of things in my plate. I’m working full time as an editor for a news agency, while at the same time tending to my side business as a content marketing strategist. I’m also a travel blogger and oh yeah, I forgot, I also have a life.

I read a lot of productivity books and blogs looking for ways to make the most of my 24 hours. Most stories on productivity stress waking up early. So I did – and I was a major failure in that department – both in waking up early and finishing early.

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You can read more of this interesting article at http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/manage-your-energy-so-you-can-m...

Obsessive Perfectionism: A Bad Habit that Can Be Broken

2011-09-10T11:27:00.001-07:00

When you suffer from obsessive behaviors, they can actually bring on instances of stress, anxiety, and a real sense of low self-esteem.

These emotional conditions can also trigger feelings of depression, and in some cases extreme depression can set in. There are a few types of obsessive behaviors such as obsessive negativity and obsessive analysis, but there is one that is really at the root of these, and that one is called obsessive perfectionism. I’ll try to explain what obsessive perfectionism is, how you can detect it, and what can be done to overcome this destructive behavior.

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The Difference Between Beliefs and Values — Powerful Traits & Habits

2011-09-09T13:46:00.001-07:00

A person’s goals have to be supported and justified by a persons beliefs and values.

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Is there a difference between a belief and a value?

There is no simple answer.

Though there are similarities, there are actually some differences between them too.

Belief is a feeling of being sure that someone or something exists or that something is true.
Belief= Something regarded as true.

Though others may dispute their believability, if somebody sincerely believes in a feeling or cause, it can be recognized as a personal belief.

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My “100 Thing Challenge”: Part 1

2011-09-07T14:49:00.001-07:00

The 100 thing challenge is a project started by a Guy Named Dave (Dave Bruno) several years ago. In his own words he shares with us the idea that his plan to live a life with a minimum amount of personal possessions works. He found out he could break away from “American” style consumerism. Which means in plain English. No more consuming for the sake of consumption alone.

In Dave’s case this enabled him to spend more time with his family, writing a book about it and much more.

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How to Handle Interruptions Like a Ninja

2011-09-07T01:21:00.001-07:00

Mark Woods, author of the book Attack Your Day! Before It Attacks You: Activities Rule. Not the Clock!, explains that interruptions are something that we can count on happening every day, and they can potentially destroy our productivity. However, he explains that not all interruptions are created equal; therefore, we need to stop dealing with all interruptions in the same way. Woods created a color system that serves as a guide for dealing with the four different types of interruptions that exist.

Suppose that you’re sitting at your desk working on a high priority task. You’ve set aside 90 minutes to work on this task; you’ve already been working on it for a few minutes, and you’re “in the zone”. All is right with the world. But not for long.

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Marelisa takes us through the different kind of interruptions and suggest how we deal with them.

Tips for Living a Simpler, More Meaningful Life

2011-09-06T08:05:00.001-07:00

This is my workspace. It’s a simple oak desk. On top are only the items I need to write: my Macbook, the wireless mouse and keyboard. Wires add to clutter and whenever possible I untether from them.

I disconnected and stored a separate 20-inch flat-screen monitor because I rarely used it. It’s in a 30-day holding pattern and if I don’t feel the need to bring it out of its box, I’ll sell it. I prefer the portability of the Macbook without having to disconnect the bloody wires.

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Wow. I'm not half way there yet. That's what I call a distraction free workspace.

Getting Rid Of Crap

2011-09-06T06:24:00.001-07:00

I discovered recently that the idea of simplifying, or becoming even somewhat minimalist, can be quite a challenge. Simplifying is not simple. For me though, it has become the necessary next step on my journey. The “stuff” is holding me back. I have been thinking very differently about what I spend money on to reduce the influx of unnecessary items. Now, it is time to purge.

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Getting Rid Of Crap is (I have to admit) an ongoing struggle. But I keep working on it. How are you doing?
Anyway this article mentions some things that could help you (and me) along.

5 Ways to Create Solitude Using Minimalism | Dayton Pulse, Small Business Resources and News in Dayton, Ohio and the Miami Valley

2011-09-05T14:15:00.001-07:00

Five Ways to Create Solitude in Chaotic Times

1. Wake early. These days I wake without an alarm clock, whenever my body tells me to wake. Some days I’m up as early as 3am (yes, really). I recommend waking early, before the chaos brought forth by the sunrise, even if you have to set an alarm. Wake slowly. Take your time. Think. I write in the mornings in a quiet room with no distractions—no TV, no radio, no clocks, no noise: just me and my thoughts and the words on the page.

2. Schedule time to read. I love reading, especially literary fiction (e.g., David Foster Wallace, Don DeLillo, Denis Johnson, Jonathan Franzen, et al.). I don’t have a routine, and I read whenever I feel like it, but I used to schedule time to read (when I had a busy corporate schedule). It was a way for me to force myself into solitude: just me and my thoughts and the characters on the page.

3. Go for a walk. I walk all the time (even though Dayton, Ohio, isn’t the most walkable city on earth). Walking gives me uninterrupted time to think, time for myself, time inside my head to marshal my thoughts and emotions. Even if it’s a fifteen minute walk, it’s worth my time: just me and my thoughts and the city lights under lavender skies.

4. Exercise. I exercise every day. I do so mainly because my health is the most important thing in my life—without it nothing else matters. Sometimes I go to the gym. Sometimes I do push-ups, squats, and pull-ups under a sun-kissed sky in the park. Whatever I do, I have the opportunity to do it by myself in solitude: just me and my thoughts and my body in motion.

5. Get rid of distractions. This sounds like common sense, but we’re so distracted by the noise that common sense doesn’t seem all that common these days. But you can try to turn off your cellphone for a while; jettison your television; kill the Internet for a month; get rid of a few clocks; check email and social networks only once a day; and find ways to remove subtle distractions from your life. That’s what I’ve done and it’s great: just me and my thoughts and a more meaningful life.

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Some good points here

Kindle Book Publishers Find Help on Kindleboards.com | Kindle 3G Reviews

2011-09-05T13:53:00.001-07:00

Kindle Book Publishers Find Help on Kindleboards.com

By admin on September 4, 2011.

In Kindle Tags: ebooks, nancy, traditional publisher, victorine

Kindleboards.com Helps Connect Readers and Writers to eReaders and eBooks – Image by ShakataGaNaiThinking about becoming an indie Kindle Book publisher? Kindleboards.com, a forum for authors publishing eBooks for Kindle, Nook, and more, provides help.

Amanda Hocking, J.a. Konrath, Victorine Lieske, Nancy C. Jackson. If none of these names sounds familiar, just wait a few months. In the publishing industry, these authors are dominating the indie publishing movement, with Amanda Hocking recently announcing that she’s sold more than 1 million eBooks in under a year. She’s signing a four-book deal with a traditional publisher any day now, as the New York Times reports, with Big 6 publishers bidding more than $1 million for her work.

So what is indie publishing, and how are these writers coming out of nowhere to take an obscure corner of the publishing world by storm?

Kindle Book Publishing and Every Genre
Hocking’s story isn’t unique, though her success is the most extreme. an active member on Kindleboards.com, an online community for Kindle users and writers who publish eBooks on Amazon.com’s eReader device, Hocking published her first eBook in April 2010. a savvy marketer, the 26-year-old Minnesota native chronicles her journey at her blog, My Blood Approves.

While self publishing has a long history, the online version got its big push in the late ’90s, when M.J. Rose proved that an eBook could sell. Amazon.com’s Kindle eReader opened eBook publishing to anyone. using the Kindle Direct Publishing account, all you need is a manuscript and a nicely-designed cover. Amazon does the rest, and pays authors between 35 and 70 percent of the purchase price as royalties.

Kindleboards is not owned by Amazon.com, but this board has become the go-to place for writers seeking to publish on Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and other devices. The community is eclectic, with sci-fi, fantasy, romance, non-fiction, urban fantasy, Christian romance, thriller, mystery and historical fiction writers all intermingling, focused largely on the love of writing and the business of selling.

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Might be of interest if you are an Indie Publisher

Dealing With People Who Nag By Nature. — Powerful Traits & Habits

2011-09-05T12:19:00.001-07:00

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See The World You’ve Imagined

2011-08-29T13:42:00.001-07:00

What Is A Vision Board

Your desires, hopes, and goals are made visual on a vision board. It‘s also called either Creativity Collage, Visual Explorer or Treasure Map.

It is a future “vision” of your life. It can be a poster cork board hanging in your office on which you pin images that copied from various magazines. But it can also be an online photo, a mind map, your desktop background, and etcetera. You often find encouraging/motivational quotes, cut outs from magazines, photo’s and that kind of stuff ion them.

These images and pictures are images and pictures of your ideal everyday life, or of anything you desire to happen, to be or want to have.

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Checking your email can cost you dearly.

2011-08-22T12:55:00.001-07:00

Post written by Raymond Le Blanc Once upon a time, even before emails and faxes and social media changed the landscape I’d go off to work. A part of the daily morning ritual was going through the mail, that arrived once a day at the office. This mail package often had a large impact

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The Need To Read

2011-08-14T07:26:00.001-07:00

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When have you last read a book? Has this been some time ago or just recently.
Don’t you have the time? Are there simply too many distractions?

To be honest you won’t find me with a book in the hand 24/7. But I do try to read a certain amount of books each year.
And by reading I also include listening to audiobooks or reading eBooks on a Kindle or other (portable) device.

Being positive is our nature

2011-07-27T08:05:00.001-07:00

Being positive is our nature. It emerges from inside ourselves. Being positive is a quality considered good or desirable in a person.
Being positive is not a technique . It is the result of a personal decision to see all problems as challenges rather than obstacles, a belief in your ability to be successful, and a genuine interest in the world and in other people.

Pruning my Google Reeder subscriptions

2011-06-11T03:22:00.001-07:00

I love using Google Reeder. It's a free, web-based reader for RSS feeds.
You can find feeds on nearly every Web site. RSS feeds offer a simplified view of Web content down to just text, pictures and videos--minus the site's style and formatting, Basically it helps me keep track of my favorite websites.

Google Reader constantly checks my favorite news sites and blogs for new content. Whether a site updates daily or monthly, I can be sure that I won't miss a thing.

I use it through an ipod touch app, a web browser and a mac app.
You can use it anywhere, for Google Reader is totally free and works in most modern browsers, without any software to install.
It's also loaded with easy ways to share your favorite stories with others.

I have been using it for years and I noticed my website collection has grown out of proportion.

Another thing that became apparent is that as interests change some websites/feeds I follow are no longer relevant to my current interests.

So it's high time to prune my collection into a lean collection of websites I love to follow.

It’ll cost a few hours to do so, but I’m pretty sure it will be worth it in respect to efficient future use.

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How to Use Evernote to Organize Your Writing

2011-06-10T13:08:00.001-07:00

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Suzannah Freeman discusses the way she uses Evernote. I might borrow some of her ideas too.

Being there: 4 situations where human touch is required in work — Online Collaboration

2011-06-09T14:04:00.001-07:00

I often extol the virtues of virtual work. But no matter how much I love virtual, I’m also keenly aware that being remote isn’t always ideal. In my experience, there are four specific situations that should never be handled by phone or email. Doing so welcomes problems that can lead to disasters.

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Aliza Sherman, the author of this blog entry makes some excellent observations.