Robert Story - Productivity

Do this first thing tomorrow INSTEAD of checking your email (Sanders Says)

robert — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:55:46 +0000

What’s the most important meal of the day for your body? Breakfast, of course. Why? It establishes your metabolism and gives your brain fuel to operate well. Just the same, if not moreso, breakfast is the most important meal for your mind too. One braniac refers to the most important hour of your day: Hour One. What you put into your mind during Hour One is critical. So what do you feed it? When you check your email, you graze on the random. Yet, many of my friends start out EVERY day by doing just that. Think about the message that your Inbox (with 100 or more emails waiting to be answered) sends to your subconcious: “We are behind, overwhelmed, hurry!”

I am so guilty of this. I wake up in the morning by my iPhone alarm, sit up on the edge of the bed and read email. It is no wonder that after that I have trouble focusing on any reading or study. Read the rest of Tim’s thoughts and recommendations on this topic at Sanders Says.

Good weeks lead to good years (Sanders Says)

robert — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:30:10 +0000

Good weeks lead to good years Here’s a time management & goal setting system I learned 20 years ago: Good Weeks. Too often, we measure our progress yearly (annual resolutions and goals) or quarterly (the 90 day treadmill). The result is often cram-fests at the end of the year or quarter to meet a goal that’s “all made up” in the first place. Those time lines are usually too long to correct, once the finish line is in sight. When I was working for Bob May (Pat Summerall Productions) in Dallas, he taught me a simple weekly success system that I use to this day. His motto was: “Good weeks add up to good months – and good months add up to a great year.”

Read Tim’s full thoughts on this topic at Sanders Says – Good weeks lead to good years

Organise Your Life With Evernote

Robert Story — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:41:50 +0000

With as much information as gets thrown at me every day, having good systems to take in, use and retrieve that information is critical. One of the tools I’ve found to be effective is Evernote, and my friend Frank Bradley has put together a really helpful article on how you can organize your live with Evernote….read more on his blog at StopThinkSocial – Blog – Organise your Life with Evernote

Where Are You Going?

Robert Story — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:27:12 +0000

Chris Brogan poses an interesting (and possibly uncomfortable) question today. Read and think about it at Set a Course.

Photo credit Lisa Andres

Jon Gordon’s Blog: 7 LESSONS I LEARNED FROM COACH JOHN WOODEN

Robert Story — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:59:26 +0000

Success Is All About the Little Things
Focus on the Process, Not the Outcome
There’s No Such Thing as an Overnight Success
Selfless Teamwork is Great Teamwork
There’s Power in Humility
Faith Matters
Your Legacy Matters

Read Jon’s thoughts on the above at Jon Gordon’s Blog

Are you celebrating your success?

Robert Story — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:03:52 +0000

Celebrate Success | Jon Gordon’s Blog | Developing Positive Leaders, Organizations and Teams

Teams and organizations that focus on and celebrate success create more success. Success becomes ingrained in the culture and people naturally look for it, focus on it and expect it. That’s why certain football coaches and business leaders are always successful. They implement systems and principles that create a culture that celebrates and expects success and this drives behavior and habits that create successful outcomes.

Celebrate Success | Jon Gordon’s Blog | Developing Positive Leaders, Organizations and Teams

Google Voice Arrives on iPhones with HTML5-Powered Webapp – Google Voice – Lifehacker

Robert Story — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:02:50 +0000

Google is finally releasing the next best thing: a mobile site that basically replicates a dedicated Google Voice app.

The big advantage of Google’s new Voice app (which is already showing up for Voice users at Lifehacker HQ) is the direct contact access. Rather than having to store secondary numbers or use the somewhat old-school-looking Voice mobile site to pull up your contacts, Google Voice’s new webapp provides super-quick, as-you-type access to your Google Contacts.

Google Voice Arrives on iPhones with HTML5-Powered Webapp – Google Voice – Lifehacker

Dropbox Comes to the iPhone and iPod touch

Robert Story — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:04:26 +0000

Dropbox Comes to the iPhone and iPod touch – dropbox – Lifehacker

Once installed on your device, Dropbox for iPhone provides access to all your Dropbox files, allows you to view any file supported by your iPhone (including documents, photos, music, and video), uploads any photo or video you’ve taken on your device to your Dropbox account, and lets you save any file as a favorite for offline viewing. If you want to share a file in your Dropbox with someone else, the application can generate an email with a link directly to the file.

Social Media Revolution

Robert Story — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:49:37 +0000

Social Media Revolution

Google to Challenge Microsoft With Computer Operating System – Bloomberg.com

Robert Story — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:37:37 +0000

July 8 (Bloomberg) — Google Inc., owner of the most- visited Internet search engine, is developing a computer operating system based on its Chrome Web browser, taking aim at Microsoft Corp. in its strongest market.

The system will be designed at first for low-cost laptops called netbooks, Google said in a blog post. The company is in talks with partners on the project and computers running the software will be available in the second half of 2010.

via Google to Challenge Microsoft With Computer Operating System – Bloomberg.com.