Time is the one thing we want more of … and yet more of it dissolves every day. H ere’s one more way to get the most out of your day … every day. Don’t we all know there are many tasks or projects that require us to wait for…
If you're like me, you realize that there are a lot of "little things" you need to do every day that often "leak out" in the maelstrom that surrounds your normal routine. A re you diligent about keeping track or have you just given up?If you’re like me, you realize…
The Power of One concept is not new — it’s the bedrock of everything from motivational speeches to Army One. S o, why not begin by setting an example of personal accountability that can be emulated throughout your organization? There’s an entire industry devoted to the power we have over…
I got my hands dirty today. I t's been a long time since my fingers were almost black. It felt good, though, to get my hands back in it. It felt good to rummage around in there, traversing rather methodically, sometimes bouncing around without a real plan but enjoying the…
Car jack. Nail clippers. Claw Hammer. Teeter-totter. Tweezers. Nutcracker. Scissors. W hat do these devices all have in common? They create leverage, a simple but extraordinary force that increases the power of everything to which it is applied. (Whenever a word is underlined with a dotted line, there is an…
November 30, is the birthday of Winston Churchill. He was born 136 years ago in 1874 ... and died 50 years ago in 1965 ... yet his talent and prodigious output remains striking to this day. Winston Churchill has always been one of my favorite historical characters … and for…
Multitasking is our answer to getting more done. U nfortunately, the research is incontrovertible. That technique means we get even less done. I’ve got one idea you should consider. It’s not the clutter of the desktop or inbox … but the clutter of the mind that scuttles our personal productivity…
We’d like to think that technology has become our enemy and is the cause of the distractions that keep us from getting things done. N ice try, but this is an age-old problem that’s on us, not on the technology that surrounds us. Screaming about distractions and the lack of productivity…
Checklists? You mean those lists I prepare each day that don't do anything to help my productivity? N o, it's not that kind of checklist I'm talking about. Are those the Checklists you mean? Or … do you mean those checklists airline pilots use to keep me from getting killed?…