12th March, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Peaceful (predictable) productivity has been one of my goals and intentions for the last several years. Each year I move closer to having peaceful productivity throughout the days, weeks, and months of my life, although I’m not there yet. Here are some of the ways I am making progress toward having this as an omnipresent » Read More
11th March, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Productivity and good manners often go hand in hand, and we all strive to be productive and to be viewed as being polite. Unfortunately, when we are less than productive, we often throw our good manners out the window. I’m reminded of a quote: “Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency » Read More
10th March, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
While it’s impossible to teach a person to be an effective communicator in the two minutes it will take you to read this article, there are certain commonalities that effective communicators possess. Do you think strategically about the following when you communicate? With whom are you communicating? Have you considered such elements as age, gender, language » Read More
9th March, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Do you think you are productive when you’re crazed? Do you think others around you appreciate it when you are on a rampage (or even something shy of a rampage)? Hm… probably not. A question, which comes from my definition of “pockets” as being the difference between being calm and crazed is this (and it’s the » Read More
8th March, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Have you ever had an idea that came to you, but you later forgot it? Have you ever thought of something that you needed to do and told yourself that you’d remember, but, uh, you didn’t? At any given moment, ideas will come to you. Some of these ideas are major, some are minor, but when » Read More
6th March, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Just as part of being productive is taking control over those areas where we can exert some control, so too is letting go of those areas where we can’t. Here are some examples of areas where we squander our productivity by spending time and effort trying to control something that isn’t controllable. 1. Traffic. You can » Read More
5th March, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Successful people are productive people. Part of being productive is taking control over those areas where you can exert some control. Here are 10 areas of your personal and professional life over which you can exert some control: What you wear. I’m assuming that if you are reading this article, you are an adult. So you » Read More
4th March, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Systems are a key element to productivity. While you may not use every system every day, having systems that are available to you the moment you need them, helps you limit the amount of time you worry about a task so you can get right down to completing it. Your desk is a place to work. » Read More
3rd March, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Does your place of work need some positive change? What if you opened the door to that possibility? Sit down with others you work with (or with your family). Explain the idea of open and closed doors (open to possibilities or closed to possibilities). Have everyone on your team think through what doors may have been » Read More
2nd March, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
To live an empowered life, you need to let in, that is, open the door to particular people, activities, and practices. You also have to close the door to other people, activities, and practices. If you haven’t thought this through carefully recently, this might be a good time. Here are some prompts to get your » Read More
