Doing What You Say & the Power of Walking The Talk

Do What You Say

Walk the talk. A skill that has been lost by many. Simply put, doing what you say. Many people (and companies) these days seem to have forgotten this simple concept. Instead, we live in a daily environment of broken promises, unfulfilled statements, and even outright lies. Do you do what you say?

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How to Remain Calm When Others Are Losing It

How to Be the Calm in the Storm

It’s going to be a chaotic day. How do I know? It’s Monday. OK, joking. But, I do predict that today will be filled with the normal last-minute tasks, fire drills, and unforeseen events. So, how do you keep yourself from being swept away in the stream of chaos? How do you remain calm while others are rushing [...]

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10 Things I Am Not Going to Do Today

No Stamp

Today’s checklist is inspired by “10 Things To Stop Doing Now… To Get More Done!” Here are 10 things that I am not going to do today…

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How You Can Cut Through Your Tasks Like a Laser

Laser Skitch

Some days are overwhelming. Some days come at us with a vengeance. Too many tasks, too many emergencies. How do you cut through the chaos to get to what is important? Some days it seems that you need a laser to blast through all your tasks. It’s All About Focus Lasers are powerful because they [...]

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How Quitting Early Will Ruin Your Life

Keep Going

We are a quick fix society. We want immediate action. We expect immediate results. When we don’t get them, we complain. Often, we get upset. Then we quit and move on to something else. When Do You Give Up? Too many people flit from one activity or goal to the next. They want immediate gratification [...]

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50 Things You’re Putting Off That You’ll Regret Later

Fifty

Why do we put off the things that we say are the most important? Why doesn’t our most crucial task get done? Or the thing that we have been meaning to do for months? Eventually things catch up to us. Either there are consequences. Or we simply miss the opportunity to do them. Whether it is playing [...]

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9 Rogue Rules to Fix Corporate Email

Email

Email has gotten out of control. Doubt it? Your employees are spending up to half of their day on it. What can we do to bring this productivity monster under control? (Hint: We may have to go rogue on this one.) Email Has Taken Over Email is here to stay. Despite our best efforts, it isn’t going [...]

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When is Tomorrow? Answer: Tomorrow

Today Tomorrow skitch

The other day I questioned my 8-year-old son as to when he was going to do something that I had asked him to do. He said he would do it tomorrow. The next day I said, “OK. Are you going to do it now?” He said, “I said tomorrow.” I replied, “You said that yesterday. It [...]

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8 Reasons You Aren’t Getting Things Done

Not Getting Work Done

You go to work… and you work. Or so you think. Your day goes by in a flurry of activity. But, despite your busy day, it feels like you aren’t making any progress. You finish your day and it seems like you are further behind that when you started. You have to wonder, “Are you getting [...]

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10 Bad Meeting Behaviors To Avoid

Bad Meeting

Are meetings at your company a free-for-all? Do they deteriorate into something that resembles near chaos? I have seen many corporate meetings that are less organized than a kindergarten class recess. Today, let’s address our bad meeting behavior. Meetings Gone Bad When did we start allowing this bad meeting behavior? Why do meeting settings tend to bring out [...]

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