Happy October!

photo credit: Per Ola Wiberg
The first day of a new month (rabbit rabbit!) and it’s the one that feels most like “autumn” to me—nevermind that it’s supposed to get up to almost 90° F today! The only downside: dreaded invoicing day. I really hate invoicing. A lot.
One reason for my passionate loathing is just [...]

Tuesday, September 30

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One of the things I’m going to have to watch out for is the tendency earn a reward but skip actually getting it. Part of the problem is setting it up like I did yesterday: time-sensitive. I completed my entire list, but by the point I got there, I had run out [...]

Yet Another Plan for Productivity (YAPP)

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After my post last week, I carefully considered both of the productivity courses I was thinking of taking… and decided to go with “neither.” Why? Because realistically, I already know most of what I need to do and am not doing it, so I think it would be a mistake to spend [...]

Early-summer Fitness Goals (and Rewards!) for 2008

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I do well with rewards, and now that I’m caring about my fitness and health again, it seems like a good idea to set some goals and tie some rewards to them.
This go-round, I’m going to do three types of rewards: “doing the right thing,” metrics, and performance-based treats. Here’s what I [...]

Monday Motivation: Good Habits

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Feeling much more upbeat this week. I think a little legitimate discontent was exactly what I needed to push me in the right direction.
I tend to do life in cycles. Right now, I’m moving into a fitness phase where I care again about being healthy, so I’m going to shift some of [...]

Monday Motivation: Ooh, Shiny!

I struggle with focus. I love the challenge of new things, but have a bad habit of taking on too many at a time, and the result can be very stressful.
Right now I have three major client projects in the works, I’m writing an ebook (due to my editor on Wednesday), and I’ve signed up [...]

Monday Motivation: Get Caught Up

Last week was sort of dully, vaguely unproductive. Nothing I can put my finger on, but I just didn’t make much forward progress. I’d really like to get this week off to a better start!
No overarching theme for this week, just a diverse bunch of things I’d like to move forward on.
Today’s to-do list has [...]

Monday Motivation: Let’s Get This Party Started!

I’ve long admired Wendy Piersall’s Monday Motivation concept, and starting this week, I’m going to jump in.
The concept is simple: public commitment (which I call “obligation”) is a powerful motivator. I can harness this power for good by telling you all (okay, since this is my first post, “you all” might be a rather small [...]