If you've read any of my past thoughts about procrastination, then you know that I don't view this form of inactivity in a positive light. I mean . . . productivity is about GETTING THINGS DONE, not putting things off. And, I personally struggle with procrastination on a daily basis, which is why this productivity … Continue reading Productivity Tuesday: Mismatch Pairs that Get the Job Done
In the prior post, I talked about the guidelines I'll follow in governing the activities I carry out in 2020. And, I feel inclined to further discuss how guidelines, or frameworks, can help direct us in making the most of each day. So, today's "Productivity Tuesday" will focus on a structure that will guide you … Continue reading Productivity Tuesday: Your Productivity Framework
Old habits die hard, or should I say old habits are hard to break? So, I had some struggles carrying out my scheduling goals for the week and being consistent every day with writing out My Daily Top 5. (You can check out my 2020 goals in the post, entitled Degrees of Maternity 2020 Scheduling … Continue reading How Sleep Affected My Monday Report
Today's reblog represents how the best of intentions doesn't always pan out. For instance, I had high hopes for all the ground I would cover while working with my youngest child on developing his writing skills last year. It would be a summer-long project geared toward getting his writing juices flowing by allowing him to … Continue reading Reblog – Living While Writing
I've been feeling a sense of overwhelm for some time now and I know it's driven by the numerous tasks and goals that I've set for myself as well as the daily, recurring responsibilities from "life happening". Having much to do and not enough time or woman power to do it is not new news; … Continue reading Plan of Action for Left-Over 2019 Goals
We are now sitting firmly at the beginning of 2020, so I thought this time would be appropriate to do a "20 Tips" blog post. We'll resume The Art of People Business segment next week. For many people, the mark of 2020 signals a sense of goal-setting awareness with some goal achievement to follow. And … Continue reading 20 Tips for Prioritizing Your Goals
While vision boards are currently trending and provide a visual representation of a person's future goals, the schedule board houses all the task items to complete in order to achieve those future goals. So, instead of putting the cart in front of the horse, I've opted to bring things in order and focus on completing … Continue reading Schedule Board Before the Vision Board
Bet you never thought we'd get here, did you? I can understand why you might have had doubts. After all, it's almost been 4 months ago since I posted step 1 of the Goal-Setting Process. And now, we're finally here at the remaining step, or what I'll refer to as "Step 4: Scheduling". Well, I … Continue reading Goal-Setting Process for Writing & More – Step 4: Scheduling
As promised, I'm combining weekly reports for weeks 8 & 9 (November 17 - 30, 2019) and I must say -- I got some stuff done, y'all. Nothing spectacular or jaw-dropping, but exciting stuff in my personal opinion. Reason being: I got some STARTs accomplished; and oftentimes, STARTs are the most difficult part of a … Continue reading Writing Goals for Remainder of 2019 – Weekly Reports 8 & 9
In this installment of "The Art of People Business", I'm not discussing how people may have misunderstandings on work mantras such as "work smarter, not harder"; "if you don't work, you don't eat", "work first, play later", "there is no substitute for hard work", and "hard work always pays off". No, not at all. As … Continue reading The Art of People Business – The Misguided Worker Mentality (Part One)
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