Time Management

Blogging On Schedule: 8 No-Nonsense Strategies to Generate Content

Here are 8 surefire strategies to keep my blogging on track. They also work with other projects, especially when I encounter resistance. Uhm…that would be ALL THE TIME. Sigh.

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Happiness = Success; 3 Research-Based Ways to Cultivate It

When it comes to energy management tools, happiness is an emotional Swiss Army Knife. It handles everything. Happy people are healthier, wealthier, more successful at work and school, more creative, have better coping skills, enjoy better relationships and live longer. Research tells us we can actually cultivate it with just 3 behaviors. And here they are….

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My Procrastination Trick: How I Accomplish Unpleasant Tasks On Time

As a self-employed single mom of two teens, my plate is constantly full. In the past I’ve typically used pressure to help me manage the demands. Now I use a different tactic. It works well without the exhausting fallout that goes with last-minute effort and rushing.

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Procrastination’s Sneakiest Ploy and How to Get Past It

Sometimes editing is a procrastination wolf in sheep’s clothing. It feels like you’re doing something useful when you’re actually avoiding the production of new content.

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5 Great Take-A-Ways from Seth Godin Interview

TweetI just watched Michael Sliwinski’s 10-minute chat with Seth Godin. The discussion circled around Seth’s prolific content development schedule. I’d encourage…

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Peter Bregman is a Do-Nothing Guy

The radical act of doing nothing reveals unforeseen options. Just ask Peter Bregman.

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Keep Track, Expand Klout with Content Curation

Organize your content into easily updated, topic-centered portals. Using Scoop.It, I curate two topics: Productivity Tips & Tricks , and Productivity Backwash (where productive people go to waste time). Easy, fun, and accessible.

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Not Many Twitter Followers.. How to Deal with It.

Size does matter. When my new Twitter followers show up, I often check their profiles. Most of them have, like, 2 million folks following them. Last count I had, uhm, 86.

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