An employee of mine once gave me a paperweight with the following question etched on it: “What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?” That has been an inspiration to me.
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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Chakras and Productivity
In Yoga and other practices there is a knowledge of energy systems called Chakras. I think of them as a system of reservoirs and locks that work much as a system of canals like the Panama or Suez canals. There is not…
Quote of the Day
“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one…
Tagged with: Begin, boldness, commitment, inspiration, Murray personal productivity
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Posted in personal productivity, Quotes
Passin Thru
Yesterday afternoon I was listening to the radio station of Columbia University here in NYC. They were playing three hours of music by a favorite sax player of mine named Oliver Lake. One of the tunes was called Passin’ Thru.…
There is no Try
In this clip Yoda teaches the greatest lesson. Don’t try! Do! Line up your action with your intention and there is no trying (which means no struggle, no trial as in testing or inquisition). If you watch the rest of…
Tagged with: goals, limiting beliefs, self management, wisdom, Yoda
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Posted in personal productivity, Quotes
I have an empty Inbox
You may have never seen one of these. It’s an empty inbox. Most people I know have thousands of emails sitting in their inboxes. What a Weight! The stress of it is astounding. Conversely there is both a freedom and…
Tagged with: Basic Self, cycle of completion, GMail, in-box, OmniFocus, productivity, self management
Posted in personal productivity, Wellness
Posted in personal productivity, Wellness
The Jazz Leadership Model
Everything I know about leadership, I learned from Miles Davis. Well that’s a bit of hyperbole, but truer than it might look at first glance. What are some of the qualities of Great Leaders. They: Build and inspire great teams…
Practice Quote of the Day
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. Yogi Berra
Prepare
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” ― Benjamin Franklin We have had the value and necessity of planning drummed into our heads. Clearly, having a plan, taking time to prepare, getting our goals defined are prerequisites to consistent…
Tagged with: Preparation, Prepare, self management, seven habits, Yoga
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Multi-dimensional task focus
I advocate a multi-dimensional view of the tasks or actions that I track. I have a project focus, a context focus, a people focus with time and people attributes where appropriate. The genesis of this process and practice comes from…
Tagged with: apps, Getting Things Done, iPad, OmniFocus, Outlook, Practice, productivity, self management, technology, Time Design, tools
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