I think my new mission is Joy Restoration. We’ve all had Joy. I would even posit that it is our original state. We may have had it removed through the careful application of social ‘normalization’, religious indoctrination and enforced maturation.…
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Joy Restoration
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Measurement is Management
This topic goes back to my very first blog entry on Productive Practice and it is sill one of the most important lessons I continue to work with and practice. Measurement is management. The first step to change is measuring. …
Tagged with: action, feedback, goals, health, inspiration, measurement, productivity, self management
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We need a runway for take-off and landing
I was on my yoga mat, in class, recently and had the following image; the mat is like a little runway. The practice we engage in, any practice, is both a jumping off spot and a place we land. It…
Tagged with: alignment, approach, Ease, goals, inspiration, Practice, Preparation, productivity, runway, self management, Yoga, yoga mat
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Rebranding Ourselves
Think of some of the brands of which you are most aware. If I showed you this logo and asked you for a word or two, what would you say? Search. Innovation. Technology. If I showed you this one? Quality.…
Tagged with: branding, goals, productivity, self management, teamwork
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Can’t See the Forest or the Trees
My basic method has to do with getting de-cluttered from the inside out, clearing out the mental overload that leads to stress and reduces productivity and going all the way through the individuals work and home environment. I help folks…
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Positive Thinking – umm?
Positive thinking is like positive drinking. It can be intoxicating but don’t drive under the influence. Neutrality and outcome focus leaves us nimble, agile, flexible and ready to react to the realities we encounter between here and our goal. Negative…
Tagged with: action, flexibility, focus, goals, mental ecology, Practice, Preparation, productivity, Purpose, self management, vision
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Practice Quote of the Day
“The Sufi way is through knowledge and practice, not through intellect and talk.” ― Idries Shah, Sufi Thought and Action
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Mental Ecology – Part 2
Common ecological practices include the three R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. They also include clean and renewable sources of energy such as solar, wind, geothermal and others. So in terms of our internal environment and harnessing our personal energy towards effective…
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The tools are not the practice
I love gadgets and gear. I love leather notebooks, specialized note pads and calendars. I love aluminum and matte black metal and every form of iThing ever conceived. I took my first really impactful time management course in 1988. Part…
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Google Journal and 100DS
I found the above and was intrigued. Run yourself through the slide show. I am not sure I agree with the methodology, but I am going to challenge myself to try it out and report on my experience here on…
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