Blog Archives

Pigeon-proof Productivity

Posted on September 3, 2015 by srfogel — Leave a comment

I was having dinner with friends and the conversation veered in many directions. Not sure how we got on the topic but I was relating following story. Between my career in broadcasting and my current career, there was a period…

Tagged with: Ease, failure, feedback, health, learning, mental ecology, productivity, resistance, self management
Posted in personal productivity

Joy Restoration

Posted on August 22, 2014 by srfogel — Leave a comment

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.…

Tagged with: Ease, focus, goals, health, inspiration, Joy, limiting beliefs, mental ecology, Practice, productivity, Purpose, self management, wellness
Posted in personal productivity, Quotes

Measurement is Management

Posted on May 9, 2014 by srfogel — Leave a comment

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
Posted in personal productivity, Wellness

Spiritual Ecology

Posted on May 8, 2014 by srfogel — Leave a comment

I have written about mental ecology. Here’s a view of spiritual ecology. Kind of the same line of thought We can leave the physical earth with a much nicer frequency than we found it. These areas of responsibility apply to…

Tagged with: accountability, inspiration, mental ecology, Practice, Purpose, self management
Posted in personal productivity, Quotes, Wellness

We need a runway for take-off and landing

Posted on January 29, 2014 by srfogel — 1 Comment

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
Posted in personal productivity

3D Competence: Domain Knowledge v Core Competencies

Posted on January 2, 2014 by srfogel — Leave a comment

As we develop ourselves and our professional skills there are those that are 100% portable and those that may or may not move with us as we move through our careers. I spent ten years in the training and development…

Tagged with: flexibility, focus, leadership, learning, Practice, productivity, self management
Posted in personal productivity

Rebranding Ourselves

Posted on December 30, 2013 by srfogel — Leave a comment

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
Posted in personal productivity

“He is so rich,…

Posted on September 19, 2013 by srfogel — Leave a comment

“He is so rich, he has no room to shit.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations There really is such a thing as too much of a good thing, or of anything. Ever heard of an ’embarrassment of riches’? How about an…

Can’t See the Forest or the Trees

Posted on August 19, 2013 by srfogel — Leave a comment

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…

Tagged with: action, de-clutter, focus, goals, Practice, Preparation, productivity, projects, Purpose, self management, vision
Posted in personal productivity

Positive Thinking – umm?

Posted on August 13, 2013 by srfogel — Leave a comment

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
Posted in personal productivity