I use to-do lists all the time to help me get things done. If you want to learn more about how I use to-do lists, check out 5 To-Do Lists That Keep Me Sane and The List of 10: My Weekly System for Getting Priorities Done. To-do lists are probably the best tool I’ve found for making daily, consistent progress [Continue Reading]
Archives for February 2015
The List of 10: My Weekly System for Getting Priorities Done
I adapted my own weekly system for productivity and time management from the awesome book, Getting Things Done by David Allen. My List of 10 came from one of the most important habits David recommends in this book, which is a weekly planning session to set your priorities for the week. So for me, usually on [Continue Reading]
Less Info, More Faith: How to Influence With Authenticity
“People don’t want more information. They are up to their eyeballs in information. They want faith – faith in you, your goals, your success, in the story you tell. It is faith that moves mountains, not facts. Facts do not give birth to faith. Faith needs a story to sustain it …” Annette Simmons, The [Continue Reading]
How Much is Enough? The Fulfillment Curve
In the beginning of our lives, more possessions did indeed mean more fulfillment. Basic needs were met. We were fed. We were warm. We were sheltered … We then went from bare necessities (food, clothing, shelter) to some amenities (toys, a wardrobe, a bicycle) … Eventually we slipped beyond amenities to outright luxuries – and [Continue Reading]
Making a Dying is Not Living
How many people have you seen who are more alive at the end of the work day than they were at the beginning? Do we come home from our ‘making a living’ activity full of more life? … Where’s all the life we supposedly made at work? For many of us, isn’t the truth of [Continue Reading]
My Motivation is Great Products, Not Profits
“My passion has been to build an enduring company where people were motivated to make great products. Everything else was secondary. Sure, it was great to make a profit, because that was what allowed you to make great products. But the products, not the profits, were the motivation.” Steve Jobs in his biography Steve Jobs by Walter [Continue Reading]