The first step to turning your dreams into action is, of course, to figure out what your dreams are. Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto.com Strangely enough, this can be the hardest part. blank Perhaps it’s because there’s so much coming at us each and everyday, who can think past tomorrow? Perhaps it’s because it just seems so […]
Read moreFrom dreams to actions … Part 1
May 18, 2013 
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At dinner last night, we started talking about “The Law of Attraction” and whether anyone of us had ever actually tried it. blank Law of Attraction: You attract into your life whatever you think about most. blank Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto.com blank My answer at the dinner table was “Nope, never really tried it”. And then […]
Read moreOne more week of blog vacation!
May 12, 2013 2 Comments
Hello Readers! Only five days of blog vacation remaining…. Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto.com blank New blog posts start again from 18 May, 2013 and will increase to four (4) times a week. The next series of posts will be about connecting your vision to your next actions. This topic was requested by a reader and […]
Read moreHow to collect everything
April 21, 2013 0 Comments
Though it may seem daunting to literally capture and process every single piece of paper, agreement or thought that could later be acted upon … it is actually achievable. Being 100% collected is a nirvana that many productivity-geeks seek. Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto.com blank And not to rub it in but, yes, I’ve been there. Or […]
Read moreGet control of the daily grind….
April 10, 2013 6 Comments
Doesn’t it feel somedays like you really are like that hamster running round, and round, and round that perpetual wheel? Not sure where you’re going, .. not if you’re doing the tasks you should be spending time on? Well I can relate. This is why I spent time setting up my Evernote system to support […]
Read moreTags-a-done!
April 7, 2013 3 Comments
The five-part series on Evernote tags for my GTD system is done! Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto.com blank As you can see from previous posts (Tags – Part 1, Tags – Part 2, Tags – Part 3, Tags – Part 4, and Tags – Part 5), a lot of how I use my Evernote setup to GTD depends on tagging. And, once […]
Read moreGet Funky With Tags
April 5, 2013 4 Comments
Okay, one more blog post on tags. And this time …. we get a little funky with it blank Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto.com blank There are interesting / unique things you can do with tags. For instance, I have a group of tags I call #Indicator tags which allow me to view buckets of information a […]
Read moreStay Above the Fray…
April 3, 2013 15 Comments
I have a LOT of next actions in my list at any one time. I am juggling many hats, many projects. I know this, I accept this. But acceptance doesn’t make it easier to manage next actions, especially when racing through the day. What does help me focus in on the next actions that matter […]
Read moreMind Like Water Checklist
March 16, 2013 8 Comments
I remember when I first read “Getting Things Done” by David Allen in 2001, I was instantly intrigued by the concept of mind like water. What if instead of the feeling pummelled by the world coming at me, I could glide … flow. Aaaahhhh. Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto.com blank What is ‘Mind Like Water’ you ask? Quite simply, […]
Read moreTags, Tags, Tags – Part 3
March 13, 2013 8 Comments
I also use tags to set up my reference and tickler buckets. Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto.com Reference Each reference ‘folder’ is essentially a tag on a reference item. For example, my ‘Blogging’ folder contains articles I’ve blogged, web clippings about blogging, perhaps one of two URLs of blogging resources, commonly used blogging phrases, and so on. […]
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