Decide Who You Are – and Be It!

January 10, 2011

Every year, I would add add a resolution to get up early to my list of goals. My resolution would read something like: “Wake up at 5:30 every day” or “Sleep no later than 5:00”. And each year, I would inevitably fail at keeping this goal. Oh, my good intentions would work for awhile – [...]

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Book a Week Challenge – The Journey Begins

January 6, 2011

Image courtesy of stevecoutts Over the years, I have seen several bloggers take on the “Book-a-Week challenge” (sometimes called the 52 books in 52 weeks challenge) and this year, I’ve decided to take the challenge myself. Julien Smith’s post “How to Read a Book a Week in 2011” especially inspired me so I thought “hell, [...]

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Why I’m Not Waiting For Retirement

December 10, 2010

Back in my youth, I spent a good part of my life waiting. First I couldn’t wait until I graduated from college so I could start living. Once I graduated, I couldn’t wait to get a good paying job so I could start living. Once I got a decent job, I began waiting for retirement [...]

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Productivity Tip: Take a Break!

December 7, 2010

Image courtesy of modomatic For many of us, we do not like to be interrupted when we’re working and on a roll. I am one who is guilty of this and could easily sit for hours at a time at my computer without a break. This type of a routine however, can cause all types [...]

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Please Support Your Local Establishments

November 22, 2010

The other day, I went to see a movie at the Fox Bay Cinema & Grill – a local, independently owned theater. I love going there because not only is it a movie theater, but it also features a full-service sit down menu – pizza, salads, sandwiches as well as full bar. Shortly before the [...]

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How to Accomplish Goals a Little at a Time

November 20, 2010

I write computer training manuals for my print-on-demand courseware company and each day, I tell myself that I will write at least one section, no matter what. To ensure that this is done, I do not allow myself to go to bed at night until I have written my one section. Now, I admit that [...]

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The Importance of a Daily Schedule

November 16, 2010

Image courtesy of silent-penguin One of the most important things that you can do to be more productive is to create a daily schedule. When I first started working for myself, I had a standard “To-Do List” – a list that included all of the things that I wanted to accomplish during the day. For [...]

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How I Went Paperless

November 12, 2010

Photo courtesy of Rob! I am one of those people who hate clutter. I am not a fan of rifling through piles of papers to find what I am looking for or rummaging through overstuffed file cabinet drawers. A few years back, desktop clutter really became an issue for me. I discovered that being in [...]

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Memories of a Time More Simple

November 10, 2010

Photo Courtesy of Katie@! I remember a particular summer day where I had spent the entire day making bread and canning. My kitchen shelves were lined with jars of raspberry jam, applesauce, bread and butter pickles and cooling on the kitchen table were were four loaves of homemade bread. In the living room, the soft [...]

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Using the Ta Da List

November 6, 2010

Photo courtesy of skidrd For many years now, I have, like many others, kept a daily to-do list to help me accomplish my daily tasks as well as my long-term goals. This doesn’t mean that I am always able to accomplish everything that’s on my list. On the contrary – more times that I care [...]

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