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Can you say “sidetracked?”

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Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Can you say “sidetracked?&# Get Loosely Speaking Products. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 11:41 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Life of the Virtual Assistant I could blame it on the economy. Loose Ends.

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When you should stop slogging throught writing | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

You bashed monsters by hitting keys on your keyboard whilst wondering if you could hook up a nodding bird à la Homer Simpson. Give yourself time to play with words – not with any productive end-result in mind, just for the joy of it. Want more great advice to get you back to writing productivity? You bashed monsters for hours.

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Realistic Freelancing |

Men With Pens

Establish Core Business Hours Your core business hours can be flexible insofar as when you’re generally most productive, but they’re set in stone after you’ve chosen them. If you work more than that, you cease to be productive. You have plenty of time left for that client. And you’re going to be realistic about your time. All the time.

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The benefits of reading aloud | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Now, when I say ‘don’t write’, I don’t mean you should take a break or get away from the keyboard for a day. By the way, sub-vocalization is a handy little process to keep in mind when you’ve spent money to take a course or buy an info-product. They might even tell their friends about it. Extra reader win.

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Sleep your way to the top | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

And pushing through fatigue is a hallmark of productivity, a sign of stamina, of strength, of glorious stubborn determination to reach success. When you aren’t getting enough sleep, you’re short-changing yourself badly, not only in productivity but in many other areas that contribute to great work. We’re awesome!

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How to Improve Your Writing | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

A few weeks ago, my mother read and enjoyed a guest blog post of mine – The Missing Half of Productivity Advice: Why Women Need to Get Involved. This is where bloggers get a head start: if you have a blog, you have a good reason to put fingers to keyboard on a regular basis. That surprised me. It’s all great training.

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Don't Be an Introvert Writer | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Just like plants need wind to grow, writers need some reassurance that they are not just going at it alone each time they sit at the keyboard. I’m always amazed at how much more productive I am when I hoof it out somewhere. Great post. Joshua Black | The Underdog Millionaire´s last blog. Powered by frugal

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