Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 30, 2010

I learned from my mother. There are people that make getting ready to get things done an art form. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action! Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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If you’re not an audiobook fan, you can always grab the paperback or eBook. My experience has taught me a lot about how to manage email, but as you’ll see in my “waking up to check emails addiction” example below, I still have plenty to learn. I learned long ago not to trust my memory.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

The key to advanced productivity lies in the power of learning. Back in 2011, I took the time to learn new techniques in Microsoft Excel through a course. The methods I learned there have gave me greater confidence and speed (i.e. The methods I learned there have gave me greater confidence and speed (i.e.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

How do you measure your progress other than just finishing the pursuit of the 50,000 word goal. If simply finishing is your goal, then yeah, have a beer. Especially if you’ve learned something along the way. Once you fess up to that unspoken goal, everything changes. Nothing wrong with that. Whatcha think?

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 18, 2011

It’s not that hard, either, but it does take three simple elements that form the hat trick of success. Very few people score the winning goal of freedom, time AND money. I have his ebooks. The ebook describes Mark’s journey from struggling poet to Lateral Action owner, creative coach, and successful entrepreneur.

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Brilliantly Better

DECEMBER 12, 2010

So, I started to learn the value of money very early, mainly by the absence of it. When you live under pressure, you learn how to breathe differently. It’s good if you want to get your feet wet in the monetization world, and learn some stuff, but in the long run it won’t pay for your jet. Why am I telling you that?

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 25, 2010

The sticky floors reflect key behaviors, assumptions and beliefs that can self-limit women’s potential and abillity to achieve their career goals. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action!

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

It came in the form of three words: Assess – Decide – Do. What’s This Ebook About? Just in case you’re thinking I had nothing else to do than to write on the blog, on the ebook or write Objective C code. This is what this ebook is about. This is the “tutorial&# part of the ebook. You’re right.

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JULY 1, 2010

I mean, I’ve been doing online business for more than 10 years and I know that advertising enough is not a sustainable way to make money form a blog. Learn how to assess imbalances, how to get rid of the deadlines (replacing them with livelines, that is) and how to create the life you want. It’s that simple. Well, I dont.

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The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

AUGUST 30, 2010

Teachers – we rely on you to sell ideas and the importance of learning with such conviction that our kids make it through 10+ years of school without any “buyers remorse”. You’ll learn detailed specifics on the Art of Instant Rapport. A free copy of my ebook Demystify your Fear (great for overcoming sales reluctance).

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Meanwhile a couple formed by two young ladies already entered and they were using the ATM. Maybe in milder forms than hitting a real glass wall on a large boulevard, like I did the other day, but I’m sure you’ve been there too. Look at your perfect job, perfect partner, perfect goals. That’s the “glass wall&# syndrome.

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APRIL 26, 2010

It now has over 150 free personal excellence articles and free ebooks, chocked full of content and value. Along the way, I tried many different strategies, learning from others and trying different things on my own. From there, I write articles and share my best learnings and advice.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

So, the next logical step was to give you a complimentary service, in the form of a business card transcribing service. Learn how to assess imbalances, how to get rid of the deadlines (replacing them with livelines, that is) and how to create the life you want. You expand. Now that’s something really neat, right? Well, I dont.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Last year, on my 39th anniversary, I wrote a list of 39 things I learned in 39 years. Namely, to write in free form whatever crosses my mind. Well, more or less in free form. There are already a few things that I’d like to talk about, they just won’t be in the form of a list. Now, the last plan may sound strange to you.

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Men With Pens

MAY 11, 2010

Jeff (the gentle, kind soul that he is) pointed out that fact to me recently during a conversation on future goals, amazing plans, business ventures and ultimate world domination involving oceanfront property, beach houses and frosty daiquiris sipped to soft jazz playing in the backgr-… Sorry. We’re hiring. Thanks James!)

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AUGUST 30, 2010

Free / Paid Ebooks I’ve been a part of some very interesting projects, with both paid and free ebooks. One of the most interesting ebooks was How To Network Awesomely by Colin Wright, a book which I totally recommend. As for the free ebooks, you can check out one of the latest, Small Ways To Make A Big Difference.

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JULY 4, 2010

I did this video after I started to receive the first round of feed-back form my very first customers. Learn how to assess imbalances, how to get rid of the deadlines (replacing them with livelines, that is) and how to create the life you want. Well, I dont. I think productivity means having a life while still getting things done.

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DECEMBER 24, 2010

Wrote 4 Ebooks In One Month. But the whole process was fun and I learned a lot about how to measure your effort when starting such a task. I confess now that the game took only 15 hours of coding (including some learning of Lua). I used mainly to learn and test the AppStore submission process. In no particular order.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2010

The word blunt was referring to the form rather than the content. So at this point, I decided to start learning it. Learn how to assess imbalances, how to get rid of the deadlines (replacing them with livelines, that is) and how to create the life you want. And we always can learn something new! This was the problem.

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AUGUST 6, 2010

Last week he launched his first ebook, called Upgrade Reality. He also nick-named the ebook: “The no-nonsense guide to overcoming personal obstacles and getting the life of your dreams.&# The ebook is easy to read but it’s not an easy ebook. I wonder how many of us would write a self-improvement ebook at 25.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

I somehow learned to identify them, but I’m not always 100% correct. All of these are forms of the “look, something shiny syndrome”. But spending all your time dissecting your tasks, projects, goals or attitudes in smaller and smaller chunks of data will eventually paralyze you. Having three goals opened for work.

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MAY 17, 2010

Without a goal to direct it, without a plan to make it something material, it will remain in its raw form. And every form of raw energy is a dangerous thing to play with. When was the last time you took into account your own desires and goals, without getting infected by external intentions? And then a little bit more.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Many entrepreneurs are mistaking money as the ultimate goal. Money Money is just a form of energy. Learn how to assess imbalances, how to get rid of the deadlines (replacing them with livelines, that is) and how to create the life you want. It’s not a good vibe. And it’s contagious. Money In business, money is just a resource.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

There are huge forces involved, there is an enormous amount of unleashed power trying to find a form to stabilize into, there is a massive game of light, sound and movement. Learn how to assess imbalances, how to get rid of the deadlines (replacing them with livelines, that is) and how to create the life you want. Well, I dont.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2010

Over the years I slowly learned the subtle science of feeling good in my discomfort zone. For that, I had to learn Objective C from scratch and implement myself all the functionality I needed. For instance, in my social life (again) every day spent at the office is a day of learning. We’re somehow friends. Well, I dont.

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MAY 16, 2010

Questions in their simplest form draw our attention to a problem, and then curiosity starts digging into the problem. Learn how to assess imbalances, how to get rid of the deadlines (replacing them with livelines, that is) and how to create the life you want. What did I learn today? Well, I dont. Audrey´s last blog.

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MARCH 25, 2010

Whenever I have to learn something new or have to dig in after some interesting concepts, doing this in my backyard seems to be the best way to do it. I think 75% of my work right now is writing (in the form of blog posts, blog comments or ebooks). Sometimes I leave the laptop on the bench and do some small gardening.

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JUNE 30, 2010

Just click on that link and you’ll find out more about what I kept and what I threw out form my GTD experiment. Right now, just for the sake of the presentation, I will rehash some of the concepts, just to give you a short heads up: Assessment is the state in which you analyze, compare, learn and store your experiences.

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JULY 6, 2010

Nothing fancy, just a lot of windows, menus and forms. Sometimes validation comes in form of money. Sometimes it comes in form of emotional support. An Incredibly Fast Homework Now, that you learned a few things about validation, I’m going to propose you a little exercise, using the simple rules above. Is it worth?

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MARCH 2, 2010

Mind viruses are learned behaviors which are self-propagating and slowly consuming the host. Or we learned it in school, or at work? The biggest challenge in identifying a mind virus is that we can always mistake it as a form of original thinking. A mind virus illness manifests itself in the form of a constant, toxic activity.

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JUNE 15, 2010

The main point of this article is to share what I’ve learned by playing the game of blogging. That was one of the lessons I had to learn the hard way: if you blog in English, keeping your blog under a localized domain name is not ok. This hydration approach is very different form person to person. Well, I dont.

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OCTOBER 18, 2010

Agree To Disagree These digital channels lack most forms of emotional communication, as well as body language. As time goes by I’ve learned to look forward for these types of encounters. Learn how to assess imbalances, how to get rid of the deadlines (replacing them with livelines, that is) and how to create the life you want.

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MARCH 10, 2010

Anyway, fact is that once they learn I’m running a personal development blog, they somehow treat me as some sort of a guru. Denial is a form of rejecting reality. Learning The Lesson Which means taking some sort of real action. You learn by doing. The long answer: because this is how we learn. Learning the lesson.

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JUNE 22, 2010

There are many other scripts, but some of the most common are those three, and they form the foundation for the social games people play. And that ebook will really give you 30 sentences to create a millionaire mindset. So, I learned the rules , implemented them and become successful. That we “learned&# something.

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JUNE 27, 2010

For 6 months, I woke up at 5 AM each morning (except during the 6 nights of Romanian Revolution , when I didn’t sleep at all), I practiced fight techniques and learned tremendously. Our goal, as a fight group, was to do research in the enemy field, gather information and create diversions. On the contrary. Well, I dont.

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OCTOBER 24, 2010

For instance, if the stimuli is a big flame touching our hand, our reptilian brain will trigger a powerful and potentially life-saving response, usually in the form of a “run!” Learn how to assess imbalances, how to get rid of the deadlines (replacing them with livelines, that is) and how to create the life you want. Well, I dont.

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MARCH 7, 2010

Usually, when something is very easy, it is not impressive in any shape or form. Learn how to assess imbalances, how to get rid of the deadlines (replacing them with livelines, that is) and how to create the life you want. Which is your goal? It is very easy to lose your cool in a tough or argumentative situation. Well, I dont.

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