Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 21, 2010

Some people view time management as a list of rules around scheduling of appointments, goal settings, planning, to do lists and prioritizing. These are the core of time management and need to be understood to develop efficient time management skills. However, there is more to time management than these basics.

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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. Once you fess up to that unspoken goal, everything changes. Because your publishing dream (again, very much like being a parent) is a serious and worthy goal.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Having set an organizational pattern and knowing where you are going takes some of the stress out of the situation. It’s designed to develop impromptu-speaking skills. It’s a great method for developing that skill. 3) Deliver the body of the presentation. Tell them) Talk through each point from your preview sentence.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Powerful Results come from taking baby steps, one after another, day after day, until you reach your goal. Elusive Goals instead of Do-able Goals An elusive goal is “save $5 thousand for down payment for a house”. A do-able goal is “save $100 every week for one year, beginning this week.”

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 24, 2010

From Human Resources and Skills Development Canada There are myths or assumptions about what the family-friendly workplace really means. If flexibility and empathy are given to the employee by the employer – then stress related absence could be reduced for a start. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.

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AUGUST 31, 2015

Every project you complete in multitasking-mode is punished with a loss of quality, loss of time and worst of all, you punish yourself with high levels of stress. How multitasking affects your skill level. That means both sides now work independently, each chasing their own goal and reward. Don’t believe me? Trust me, you don’t.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

What you just read is just a chapter from my upcoming ebook: “Assess – Decide – Do: Natural Productivity&#. The ebook will be launched this Friday, on September 17th, but you will be able to pre-order it at a significant discount starting this Wednesday. And I’m big time looking forward to the ebook.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Understanding that most of my fears in this area were irrational or exaggerated, seeing that my communication style basically made me invisible and was sabotaging any chance I had of getting ahead, I decided to develop the skills and attitudes that would allow me to communicate honestly. I now call this skill constructive communication.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

You can chose your own goal, your own improvement area, and then use my blog as a motivator and trigger of inspiration. You can offer some assets in exchange to some loyalty: the classical free ebook in exchange of a newsletter subscription. A blog is an amazing sales vehicle for anyone with a marketable skill.

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APRIL 16, 2010

Stage Two: Growing Skills and Sensors After the assessment, you start to actually invest. You’re going to do this in two ways: you’re either growing and enhancing skills, either build new “reality sensors”. Let’s talk a little about those “reality sensors” (will get back to skills a little later). Fundamental difference.

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APRIL 18, 2010

Every Australian wanted less stress and to live free. However, I do not stress as much over minute decisions as I did prior to the implementation of the No-Worries-Rule. If you are able to say this consistently throughout the day, you should be able to feel less stress by day’s end. Don’t Overreact : I know, I know.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Conclusion Every time a specific activity gets too stressful to be done by yourself, somebody else will think of a way to externalize it. Oh, and they also have a special offer to save 10$ on any annual subscription for their Mail-In plan, check it out here. Again, do your own math and see what plan is good for you. For a price, fo course.

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APRIL 5, 2010

But behind laughing, this joke tells a lot about our own goal setting approach. Goal Setting and Your Private Magic Fairy How many times you did your goal setting the same way the lost Bedouin did? Goal setting is a tricky thing. Every time you establish some goal, put yourself in the lost Bedouin shoes.

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

Always keep some buffer time to relax, take it easy and disconnect from stress. For example, investing half an hour daily in writing an ebook will do more for your blog than spending half an hour daily in commenting in other blogs. More on this later, in the practical part of this post. Change your mind frames.

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

Always keep some buffer time to relax, take it easy and disconnect from stress. For example, investing half an hour daily in writing an ebook will do more for your blog than spending half an hour daily in commenting in other blogs. More on this later, in the practical part of this post. Change your mind frames.

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AUGUST 23, 2010

3 Monitor Your Writing Goals It’s easy to get caught in some other things and forget how many articles you set up to write for the current week. In a head to head challenge you establish a common goal with one of your blogging friends. At the end of this process, the ebook is released, usually for free. As easy as that.

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AUGUST 2, 2010

Running is also a very good way to squeeze the stored stress in your body. Unconsciously, during stressing phases, you contract your muscles, putting yourself in a fight or flight situation. Eduard @ People Skills Decoded´s last blog. Eduard @ People Skills Decoded´s last blog. To leave the old stuff behind.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 9, 2010

You can’t help but get a twinge of envy as the new kid on the block releases an ebook to resounding online applause, followed by a fully subscribed e-course. And you add “idea for ebook and ecourse” to your to-do list, thinking that this’ll help you reach that success you wanted. Think back to that overnight success you envied.

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MARCH 17, 2010

Reply 11 Eduard @ People Skills Decoded March 17, 2010 at 3:45 pm I like 1, 15 and of course… 33 best. Eduard @ People Skills Decoded´s last blog. Reply 24 Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills March 17, 2010 at 7:44 pm Dragos, one of the things I really like about your list posts is that there are always a few surprises.

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MARCH 19, 2010

Useless to mention that she was incredibly skilled in finding the right app, in the right screen, etc. We have goals, objectives, paths but we’re the only ones knowing their real meaning. The Secret Diary The next morning, after she asked for my iPhone, I sat down with her. She seemed pretty absorbed in her writing.

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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. When was the last time you took into account your own desires and goals, without getting infected by external intentions? Without a goal to direct it, without a plan to make it something material, it will remain in its raw form.

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MARCH 4, 2010

It’s about keeping what you’re saying in sync with your mind, goals and attitude. If you can’t focus , move away from the road and let others reach their goals. They spend minutes and minutes blocking the road just to tell how smarter and skilled they are, and how stupid the other guy is. Let Go Of The Unneeded Clutter is bad.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Make a mental list of all the awesome things that will happen if you achieve your goal In my case, that would be earning some money, and spreading the knowledge among people who will truly benefit from it. This step will help you clarify exactly why you want to achieve your goal in the first place. What is the difference?

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AUGUST 25, 2010

You may brag about how good and skilled you are as much as you want, if other people won’t agree with what you say, it will mean nothing. Reply 5 Ruben Berenguel August 25, 2010 at 5:37 pm Indeed, keeping up (and trying to be nice) with comments can be stressing. It doesn’t work like this. Jean Sarauer´s last blog.

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JUNE 22, 2010

By now many of my readers know that I had an online business for the last 10 years, that I successfully sold two years ago, and that experience was the inspiration for one of my most read ebooks so far “ 30 Sentences For A Millionaire Mindset ”. And that ebook will really give you 30 sentences to create a millionaire mindset.

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JULY 10, 2010

You’re no longer attracted by the same things or persons, you’re no longer driven by the same goals. Update Your Life Device Drivers Redesign your social circle, your friends, your goals. It may be stressful and painful in the beginning. It’s more about a certain attitude and life skills. You do have some special skills.

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Men With Pens

JULY 11, 2010

Here’s a thought: What if that dropping readership, that dwindling traffic and that lack of discussion lets you invest your time in better projects, ones that help you get closer to your goals? It takes time, energy, skills, money, creativity and consistency to make it work. Who says we’re doing it right?

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JULY 17, 2010

Speaking of errors, specifically about error messages, after 30 days of learning Objective C I am totally convinced that the error messages in Xcode were invented by a joyous and careless hermit, with the only goal of driving programmers crazy. I admit I was incredibly stressed but somehow the stress motivated me. Wow, really?

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Set aside the services we offer, strip away the great ebooks, the recommended resources, everything but the content. That’s our goal with each and every post we put up on this site. Alas, in many cases…bloggers aren’t yet up to that level, so they compile their best ideas into ebooks that they either a.)

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Men With Pens

MAY 19, 2010

You have the resources and you certainly have the skills. Being overly busy creates a false sense of energy, but it really just adds extra stress. Shaking up your environment, even for just 3 minutes of outside time, makes a huge difference to combat stress and overwhelm. You have the hours available to you. Not respected?

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