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DECEMBER 24, 2012

You’ll have time to get up to speed once you’ve taken care of the time you need. I dont really get caught up in all the holiday stuff, so maybe everyone else being busy had something to do with my kicking butt. Take this week…and take it slow. I like the sentiment, though. Latest blog post: Touched: Ch 24 Erin F.

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MARCH 13, 2013

The thing about life is that it goes by so fast that you end up counting the moments instead of living them. Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Time for Downtime Posted on 03/13/2013 // Leave a Comment Life isn’t a race. We surely aren’t trying to see who gets to the end first.

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JULY 6, 2012

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MARCH 10, 2013

While that doesn’t mean it’s going to turn up in brick and mortar bookstores all over the globe it does mean you can order a good ol’ fashioned paper book direct from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Thanks again for your support of the book – it really means a lot. 1 Several other online retailers will be offering it soon enough, I’m told.

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DECEMBER 20, 2012

I hope you’ll pick up a copy (or several) this holiday season. You can read more about The Front Nine at the book’s web page …and you can read the actual book starting next Tuesday.

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MARCH 4, 2013

By being thoughtful now about you install on your iOS devices, you’ll be able to spend more time setting yourself up for those apps you really want to have. I tend to tag these items as well ( with “Appsv”, of course ) so that way I can easily filter and find them.

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OCTOBER 4, 2012

And by spending times trying, you can wind up in trying times, situations, or work. Search UPCOMING SPEAKING EVENTS 04/02/13: Q College Victoria, BC 05/07/13: Social Media Camp Victoria, BC APP.NET GOOGLE+ VISIT MIKEVARDY.COM TWITTER FACEBOOK. Whether that’s a system, an app, or a workflow by using a system or app. Not so much.

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JULY 9, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Be Nimble, Then Quick Posted on 07/09/2012 // Leave a Comment In the nursery rhyme “ Jack Be Nimble ”, have you ever noticed that speed comes up after agility? ” I don’t think that it comes first just because it would otherwise screw up the rhyme.

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MARCH 3, 2013

I’ve also spent some time this week revisiting the incredible book by Kourosh Dini (whose talk from the event will be up on the site soon) called Creating Flow with OmniFocus. If you want to get the most out of the app and are willing to put in the time and effort to do so, then you owe it to yourself to pick up this book.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

And make that whatever adds up to either number is worthwhile. Search UPCOMING SPEAKING EVENTS 04/02/13: Q College Victoria, BC 05/07/13: Social Media Camp Victoria, BC APP.NET GOOGLE+ VISIT MIKEVARDY.COM TWITTER FACEBOOK. Otherwise, you’re not really being productive – you’re simply counting checkmarks.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

And unlike with addition where you can keep track of how things are totaling up easier, doing so with multiplication is far more taxing…and difficult to get keep up with. Which can actually wind up being less than zero if you’re not careful. Ultimately, what you are striving for is the lowest common denominator.

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JUNE 16, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Has your blogging pace waned? Then there’s lure of social media. Setting up your new home office after having shuttered your brick-and-mortar location. Glad to catch up with your blog it’s been a busy summer. 1,314 spams.

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JULY 10, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Roundup #5 Prescott Style Friday, July 10, 2009 at 2:26 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Virtual Assistant Resources A recent meeting with local VA bud Tara Fort , owner of Versatility4u.com , generated a list of resources you may want to review.

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MARCH 1, 2013

You can pick up Asana for Android here. Search UPCOMING SPEAKING EVENTS 04/02/13: Q College Victoria, BC 05/07/13: Social Media Camp Victoria, BC APP.NET GOOGLE+ VISIT MIKEVARDY.COM TWITTER FACEBOOK.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

On Wednesday I’m off to Vancouver to present my talk “The Social Media/Productivity Balancing Act” to what appears to be a sold-out crowd at Social Media Week Vancouver. I’m speaking on Tuesday at the Victoria Business Moms meetup on “How to Avoid Busywork Both Online and Offline”.

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AUGUST 25, 2012

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact Stop Searching and Start Shipping Posted on 09/10/2012 // Leave a Comment Every day we open up our laptops, turn on our tablets or swipe our smartphones and start searching for something.

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JULY 16, 2012

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JANUARY 7, 2013

Those of you that can’t be at NMX to see the panel discussion live can pick up a virtual pass – which also gets you more talks that I’m not part of – via the NMX site. I’ll be wrapped up in NMX until mid-week, and will offer my thoughts on the conference by the end of the week. Ready Retreat Workbook: Email Management - $14.99

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AUGUST 16, 2012

Planning Here…Not There The Evolution of One of The Best iPad Cases Ever Being Taken to Task The Mikes Go Nerd Herding 1 comments   Get Livefyre FAQ Sign in + Follow Post comment Link Sort: Newest | Oldest ronnreeger 5pts Im still rockin my 1st gen iPad, Wi-Fi only, and couldnt be happier.

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JANUARY 30, 2013

With Poster set up on both devices as well, my regular publication schedule won’t be interrupted either. I don’t use my iPad for social media, but my iPhone is good to go for that stuff — which is more than ideal for what I’ll be using those networks for at Macworld|iWorld and during The OmniFocus Setup.

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MARCH 6, 2013

Doing that will strengthen the purpose of why you’re doing what you’re doing, and you won’t get caught up in doing just for the sake of doing. Search UPCOMING SPEAKING EVENTS 04/02/13: Q College Victoria, BC 05/07/13: Social Media Camp Victoria, BC APP.NET GOOGLE+ VISIT MIKEVARDY.COM TWITTER FACEBOOK.

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JUNE 29, 2012

The emphasis is often placed on speed when productivity gets talked about, but we decide to go in a different direction and wind up with a “quality” discussion as a result.” By moving to Fridays it also means I’ll offer up some brief thoughts on each weekly episode here at Vardy.me Believe In.

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JANUARY 25, 2013

Even with the additions of the “How I Work” series and an increase in content that I’m enjoying up until the beginning of this month, they still publish material that keeps that old post in the back of my mind.

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DECEMBER 4, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Can you say “sidetracked?&# Whatever the explanation, I acknowledge that I abandoned ship on my blog and social media participation for a month, and that all the reasons are related to living this life, in the best way I know how, in times like these.

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JANUARY 18, 2013

You see, each item in my workflow can help me be productive individually, but together they can really power up my productivity. Individually the lions that make up the Voltron team have power, but when they combine they are even more powerful, – in fact, nearly unstoppable. What you build it with is up to you.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2013

I set up quick email responses through TextExpander snippets. When you know what’s up next, it’s freeing. Having a system you trust, frees up parts of your brain spurring new ideas and creativity. Because I didn’t just prepare myself for this time away, but I prepared others as well.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

I’ve left my post at Lifehack and am forging ahead on my own path, taking on assignments (albeit on a limited basis) and building up my own projects as I go. Being able to remove contexts and ship projects in progress off to somewhere (or someone) else isn’t just liberating today – it frees you up to be liberated going forward.

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JANUARY 2, 2013

But there are also apps and services that I’ve bought, signed up for, or taken a quick look at that deserve more of my attention in the year ahead. Pinboard: I’ve signed up for Pinboard, but have barely used it. Let the exploring – and experimenting – begin. Ill master that, and then move on to the next.

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AUGUST 30, 2010

Up went an obvious link stating, Frequently Asked Questions. Next came the forum that Elizabeth set up. Since Elizabeth has chosen at this time not to participate on social media sites such as Twitter or Facebook, her forum still gives her the opportunity to participate and answer questions or give suggestions.

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

So that’s what I’ve been doing today…and for several months leading up to this day. Pick up Kickstart the Year today and build a better year in 2013 with these stellar products. The entire library of workbooks is valued at $20, and I’m stoked to be unveiling them as part of Kickstart the Year. on the 11th here.

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OCTOBER 19, 2012

Here’s what you should do: Set up your system and tools. Establishing these safeguards will take time, so we’ll set aside some time to do this when we take care of the things we use the calendars (and task managers, where applicable) for first. By recognizing this, we’re being productive instead of spending our time “doing” productive.

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JULY 25, 2012

But you’d better warm up first before reading the 24 page opus — and this video from my friend Pat Dryburgh shows you how to do just that. Related Posts: Super Mac Team Up: David Sparks and Brett Terpstra Deliver… More Roar: OS X 10.8 Photo credit: California Dept. of Fish and Game (CC BY 2.0) don’t play like that.)Photo

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OCTOBER 6, 2012

I’m also going to take on other assignments throughout the process, so I’m sure you’ll see my name pop up on other sites quite regularly. I finished up some key projects. Search UPCOMING SPEAKING EVENTS 04/02/13: Q College Victoria, BC 05/07/13: Social Media Camp Victoria, BC APP.NET GOOGLE+ VISIT MIKEVARDY.COM TWITTER FACEBOOK.

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MARCH 14, 2014

There is even a good possibility the customer has already tried to communicate via telephone and was met with “please don’t hang up; your call is very important to us” while waiting 15 minutes on hold listening to the same advertisement about the company over and over again.

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OCTOBER 25, 2012

Related Posts: 4 Paragraphs on The 4-Hour Chef On Turning Pro Amazing Things Have Happened On Doing What Really Needs Doing Be Nimble, Then Quick 1 comments   Get Livefyre FAQ Sign in + Follow Post comment Link Newest | Oldest JaredLatigo 5pts Guess I need to pick up this book as well.

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MARCH 2, 2013

Related Posts: How I Roll: A Follow-up to How I Week My First Great New Thing: The Mikes on Mics Podcast Why You Need to Be Ahead of Yourself How I’m Going to Write Personal Productivity 1 comments   Get Livefyre FAQ Sign in + Follow Post comment Link Newest | Oldest thinkip 5pts 1 Like Great reminder Mike.

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