How to Get More Done in Less Time
One of my favorite things to do back out on the farm is to take ol’ Bally the Dog for a swim. Now the great thing about chocolate labs is that they are up for a good swim 365 days a year, even in the dead of winter. So we’ll…
Your Daily Secret Weapon
I didn’t always plan my days. For most of my career, in fact, I didn’t. I had written goals. And I referred to them regularly. My goals kept me pointed in the right direction, but I was always moving back and forth. Often for no good reason. Driving to work…
5 Minute Fix For Your Day
In order to squeeze the most productivity out of your day – so that you have the satisfaction of accomplishment, rather than the dreaded feeling of another “lost day” – you really need to have a plan. And the plan not only shows you what you should be doing, but…
Time Saving Secrets for Busy People
Your lives are always busy, I’m sure, but the holidays always seem to add even more craziness to everyone’s schedule. Christmas parties with family, friends and co-workers, gift shopping, decorating, Christmas pageants, caroling, bell-ringing, snow shoveling (unless you live on Guam like I do), making cookies, baking turkeys, and all…
Do This to Make Way for Success
Do you live in a state of mental and physical clutter? Do you have a bunch of unfinished business lurking around every corner? Incomplete projects, unfinished business, and piles of cluttered messes can weigh you down and take away from the energy you have to move forward toward your goals.…
How to Make Progress
To Master Plan your life, you must begin with long-term goals that correspond to your core values. From that good start, you must establish yearly and monthly objectives. Based on those objectives, you create weekly and daily task lists. Doing all that will help greatly. But if you want to…
Planning Your Day
Let’s face it. As someone who wants extraordinary results in every area of your life, there are always going to be obstacles in your way. Two of the most common are overcoming procrastination and keeping control of your daily schedule. The good news is that we conquer both with one…
My Daily Secrets Exposed
Words alone can’t do full justice to my daily document routine. That’s why I filmed a short video for you, where I bring you into my world and go through each set of guiding principles, one by one. I’ve even added a couple of new documents in the last few…
Your Overlooked Time Management Obstacle
Today we’re going to talk about what remains the BIGGEST hurdle in most people’s lives – Time Management (second only to procrastination, a deadlier time problem). And we’re going to look at a hidden problem that most people don’t think about when it comes to using their time well. In…
Your “To Don’t” List
Do you waste time dealing with refunds, struggling with technical problems, or talking on the phone? Small problems crop up every day like weeds. They distract you from the big picture and, worst of all, they don’t make you money. As Ryan Lee says, “They are the things that waste your…
The Shawshank Redemption of Your Life
“Get busy living, or get busy dying.” – Andy Dufresne Last Monday afternoon was cold and rainy here in Toronto. It was a perfect afternoon for lying on the couch, watching reruns of classic movies like “The Shawshank Redemption”. Now of course, I didn’t actually do that, but the weather…
Why Quitting Things Helps You Achieve More
Modern life has us enmeshed in a web of unwanted and unnecessary commitments. Most of us spend the majority of our time doing things we don’t want to do. We join committees because we think they’ll look good on our resumes, go to birthday parties out of obligation, attend inane…