Month: February 2016
Forget goals, systems trump them any day of the week
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Systems trump goals any day of the week. Every year people write down a bunch of goals and then come February the gyms are back to just the regulars and sales of sweets have increased 5 fold to cover the guilt eating. Goals are big and nebulous and some time in the future. We’ll look…
A System to Turn Leads into Clients
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One of the biggest issues consultants have is getting new clients. We rush proposals in the fear that someone else will snap up that client we need. The stress of finding new clients keeps us up at night and takes much of the fun out of being your own boss. It doesn’t have to be…
You should stick with your systems
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Back in 2015 when I wrote about the tools I use I talked about the fact that you shouldn’t just use something because someone else does. It’s a false assumption that you’ll see the same good results as they did with the tool. That doesn’t mean don’t try it, just don’t jump around.
My Writing System with Ulysses, CoSchedule and Scrivener
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Writing is an intensely personal task. The writer must take the many ideas that seem clear in the writer’s head and transform them into effective communication to a reader. Furthermore, the end goal of writing — communication — is only achieved if the reader in fact grasps what the writer wants to communicate. To that…
The only system you need to start consulting
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When you’re just getting started you read about all the invoicing systems and CRM tools that established consultants use and you think you must get them to launch your business. Then you look at the price tag of all of those systems and you have a hollow feeling in the pit of your stomach. The…
Why I’ve stuck with 17Hats
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2016 marks the first year in a long while that I haven’t changed my billing system. I’ve used Billings, FreeAgent, Bidsketch and a whole host of other time tracking/billing/estimate software you’ve no doubt heard of. Every year I’d end the year with more frustrations than satisfaction with my choices and so I’d change again in…
Why I’m using 2 Systems for my task management
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I said on Tuesday that I use 2 productivity systems. I use Redbooth for client work and Todoist for personal non-collaborative stuff. I do that because in Redbooth people can assign things to me that they think are important for my day and that’s just like email. The night before I decide what tasks are…
GTD and My Productivity Apps in 2016
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Just about this time in 2014 I wrote about my use of Redbooth and examined Nozbe vs Todoist. Out of those two posts I said I was going to use Todoist for all my personal tasks and all my client work. While there’s plenty to like about Redbooth, for me, the friction involved in task…
