Month: October 2017
Setting up iOS for Focused Work
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In this instalment of our series on productive workspaces, we’re going to focus on your iOS devices. Yesterday we looked at setting your Mac up for focused work. I currently operate with two iOS devices, my iPhone and my iPad. What do you NEED them for? The first thing to decide with your devices is…
Setting up MacOS for Focused Work
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Focus and intention are important, if you want to get good work done. Without focus and intention you’ll end up with mediocre work. Work you won’t be proud of. Writing few people will read. Code that might be functional, but took way to long to write and is held together with duct tape. Design that’s…
Despite a Hard Week for Focus, We’re doing good
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Today is the third week of my 12 Week Year, and it was a tough one. Most of Wednesday was gone with my wife working and me watching kids. This won’t be normal, since she won’t always be teaching figure skating all day. Other than that, we’re on track. How is your 12 Week Year…
Consistent NOT Rigid
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There is a difference between consistency and rigidity. Consistency is sticking with your schedule for optimal work. It’s only taking calls one day a week so that you can get stuff done. Rigidity is not watching one of the kids for an hour while your spouse takes the others to the doctor because “it’s my…
Client’s Grow Too
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Talent Magnets encourage people to grow and leave. They write letters of recommendation and they help people find their next stage to perform on. And when people leave their group, they celebrate their departures and shout their success to everyone. – Multipliers The client you have today will not be your client forever. We always…
Money’s Choke Hold
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Change is challenging enough to navigate without financial pressures. With them, it places a choke hold on your creativity and your options –Pivot I know you want to change. You want to move from your job to that business you’ve always dreamed of. I know that you want to pivot your niche to something new.…
Recapping Week 2 of my last 12 Week Year
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In this episode 139, I give you a quick recap of week two of my last 12 week year of 2017. In short, it was productive and we’re on track to release everything as needed.
What Gets Your Blood Boiling?
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What experiences both good and bad have shaped your life? What similarities can you recognize in your most notable achievements? What problems in the world are you most passionate about solving? If money were not an issue, what line of work would you be most drawn to? Which dreams in your life do you feel…
How to Bring About Change and Get Your Elephant and Rider On The Same Page with Switch
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Should I Read It 017 – Switch Oh change, the invisible target we try to hit on our way to become the better people we want to be. Change isn’t merely a target; it’s a moving target. One that requires constant work. We fight ourselves even on the changes we know will be beneficial for…
Motivation is hard
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My friend Ryan recently wrote a great article on motivation. The truth is, motivation is hard. Sticking with a routine long enough that is truly becomes a habit is hard1. We all know that we should exercise. We all know that we should eat right. We know we should do more follow up with prospects.…
