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Concisely and precisely

In high school, my language teachers were supposed to grade whether my writing was concise and precise.

The advice to communicate “concisely and precisely” has stuck with me because wordy and vague communication is rampant.

Why use Getting Things Done?

Want to feel more in control? Want to work more efficiently?

A great way to make this happen is to use the Getting Things Done (GTD) method. I’ll be hosting a webinar next week to teach you how to get started with it. In the meantime, I’d like to…

The extra mile

Are you rewarded for delighting the people you work for?

Be they your customers, your clients, or your boss.

Are you at the very least not punished for going the extra mile?

Self-care in 9–5 jobs

When you’re tired, you might get more done if you first take a nap than if you try to “power through” your work. You’ll also simply feel better. But does your job let you take a nap when you could use one?

Maybe it’s you

Struggling today?

It’s okay. It happens to all of us.

When we struggle, we might naturally look for external causes: others are being difficult with us, we are spectacularly unlucky today, or the weather is just so depressing.

Stepping away from it all

When you’re not working, is your work still with you?

How often do you have a day when you don’t even think about work?

We’re so connected these days; work can travel with us everywhere. And when work is with us all the time, it’s…

What’s your minimum viable income?

If you really want to pursue that dream, why don’t you?

I understand that you might worry about running out of money.

Without your cushy corporate job and its monthly paycheck, how will you find money to live…