Archive for the ‘Goals and Plans’ Category

The Two-To-Do List

I’m going to limit my daily to-do list to two items – that’s it. I’ve been testing this since the new year, and it seems to really work. I ask my self (actually more often myself will tell me) what I want to do for that day – what I really, really, really want to [...]

2009 Goals Update and Productivity Tools – What works and what doesn’t?

Late last year I had done a lot of reading on zenhabits, and other minimalst goal setting websites that talked about setting only minimal goals, in fact some even advocated setting just one goal and working on that until it’s done. So when it came time for me to draw out what I wanted to [...]

7 Great Ways to Exercise Self Discipline

“He who overcomes others has force; he who overcomes himself is strong.” – Lao Tzu I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: The ability to control ones self, and to use great self discipline, is they key to achieving your goals. In light of that, here are some tips I’ve found that help [...]

My One, Big, Fat Goal for 2009

“The person who knows how will always have a job. The person who knows why will always be his boss.” – Diane Ravitch, Professor, Columbia Univ. Teachers College My Goals and plans for this year are going to be a little different. Instead of focusing on little “how’s”, and little to-do list style items, I [...]