Does your company have goals you want to complete in this blink-of-an-eye time between now and year’s end? How about personal goals? See, I’ve been the better part of sick for the worse part of five days. It led off with the achy, shaky stuff but really cleaned up with a chest cough that keeps […]
Permission to Rest
(Ryan Patrick is a contributing editor to The Daily Blur. He’s not only handsome but a mighty fine writer. You can check out his growing archive of posts here.) Have you ever seen a headstone with these words, “If only I had spent more time at work.” - Billy Ray Cyrus, Busy Man ****** Tomorrow in […]
Freedom From Urgency
It would probably be best if managers went to the IT department and asked that e-mail not be distributed between eight and eleven every morning. The idea that the best way to communicate with people is 24/ 7 is not really an idea about maximizing productivity. Glei, Jocelyn K. (2013-05-21). Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your […]
The Difference Between Successful People And Very Successful People
I’m reading Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind from the 99U book series. The other day, I shared an image from it on Facebook. “The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.” -Warren Buffett After I […]
The Small Business Owner’s Guide To Getting Things Done
(It wasn’t all loafing and spray cheese. While I was on vacation, I had a few articles published in other places. Last week, Freshbooks published this piece co-authored by Lynn and me.) Starting your own company is difficult, there’s no doubt about that. But the more we small business owners overcomplicate our own tasks and […]
