You know the feeling… you’re thinking about so many things, they’re swirling around in your head, you just can’t concentrate. The simplest solution to this is to just write them down. I know you’ve probably heard this advice many times, but maybe this time it’ll click 🙂 Take five minutes and with a pad and […]
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A strategy I use every day is to pick one to three tasks that I will complete on that day. These are relatively important things that if I complete them, I will be able to say “today was a successful/productive day”. I try not to decide on those tasks at the end of the previous
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These last few days, I’ve been reflecting on the decade 2000 – 2009 (aka the “Noughties”). What a lot I accomplished! At the start of the Noughties, I was still in school. I did year 13 while I worked full time because I was homeschooled and there were still a lot of subjects I wanted
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Here are some great free resources I came across recently that will really help you get 2011 off to a flying start. Focus: A Simplicity Manifesto In The Age of Distraction This is a fantastic ebook by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits and Mnmlist. There is both a free, uncopyrighted book and a paid version.
Every year, I set my New Year’s resolution by asking myself: “This time next year, if I _________ then I will count this year as a success”. Just fill in the blank. The only condition is that it must be measurable enough that on 31 December 2011, you can say with absolute conviction: “yes I
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In my continual quest for excellence, I have realized the purpose for which I was attempting to use www.MikeHaydon.com is no longer optimal. As 2010 clicks over to 2011, I am overhauling this site. Around half of the posts have been permanently moved to http://seoperth.net.au. Through the month of January 2011, www.MikeHaydon.com will be converted
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This will be nothing new to anyone who’s done research on improving their productivity, but it’s a great habit to get into. If you’ve never tried this, just do it for a day and you’ll be amazed at how much you get done. Thanks to Andrea Warner for today’s tip: Get yourself two egg timers,
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I was just reading the introduction from Robert Kiyosaki’s excellent book “Before You Quit Your Job” (see left) and one of the headings struck me as being a little odd: “Anything Worth Doing is Worth Doing Poorly”. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m all for producing quality work all the time. But sometimes it’s better
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Nick Vujicic is an Australian born with no arms or legs, but he has brought hope to millions. Let this video inspire you to be the best that you can be.
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I use a couple of tools to manage my time – Simpleology and Action Machine. On Simpleology, I brainstorm the things I need to do each day and go through the daily target praxis. Once I
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