How to be More Productive

Are you an productive person? Productive people know how to gets things done efficiently and quickly. Here are some tips that can help you be more productive: Reduce Distractions – Unless you are good at multitasking turn off television or the radio if you want to concentrate and get things done quickly. Sometimes you need time to turn off your telephone.... [Read more]

Review of Unexpected Treasures

I’ve just finished reading the book Unexpected Treasures by Dr. Mikel Brown. The book is a collection of 72 short essays that give advice on self-development topics. Some of the titles are: Maintaining Mental Toughness in Tough Times Valuable Lessons for Success Develop Your Full Potential Procrastination: The Enemy of Success You Are Incredible What... [Read more]

How to deal with action overwhelm

It is easy to get distracted and unfocused, especially when it comes to getting things done. You may find yourself faced with a huge list of things that you need to do. It is easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer size of your list if you have a busy home and work life. One way of tackling this situation is to use the Getting Things Done (or GTD) system. Here... [Read more]

The Absence of Goals

Image by Getty Images via Daylife I was talking to a teenage friend the other day. he had just dropped out of college because he got bad grades. I asked him what he was going to do next. He had no idea. This reminded me of when I was in my early twenties. Since leaving school any job I applied for I got. I thought that this was just the way things are.... [Read more]

Happiness and The Two Selves

Image via Wikipedia Imagine that you are reading a book. It is a a great read, a murder mystery. You are near the end of the book and it is nearly evening. You know that the murderer will be revealed somewhere towards the last page.  A friend walks by: “The butler did it,” he casually remarks. You throw the book down in disgust and shout angrily... [Read more]

Life Manager Pro and the IPhone

 A month or two ago I released the software program Life Manager Pro both for Windows and the Mac platforms. Since then Mac users have asked me to include some way that they can carry their essential information on their Iphones for use when away from their computer. I've been working away to make this happen and now it is ready. Life Manager Pro is... [Read more]

The Cure for Misery

Image by Tanais Fox via Flickr There are a lot of miserable people in this world and there is a vast industry to help them: An army of therapists Libraries of self-help books Self development and motivational speakers Psychics Agony aunts Prozac and other drugs Anyone can set themselves up as an expert on curing human misery. Most of these people are... [Read more]

How Would You Feel If You Knew That Organizing Your Life Was Easy?

Stress can have a major influence on your health. Whilst some stress is a natural component of life, too much can seriously affect your health. Many conditions such as heart disease and IBS are linked to stress. One of the causes of stress is being disorganized, which makes you feel that you are not controlling your life. Ask yourself the following questions: Is... [Read more]

The Butterfly Effect

Image via Wikipedia If you lead a busy life then you probably create a large to do list each week. Sometimes this can be overwhelming. The traditional way of dealing with the to do list is to rank the items in order of urgency: Low Medium High Urgent Then you start with the urgent tasks, then high, then medium, until you reach the low priority tasks, by... [Read more]

Its OK to Be Negative

I’ve just finished reading Smile or Die by Barbara Ehrenreich. The book is a critique of positive thinking and positive psychology and how it has infiltrated American life in such a way to become a negative force. What’s wrong with having positive thoughts?  Well, obviously most of the time it’s OK to think positively but taken to a fundamental... [Read more]

The Avatar and Organizing Your Life

Image via Wikipedia This Christmas I went to see the film The Avatar. It’s a great film, especially the world created in breathtaking 3D. Sitting in the Imax cinema it was like being on a beautiful colourful planet  filled with exotic plants and creatures. The film is rumoured to be the most expensive film ever made. The end credits seem to go on... [Read more]

Letting Go and Moving Forward

Image by Getty Images via Daylife So now it’s nearly Christmas and then we head to the end of the year and the end of the decade. It’s a time to reflect on the year and look forward to the next year. If you are into self development then you may want to review your progress. How far has your life travelled this year? What are your goals for... [Read more]

Don’t Forget: Get Your Life Organized Today

Life Manager Pro As I get older I tend to forget things – or maybe I was always forgetful and I notice it more! I used to think that this problem was peculiar to me, but the more I looked into it, I found that human brains are not wired up to retain and recall lots of information. That’s why post-it notes are so useful, or notes attached to the fridge... [Read more]

Is Too Much Positive Thinking Bad For You?

Image via Wikipedia I used to do some work for a business that taught massage therapists a new approach to bodywork. Using new techniques they became better therapists and this benefitted their clients who received deeper and more healing bodywork. The office of this company had a large board that was filled with glowing testimonials to how great the... [Read more]

How Do You Get Things Done?

Image via Wikipedia This has been a hectic week. I’ve been finishing my software project Life Manager Pro and also getting my house ready for laminate flooring to be fitted. Sometimes it seems that there is just too much to do each day. Do you lead a hectic busy life? What does it take to just slow down and relax whilst still getting things done? [Read... [Read more]

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