Posts Tagged ‘goals’

How to Create and Manage Your “Bucket List” Before You Kick

There’s a new movie out promoting the idea that we should all be jumping out of airplanes, eating caviar and visiting the Wonders of the World before we finally croak. But is preparing a bucket list full of cliché items the right thing to do? Is it productive?

Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman star in The Bucket List. It’s a hilarious flick about two terminally ill men who escape from… » Continue

February 26 2008 | By Tatsuya | Tagged: bucketlist, goals, Productivity | 8 comments»

How to Set an Appointment With Yourself

When you’re deep inside a jungle, your vision is blocked by the trees. In order to plan a route, you need to break out of the dense forest and see the entire landscape. Similarly, if you’re thick in the jungle of your own life, you might not be able to see much beyond next week. Setting an appointment with yourself can give you the broader perspective… » Continue

November 29 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: goals, gtd, investment, Lifehack, Productivity, review, weekly review | 17 comments»

How to Quit a Bad Habit by Answering Four Power Questions

I bet there’s a habit you’d like to quit.

Maybe you have even tried, but things haven’t worked out as you hoped. Unfortunately, the very idea of “quitting” can make things difficult for you: let’s discover why.

The forbidden fruit is always very attractive. When you were a child, do you remember how everything became more attractive after it was forbidden? Well, there’s a part of

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November 20 2007 | By Marco | Tagged: change, goals, habit, health, quitting, selfdiscipline | 38 comments»

6 Rules to Work Less and Get More Accomplished

It’s impossible, right? In order to get more done, you need to invest more time. Working ten hour days will make you more accomplished than a colleague that only works seven. Studying three hours a day will get you better grades than the guy who skims through a few chapters before the test. More work = more results.

I disagree. Working smart beats working hard… » Continue

October 23 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: 80/20, 80/20-rule, energy, energy-management, goals, pareto, parkinsons, perfectionism, Productivity, time-management | 45 comments»

Are You On Auto-Pilot?

Coasting through life? Have you been following the same path since high-school? I’m not so righteous to assume this isn’t the right path for some people, but are you on auto-pilot?

In many circumstances, knowing where you will be in 5 years time is a good thing as it is a sign that you have direction, goals, and purpose. But if you know exactly where you will be, and it… » Continue

September 6 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: goals, life | 9 comments»

101 Goals In 1001 Days

J.D at GetRichSlowly has resurfaced an old internet meme popularized by Triplux, the 101 Things To Do In 1001 Days project.

Simply put, you make a list of 101 goals that you must accomplish in 1001 days, or under 3 years.

I encourage you to make a list of your own dreams. What would you like to accomplish in the next few years? Even if you don’t list 101 things… » Continue

September 4 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: goals, list | 6 comments»

Pick a number: It can simplify your life

So, what does Jerry Seinfeld and a typical sales person have in common? A focus on a key number. Seinfeld always needed new jokes so early in his career he used a calendar and a big red marker to cross out each day he sat down for a session to write new material. He needed one session per day and made sure every day on his calendar was marked… » Continue

August 16 2007 | By Tatsuya | Tagged: goals, life, motivation, Productivity | 8 comments»

Opportunity Overload

You’re not alone if at the end of each day you feel like you didn’t accomplish enough. And it’s no wonder. Everywhere we turn we see and hear messages about ways we could be making more money, how to be a one minute manager, businesses we could start, technology that could make our lives easier, 1001 places you should visit before you die, cars & trucks that you should… » Continue

July 31 2007 | By K. | Tagged: goals, life, opportunity, overload | 16 comments»

15 Point Self-Management Checklist

Ian’s Messy Desk has a pretty on-point 15 point checklist for self-management. Ian is also quick to point out that self-management shouldn’t necessarily be separated from your productivity systems, but rather work hand in hand.

Set rewards or penalties. You’ll need some motivation to help you move forward. Set small rewards to mark the completion of small steps. Set larger rewards to mark major accomplishments. You might even set… » Continue

June 6 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: goal, goals, Productivity | 3 comments»

How to Deal with a Nightmare Boss

The Nightmare Boss

“Nightmare bosses” can take on many forms, but 6 major categories come to mind: the Demanding Boss, the Bully Boss, and the Disorganized Boss, the Clueless Boss, the Know-It-All Boss, and the Poor-Communicator Boss. I’m sure there are others and often several of these traits can be found in your boss. A bad boss can have advantages if you use the situation as an opportunity rather… » Continue

June 5 2007 | By K. | Tagged: boss, career, difficult, goals, people, success | 2 comments»

6 Reasons Failures Don’t Set Goals

I harshened up the title a little, but it’s warranted. One of the most prevalent truisms I’ve heard about success is you must set goals [And just a goal of 'success' doesn't really cut it].

The sixth reason why people do not set goals is they lack the inner desire to want something greater then what they currently have.

For them, the ordinary or even sub-ordinary is sufficient. These people do… » Continue

May 23 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: goal, goals | 3 comments»

Bring your plans to life with PlanHQ

Similar to the previously mentioned JourneyPage, PlanHQ is a website that helps you “take your static document out of the bottom drawer and into the real world.” A vague description, I know…Plan HQ is really a resource to help you do the following:

Goals
See the goals you have upcoming for completion over the next few months. Find out which goals your team feels confident about… » Continue

March 29 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: goals, Productivity, Technology | 3 comments»

How To Cultivate Purpose

Finding purpose in life seems to be one of the most important of human goals. The goal of finding your ultimate goal. This could be very specific or quite general or fundamental; either way, to have a purpose in life at least makes things interesting.

We’ve spoken about some tips in Re-Evaluating Your Goals. Now we can look at four stages in recognizing your life’s purpose.

1. Everyone begins with

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March 8 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: goal, goals | 1 comment»

Review Your Goals Weekly

In order to keep yourself focused and motivated, Zen Habits recommends reviewing your goals frequently. Most people tend to only review their goals yearly (right before the end of the year). Zen habits outlines the importance of a more frequent review process:

1. Once a year (New Year is convenient, but really any time is good) you should review what you’ve done this year, and set… » Continue

February 27 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: goals, motivation, Productivity | 3 comments»

20 Ways to Stay Motivated

For the past two weeks, Zen Habits has been publishing a series on “Motivation Hacks.” The motivation hacks allow you to achieve your goals by maintaining enthusiasm and (obviously) motivation. The goals are well worth the read and I have listed a few of my favorites below:

Achieving goals is not a matter of having “discipline”. It’s a matter of motivating yourself, and keeping your focus on your goal… » Continue

February 20 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: goals, motivation, Productivity | 2 comments»

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