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Ramping up Facebook – Have You Looked Lately?

By on June 13, 2011 in Personal Growth, Success

Do you have ideas, projects or tools that you really know you could be pursuing, but can’t seem to squeeze out the time?

Absolutely! We all do.  Our Facebook page is one of mine. I love it, want to spend more time there, grow it, make it a valuable resource for information and discussion, but have only managed a half-hearted, somewhat inconsistent effort. I have not made it a prioritized focus until now.

I will be playing with options and scheduling over the coming weeks, but for now you will be able to find:

  • Daily inspiration
  • Daily tips for living your most productive, fulfilling, successful and joyous life
  • Weekly questions, polls and discussions to help us all share, discuss and grow; personally, professionally – hopefully both
  • Frequently I will be adding music, photos, videos and links to motivate, inform, entertain, inspire and expand

Thanks to all those who already “Like” our Facebook page. If you haven’t already, please come take a look and join in the discussion!

Now it’s your turn!

What have you toyed with, pushed aside or put on hold that you’d really like to explore? Choose one thing that you want to bring to the forefront and give it a nudge.

  • Choose your project – work, home, community, whatever
  • Decide what you’d like to accomplish with it – What will the outcome be or what will it give you
  • Make a plan – at least a loose outline of action steps
  • Revise as necessary – ask for feedback and shift directions accordingly

Please share with us. What project you’re choosing to dust off? Better yet, stop over to our Facebook page and tell us all!

 

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Absolute Minimums are a Must to Improve Productivity

By on July 23, 2010 in Personal Growth, Success

If you consistently accomplish your absolute minimum in each of your critical core concentration areas each day you will make significant progress toward you goals over time.

Remember, slow and steady wins the race. You can always do more than the minimum and I hope you will, but even small amounts of advancement add up. Too often we get caught up in the mental trap of believing that if we can’t commit a substantial amount of time and energy then we might as well not bother to take action at all. That is a myth.

Take a look at what you have identified as your current critical areas of focus and determine what your absolute minimums are.

What is the least amount of time, effort or action you need to take to see progress?

Each person will have different answers and only you as an individual can reasonably define what they are. It is also helpful to note which focus area they address. To get you started, here is an example based on my current focus list, of the absolute minimums that I must do with consistency; both to achieve progress towards my goals and also to feel satisfied with my life and work:

  • Exercise a minimum of 20 minutes daily – physical health
  • Write one hour – career
  • Email my husband daily summary & encouragement – family
  • Work a minimum of 6 hours each day during the summer – career
  • Social media (10 Twitter posts and 1 Facebook post daily, update LinkedIn status weekly) – career
  • Connect with at least one child each day (one on one time, phone call or email/text communication) – family
  • Take 30 minutes of alone time (crucial to my sanity) – mental health
  • Check in with my Facebook community (especially group for spouses of deployed military members) – friends

Your list may be very different and it should be since your life situation is dissimilar to mine. This list will then become a structure for new habits you want to implement. The amount and complexity is up to you, but remember to keep it reasonable or you won’t be able to maintain your momentum.

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