Side effect of having a goal
Goals are helpful. We get things done when we have them. And the side effect? By having a “to-do”, we automatically have a million “not do”s. Goals provide focus. Instead of starting a new project every time I walk into my craft room, my goals last year helped me finish…
November experiment: Scheduling myself for strategic success
I’m relatively undisciplined. That’s not to say I don’t have a kick-butt work ethic. Just that I am by nature rather random and easily pulled off course. Not to mention extremely focused to where I lose track of time and just how could I have spent the past three hours…
Ooh – shiny! Avoiding the distraction of new
Oh, like I’m really one to talk about this subject. I have yet to actually learn how to avoid the “ooh – shiny” syndrome. New projects, topics, issues all spark that engine that runs my hamster wheel. And we’re off and running, leaving whatever I was working on behind. Now,…
Dealing with distraction
I’m the queen of distraction lately. Got promoted from princess, actually. I’ve always been one to chase the shiny and new. I love ideas, I love brainstorming, I love pondering possibility. So how I became known for getting things done … . Let’s just say I leave a lot more…