It started out innocently enough. Hoping for some bounce-off gems*, I went to the library and checked out Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan‘s book, Cesar’s Way. *bounce-off gems = ideas sparked by someone else’s work or creativity. In this case, the thought that drove me to the library was something like, “Cesar works to control unruly [...]
Yesterday’s newsletter (online version here) included a column called Motivating Your Muse in the Lifestyles column. In it I gave tips on getting your creative groove on. I’m not the only one thinking about inspiration these days! Here’s Marelisa Fábrega’s post from July 27th called 7 Dazzling Ways to Ignite Your Creative Spark. She’s pulled [...]
In her book The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron advocates “morning pages”, a fantastic practice. Basically, this means to free flow write 3 pages first thing in the morning of anything. Not meant for anyone or any purpose other than to skim the scum of gunk off your mind. I’ve been doing a variation of it [...]
Why all the hoopla about a task manager? Because it’s your time we’re talking about. You ought to be spending your valuable time getting done what needs to be done, not piddling it away perusing your task list repeatedly and hen-pecking out items. When you get methodical and use a system that supports your intention [...]
Once you’ve been on the GTD (Getting Things Done) train for a while, you may well wonder: 1. how you got by before 2. how is it that not everyone’s on board yet! Since David Allen’s capture and processing system is primarily a productivity system, I was particularly stoked to read his most recent newsletter [...]
One of the best parts about a good conference is meeting interesting and inspiring people. At the Wisdom 2.0 conference last weekend I met Tara Mohr, coach, creative, and compassionate warrior for all that’s good. Jumping into a Natural Professional moment, I intercepted her on the way to lunch to ask what purpose, passion and [...]
Where do you think you might find, under one roof, the CEO of Zappos, a Buddhist teacher, and the Editor-in-Chief of the Yoga Journal ? And if you had these three all together, what kinds of conversations might ensue? “Post-Modern Practice: Awareness and Wisdom in the Age of Technology,” perhaps? or maybe “Conscious Business: Supporting [...]
