You’ve freed yourself. You are discovering what exactly you want and knocking down the obstacles that stand in your way. You’re feeling the good vibes of and working hard to attain a sense of accomplishment. Wonderful achievements are epic. However, depending on how you handle the headiness of achievement, you’ll need some ground support to make... Read More →

The inspiration of the new year has faded into the warm, (well, today overheated) fresh (filled with pollen) breath of spring.  Spring always makes me feel as if anything is possible yet it’s also the time where I realize the year is passing in a rush of busy with a side dish of procrastination.  Where... Read More →

Yeah I know it’s 4 days into 2012, so why am I looking back?  Because I find it interesting which were my top 5 post last year and would like to share them with you because I know there are nuggets that will make you more productive if nothing else. Stop Using Your Inbox as... Read More →

Edit: cohuman is back!!!! You think I’m joking.  I’m not. I’ve tried a great number of project management tools and/or todo lists out there.  Trying in creative ways to make them work with my inbox so I can access the information I need plus get things done and share with my clients quickly.   Most... Read More →

Our inboxes are the hubs of our daily lives. Some of us check them the first thing when we roll out of bed. (That's a bad habit too!) They store notes from various people that are important to us on some level trying to get our attention. But if we start to using it as keeping track of the things we need to get done, problems emerge. See one email but there are 3 tasks attached, one with a deadline? Get distracted by all the things that keep coming in instead of focusing on the tasks that need your attention? These create stress. Read More →

As someone who values being as productive as possible, I find using Gmail helps me keep up with my inbox while trying to get things done.  If you are a Gmail user yourself, there are some things that you can do to make life in your inbox a little less cluttered and stressful. Here are... Read More →

Lately I’ve heard a lot of people ask the question how do you say no to something constructively? Maybe you’re busier than you know what to do with, but someone’s emailing you with this one project, thing, idea that they must talk with you about, get your input on, a review of their book/blog/business plan,... Read More →

As a long time Gmail fan, every email that I send or receive goes through my gmail account.  Once I was annoyed by it’s clustered conversations but then it won me over with keyboard shortcuts and amazing search of my inbox. One thing that does terrify me is their ability to lock you out of... Read More →

I read about SwiftKey after seeing it tweeted as a keyboard alternative for Android users. When I landed on the home page of their website I saw this: I immediately went to search for their app and paid for it.  It took less than a minute to sell me on this product. I haven’t come... Read More →

There’s a lot to say for practice, but at some point we have to jump out of the plane or into the deep end.  We cling to the safety blanket of what it is, instead of doing the things that would get us to the place we envision in our minds.  This applies to all... Read More →