ARoundTuit Organizing & Productivity

As I was skimming the web for inspiration this morning, I was reminded of what I fondly refer to as “the most underrated productivity tool of all”: Happiness.  Most productivity blogs address management of everything from post-its to projects.  Time, paper, email, meetings…  Happiness goes, well, sadly overlooked.

The bottom line of any productivity system is that the users have to be motivated to implement.  And, nothing, but nothing motivates most people like relationship.

Google seems to have cornered the market on workplace happiness.   Check out all the measures (including culture) in place to value creativity and career satisfaction.

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Many people enjoy their jobs, and many don’t.  Some people can work *just* for money, and some can’t.  We can get all kinds of non-monetary benefits from our jobs: recognition, personal growth, learning new hard and soft skills, to name a few.  But, the most amazing benefit of all is when our job is aligned with our personal core values. In those cases, working is *hardly* work, and the money becomes the cherry on the cake.

If you’ve always dreamed of being able to say “I … Continue Reading

Don’t Imagine Success – Believe It!

For over a year I have had Jim Donovan’s mp3 “Yes, You Can!” on my  Blackberry.  I found it by accident, browsing for free professional development downloads. I listen to it when I can’t sleep, when I’m driving, at the gym, or when I’m doing my admin work in the office.

Yes, You Can – download the MP3 FREE

Listen to Jim’s amazing story, then try something crazy: Tell yourself you can increase sales by 200% this year – and believe it.  Believe all the things you can do with a 200% sales increase.  Believe you will have the job of … Continue Reading