Solve Your Problems with a Simple Cocktail Napkin and Pen

Yesterday, I joined a call with Dan Roam, Seth Godin, Anil Dash, and Rich Sloan hosted by Elizabeth Marshall at Author Teleseminars.  Dan explained how simple it was to use a cocktail napkin and pen to communicate, solve problems and sell your ideas.  Immediately after the call, I threw out my inhibitions about drawing and…

Automate and Simplify Your Access to Personal Information Online When You Use this Productivity Tool

Do you use the Internet to access email, financial, shopping or health care accounts? Have you ever filled out a form online? Perhaps when you ordered something with your credit card, completed a survey or filled out an application? Have you felt frustrated or annoyed at the cumbersome process and delays in retrieving a lost…

What if you had a global positioning system (GPS) to help you succeed instead of wandering aimlessly without one?

Do you think you would reach your final destination? Would a GPS help you get there with less effort and less anxiety? Would it help you feel more confident about your trip? It did for us. I took our Canadian house guest, BB, to pick up his car, which had just arrived from Toronto. I knew the…

Start Blogging – Take the Course

Last week’s Action Strategy encouraged you to avoid the perfectionism bug and simply get started to develop the habit of blogging.   Remember, the key to developing a habit is to simply start.  To start you need motivation. “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” — Jim Ryun But what if…

Do It Write Now – Develop the Habit of Blogging

The hardest part of developing a new habit is to simply get started.  Then through frequency and time, the initial action becomes a habit that ultimately changes your result.  Alex Mandossian frequently tells his students, “sloppy success beats perfected mediocrity.”  The key is to simply start.  Here’s how I plan to overcome my latest challenge: developing the habit of blogging.