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How To Get More Done On the Big Stuff

Posted on February 3, 2012 by LJ Earnest

Most people I know, myself included, have things we want to get done. These are not the ordinary things like “do the laundry”, but bigger things like “write a book”. Yet most of us don’t make much progress on these projects. Today I talk about ideas on how to accomplish more of the important stuff.

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What Would Happen If You Switched Off?

Posted on February 2, 2012 by LJ Earnest

What would happen if you switched off? No computer, no email, no internet, no social media, no texting, no IM.

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Doing A Time Audit

Posted on January 9, 2012 by LJ Earnest

In knowing how you are spending your time, you can find the places for improvement. As we reboot our lives, we need to have an accurate assessment of how you are spending your time. Enter the time audit.

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Life Reboot: Thinning Projects

Posted on January 6, 2012 by LJ Earnest

In the last article, I talked about how to figure out what your projects are. Chances are, that if you made a complete list, you will find it is much longer than you thought.

If your project list doesn’t seem do-able, you need to thin your project list.

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Projects, Open Loops and the RAM Dump

Posted on January 5, 2012 by LJ Earnest

As part of taking stock of where you are, you need to consider what is not only on your schedule, but what is on your project list. By having an accurate idea of what is outstanding for you, you can decide what to get rid of, what to complete quickly, and what to defer.

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Life Reboot: What Do I Want Less Of In My Life?

Posted on January 4, 2012 by LJ Earnest

As part of the life reboot process, I have to figure out a target for where I am going. Today I will look at the flip side: deciding what needs to be eliminated from my life.

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Life Reboot: What Do I Want More Of In My Life?

Posted on January 2, 2012 by LJ Earnest

As part of the life reboot process, I have to figure out a target for where I am going. Sometimes it is as simple as asking what I want more of in my life. From there I can figure out how to bring these things into my life.

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Life Reboot: What Do I Want My Weekends To Look Like?

Posted on December 30, 2011 by LJ Earnest

Once I looked at my evenings, the next logical step for figuring out how I want to restructure my life is to look at my weekends. They are my largest chunk of free time, yet I have spent many weekends playing catch up, or doing things that don’t move me toward where I want to be.