Archives for the 'Work/Life Balance' Category
Podcast #3: An Inside Look at my Projects List [The Daily Saint]
Photo by Sleepy Terry
In this episode I take you behind the scenes to my weekly project list. This will help you see what an average week throws at me and two simple ways to stay on top of it.
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Original post here: mondayqb@gmail.com (Mike St. Pierre)
Quiet Moments that Boost Productivity [The Daily Saint]
This morning I chose to arrive 15 minutes later to work. Not late just later. In that same block of time, I sat quietly and read an article that I’ve been putting off for a while. A great use of a quarter hour.
Where in your schedule are 15 quiet moments?
I like to think that there [...]
Podcast #2: Mini Review of Laura Stack’s The Exhaustion Cure [The Daily Saint]
Be sure to check out my second podcast which features a mini-review of Laura Stack’s brand new book The Exhaustion Cure: Up Your Energy from Low to Go in 21 Days.
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Original post here: mondayqb@gmail.com (Mike St. Pierre)
The Greatest Project…Ever [The Daily Saint]
I know that strategic planning produces tangible results but I may have discovered something better. No, it’s not a staff retreat nor is it a new coffee machine in the faculty work-room.
I put up a tree swing in my backyard.
Who would have know that such a simple project would produce such amazing satisfaction? Had [...]
How Do You Organize Your Inspiration? [The Daily Saint]
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Today’s post is from a handout from a talk that I gave this past weekend called, "Developing a Keynote Address: How to Organize Your Inspiration".
"Peace is the tranquility of
order." St. Augustine
Capturing Your Ideas
Have a notebook handy wherever
you are. This can be as simple as a magnetic pad on your fridge [...]
How to Break from a Monotonous Routine [The Daily Saint]
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On most Tuesday mornings you’ll find me at my local Dunkin Donuts and then in the office by 6:30am. I skip my morning routine completely in favor of an adjusted route that gets me to work before anyone else.
As I’ve noted before (Mini Routines Enhance Productivity & A Backup Plan for [...]
Introducing 14 Surefire Stressbusters [The Daily Saint]
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It’s official- stress is increasing as fears of a recession are looming. Whether it’s the housing market, workplace insecurity or personal troubles, stress is here to stay. I’d like to introduce a process that’s sure to counter this trend. It’s called Surefire Stress Busters.
My friend Gene Monterastelli has developed this program and [...]
7 Good Reasons to Shorten Your Commute [The Daily Saint]
Photo by Ben McLeod There were times when I wished I had chosen Montana as home base. Apparently folks there have the shortest commuting time in the entire United States. On the other end of the spectrum, those in Maryland…
Original post here: Mike
Can’t Miss Productivity Posts [The Daily Saint]
Here are some posts that I found helpful from the past week: Tim Ferris: Is Technology Failing to Simplify Life? Four Hour Work Week Journal: My Daily Schedule Brazen Careerist: Wardrobe Shifts Create Mental Shifts Cranking Widgets: Describing Twitter in…
Original post here: Mike
The Paradox of Productivity [The Daily Saint]
As today marks the national holiday in memoriam of Martin Luther King Jr., it’s good to get philosophical. Life, as MLK,
pointed out, is often about paradox. It is only when I forgive that I
can move on and only when I serve others that I gain return.
Productivity is that way too.
The productive man or woman [...]