Today I was feeling down and unmotivated. Getting irritated with myself I said, “What is going on?”
And in a moment of clarity, I realized that I don’t have a concrete, short-term goal that I’m working on. I have this amorphous, foggy sense of wanting to grow my business and serve more people. But where are [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Day 30 (2008-07-30): I don’t wanna!
Posted in 100 Days of Peaceful Productivity, Peace, productivity, tagged 100 Days of Peace, attitude, deadlines, energy, exercise, judgment, life, Peace, peaceful productivity, physical exercise, pressure, productivity, push-ups, should, skepticism, tasks on July 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today I’m feeling a whole bunch of “I don’t wanna!”
I had two very productive days. Do I think I “deserve” a break? Is that it? Not entirely, there’s something else.
I have a deadline today in that I will be headed out for the evening at about 4:30 PM or so. I’m feeling pressure from that [...]
Day 29 (2008-07-29): Integrity Day, Part 5
Posted in 100 Days of Peaceful Productivity, Peace, productivity, tagged 100 Days of Peace, anger, energy, integrity, Integrity Day, life, Peace, peaceful productivity, planning, productivity, resentment, smile, smiling, time, time management, traffic on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m in the middle of an Integrity Day right now, and I learned something important about myself and my relationship to time last hour:
When things don’t go according to my plan (especially when they are small, relatively inconsequential things that cause big delays), I get angry and resentful at the universe. I personalize the delay [...]
Day 28 (2008-07-28): New system
Posted in 100 Days of Peaceful Productivity, Peace, productivity, tagged 100 Days of Peace, anxiety, appointments, Aweber, business, change, contacts, Entourage, life, mailing lists, Microsoft, Peace, peaceful productivity, productivity, projects, systems, tasks on July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So I came up with a new system for managing my contacts, appointments, tasks, and projects.
I identified 5 different tools I was using:
Spreadsheet to manage my follow-up calls
Microsoft Entourage for my emails
Now Up-to-Date calendar for my appointments
Now Contact for my contacts
Aweber for my mailing lists
I went through each tool, describing the functions of that tool. [...]
Day 23 (2008-07-23): Breaking my pattern with my call sheet
Posted in 100 Days of Peaceful Productivity, Peace, productivity, tagged 100 Days of Peace, clients, conditioning, follow-up calls, life, overwhelm, Peace, peaceful productivity, productivity, prospects, resentment, sales calls, spreadsheets, stress on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have this spreadsheet I use as a call sheet for all of my clients and prospects. It allows me to know very quickly when to follow up with who, and why. It’s a great tool, yet my energy around it is often negative.
I reflected on this a bit yesterday and today, and I believe [...]
Day 22 (2008-07-22): Integrity Day, Part 4
Posted in 100 Days of Peaceful Productivity, Peace, productivity, tagged 100 Days of Peace, integrity, Integrity Day, life, meditation, Peace, peaceful productivity, planning, plans, productivity, resentment, resistance, scheduling on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I did another Integrity Day and here’s what I learned:
My tendency is to get very rigid about my plans. For example, at the beginning of the 4 hours, I planned out what I wanted to do. As I worked that plan, I discovered additional tasks that needed to be done but weren’t a part [...]
Day 21 (2008-07-21): Power
Posted in 100 Days of Peaceful Productivity, Peace, productivity, tagged 100 Days of Peace, electricity, harmony, life, life balance, life harmony, meditating, meditation, Monday, paperwork, Peace, peaceful productivity, power, productivity, relationships, synergy on July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
How funny that I realized last week just how important it was for me to have a productive Monday…
Today the power went out and is not due to be repaired until 10 PM tonight. So I spent the morning cleaning up and going through some piles of paperwork. But it amazes me how dependent I [...]
Day 19 (2008-07-19): Reflections and rituals
Posted in 100 Days of Peaceful Productivity, Peace, productivity, tagged 100 Days of Peace, acknowledgment, business, business growth, charity, growth, joy, life, Peace, peaceful productivity, productivity, rituals, success on July 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today I was reflecting on the fact that for over a year an a half, I’ve been successfully making a living from my own business. I pay my bills, I save, I invest, I donate to charity, I have play money, I travel, etc.
I focus so much on growth, I forget what an accomplishment this [...]
Day 18 (2008-07-18): Monday and Friday
Posted in 100 Days of Peaceful Productivity, Peace, productivity, tagged 100 Days of Peace, coaching, energy, Friday, Fridays, grieving, life, life coach, life coaching, momentum, Monday, Mondays, Peace, peaceful productivity, productivity, rejuvenation, rest, sadness, time management on July 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today I was feeling down. I didn’t really notice until towards the end of the day. Kind of like a sadness, a low energy, a “who cares?” attitude.
It was a long week, I didn’t sleep well on any given night, so I was tired. And I think there was some grieving energy that needed to [...]
Day 17 (2008-07-17): What to do about obligations
Posted in 100 Days of Peaceful Productivity, Peace, productivity, tagged 100 Days of Peace, be present, being present, choice, enrollment, have to, investment, joy, judgment, life, obligation, Peace, peaceful productivity, presence, productivity, results, should on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This morning I’m noticing a pull inside me between what I want to do today and what I feel I “have to” do.
Why does something feel like an obligation, a “have to”? What creates that feeling in me? Here’s what I notice:
First, there’s a prediction that there’s no joy in what I’m about to do. [...]
Day 16 (2008-07-16): Clocking out
Posted in 100 Days of Peaceful Productivity, Peace, productivity, tagged 100 Days of Peace, be present, being present, boundaries, clocking out, freedom, life, Peace, peaceful productivity, personal time, procrastination, productivity, rejuvenation, rest, self-love, self-respect, should, work on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I discussed with a client the importance of “clocking out.” How there is a freedom in defining a clear boundary for personal time.
Clocking out can be literal, i.e. when you clock out from work at the end of the day. Or it can be figurative, especially for people like myself who are self-employed and [...]
Day 15 (2008-07-15): Integrity Day, Part 3
Posted in 100 Days of Peaceful Productivity, Peace, productivity, tagged 100 Days of Peace, integrity, Integrity Day, letting go, life, Peace, peaceful productivity, productivity, trust on July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I did another Integrity Day today, and it was quite different. I’ve done dozens of Integrity Days over the years, and this was the first time I felt so relaxed and chilled out.
There was a deep trust that what I intended to do would get done. I’ve been reflecting on this all day, and I [...]
Day 10 (2008-07-10): Productivity is more
Posted in 100 Days of Peace, 100 Days of Peaceful Productivity, Peace, tagged 100 Days of Peace, coaching, life, life coaching, Peace, peaceful productivity, productivity, teleclass, time management on July 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last night I was reflecting on the events of the day and I thought about two particularly powerful coaching calls I had with clients. And I realized that productivity is more than just completing tasks, more than just checking off items on a list.
I’d made a huge difference in the lives of two people. Up [...]
Day 9 (2008-07-09): My time, my time, mine, mine, MINE!
Posted in 100 Days of Peaceful Productivity, Peace, productivity, tagged 100 Days of Peace, beliefs, choice, joy, judgment, life, limiting beliefs, passion, Peace, peaceful productivity, productivity, responsibility, rituals, should, sleep, unconscious beliefs, work on July 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last night I did not want to go to bed. I resisted as long as I could. Finally, I asked myself out of frustration, “What the heck is going on here?”
The answer was a juicy one…
I realized that going to bed means to me that the day is over and it’s time to work. Sure, [...]
Day 8 (2008-07-08): Passion and productivity
Posted in 100 Days of Peaceful Productivity, Peace, productivity, tagged 100 Days of Peace, affirmations, dancing, joy, life, music, passion, Peace, peaceful productivity, power move, productivity, smile, smiling on July 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today I intend to explore passion in the context of productivity. Passion is one half of my personal philosophy on life; the other is peace (I sign all my emails “Peace & Passion”). I feel like I know the peace piece (how funny) very well. The passion piece eludes me some.
It will be interesting today [...]
Day 7 (2008-07-07): Integrity Day, Part 2
Posted in 100 Days of Peaceful Productivity, Peace, productivity, tagged 100 Days of Peace, autoresponders, context, energy, integrity, Integrity Day, life, momentum, passion, Peace, peaceful productivity, productivity, website, work on July 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I did another Integrity Day today and two more big pieces of the Peaceful Productivity puzzle fell into place (nice alliteration!):
Context — When I’m working on a complex project with lots of parts and I don’t have a sense of the context I’m working in, I tend to experience strong ups and downs. For example, [...]
Day 6 (2008-07-06): Productivity backfires
Posted in 100 Days of Peaceful Productivity, Peace, productivity, tagged 100 Days of Peace, acceptance, be present, life, Peace, peaceful productivity, productivity, urgency on July 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I was very productive and I noticed an interesting consequence: The closer I got to my target the more urgent it felt.
I desperately wanted to complete what I was working on. And as the day went on and I saw that I probably wasn’t going to complete it, I felt like I’d failed.
It’s like [...]
Day 5 (2008-07-05): Integrity Day
Posted in 100 Days of Peaceful Productivity, Peace, productivity, tagged 100 Days of Peace, attention, awareness, be in the moment, being, doing, integrity, Integrity Day, intention, life, momentum, Peace, peaceful productivity, productivity on July 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I did an Integrity Day today with a client and had two important insights:
1. When I begin working on something (and stop putting it off), it’s always easier than I thought it would be. Being in the moment with what I’m doing is much more peaceful and less stressful than thinking about what I “should” [...]
Day 4 (2008-07-04): Authenticity, Part 2
Posted in 100 Days of Peaceful Productivity, Peace, productivity, tagged 100 Days of Peace, authenticity, enjoyment, joy, life, Peace, peaceful productivity, productivity on July 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I was more intentionally authentic in my interactions with people.
The dynamics were simplified (fewer people, fewer activities), and I think that helped. I felt more comfortable and natural, and I enjoyed myself more.
Interesting that I used the expression “enjoyed myself” because I feel like that’s accurate. Yes, I enjoyed the people and activities. But [...]
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