2005 November

E-mail Salvation: The GTD add-in for Outlook

November 30, 2005 By John Richardson Leave a Comment

I am spending considerable time working through time management issues on my job with the advent of some new California State regulations. The state has mandated a new indentifier program for all students as part of the No-Child Left Behind act and the data reporting is very time consuming. This is on top of an [...]

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Motivation for Exercise

November 29, 2005 By John Richardson 3 Comments

As I was working out today, I was trying to think of some ways to motivate my wife and some of my co-workers to try the Body for Life exercise program. I went online to the BFL website and looked through some of their articles and found out there is a new book out by [...]

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Success: Just Do It

November 29, 2005 By John Richardson 3 Comments

In my post yesterday I talked about determination versus motivation. I am a big fan of motivation. I like to find new ways to motivate myself to do things I don’t like to do. I like taking a difficult task and making a game out of it. Rewards are always helpful in motivation. How many [...]

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Quotations by John Maxwell

November 27, 2005 By John Richardson 9 Comments

As I have been working through many issues in the last two weeks since my Dad passed away, I have found comfort in a couple of quotations by John Maxwell. The two that have really made a difference are… “The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation. Just do it. Exercise, lose weight, [...]

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What I’m Thankful For

November 24, 2005 By John Richardson Leave a Comment

As I think about Thanksgiving I find I’m thankful for many things. I am thankful for friends and family that I so often take for granted. I am thankful for the time I was able to spend with my dad before he passed on. I am thankful for all of the blogging friends I’ve made [...]

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Leaving A Legacy

November 18, 2005 By John Richardson 2 Comments

This has been a rather tough week with my dad passing on. All sorts of emotions well up and the questions outweigh the answers. It has also been rather stressful looking for documents, making phone calls, and arranging all of the details. Thank you all for the kind and encouraging words and comments this week. [...]

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