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2012: Let’s Get Started

January 2, 2012 By John Richardson 2 Comments

It’s the New Year and time to get back on track. Resolutions are not enough. We need some solid goals and action steps for the New Year to get us off our “buts” and get going. To help you get started, I’ve compiled a list of some of the best goal setting tools and information [...]

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Design Your Ideal Week

July 29, 2011 By John Richardson 4 Comments

Have you ever dreamed of planning out your perfect week where every minute of every day is spent in a productive manner? A week where things go exactly as planned. A week where each event brings a smile to your face, and there is no stress. You are in control, and the universe is aligned [...]

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Can Something Simple Really Change Your Life?

March 21, 2011 By John Richardson 2 Comments

When I look back at my life and examine the things that have come along and made a real difference, I’m amazed at how simple most of them have been. When I distill down what actually made a difference, it usually comes down to a phrase, a quote, or a simple action. For example, back [...]

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STRONG Goals: Timing Is Everything!

January 31, 2011 By John Richardson 2 Comments

They are coming for you. Demanding your attention. Everywhere you look, they’re there. They might be red and flashing, or green and sublime… but they are insidious. They will take your most precious resource and consume it entirely. I’m talking about DISTRACTIONS. It might be your web browser, it might be Facebook. The phone may [...]

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Focused Project Planner

August 6, 2010 By John Richardson 2 Comments

The key to completing any project or reaching any goal is to work on it in a focused and organized manner. The better the planning, the better the completed project. With that in mind, I would like to introduce the first draft of our Focused Project Planner using our F.A.S.T. system to help you reach [...]

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The Top-Six Strategy for Daily Success

October 8, 2009 By John Richardson 15 Comments

With all the conflicting organizational and productivity strategies on the market it can be hard to find a practical organizational solution that really works on a daily basis. I’ve tried Stephen Covey’s First Things First strategy of prioritizing tasks into quadrants of importance, as well as David Allen’s GTD strategy of next actions. I picked [...]