I first met Jamie Cat Callan back in my corporate days. I had signed up for a Saturday writing workshop she was teaching at NYU. She incorporated a lot of great exercises into what would later become The Writer’s Toolbox. Miraculously, that day she got me writing. Just as much of a miracle, Jamie told […]
So Good To Do
When it comes to time management I am all for simplicity. I am not a fan of adding another App or complicated piece of technology into the mix for the purpose of managing work flow. We have enough new technology crowding our overloaded brains already. To me it seems inane to add one more for […]
How To Stop Wasting Time Worrying
I come from a long line of worriers. Part genetic (my mother) and part cultural (being Greek). I grew up surrounded by people who considered it an art form, complete with a set of worry beads to hold while performing their craft. My grandfather would sit in his recliner for hours, his thumb moving the […]
9 Rules For Your Basic Digital DeTox
Two years ago I embarked on my first digital detox. I was rather ambitious. I decided seven days would be the minimum amount of time necessary to effectively cleanse my system of the poisons of 24/7 technology overload. It was an eye-opening and admittedly difficult adventure that was chronicled on this blog as well as […]
Five Reasons Not To Multi-Task
Somewhere along the line multi-tasking became a badge of honor. This concept of doing more than one thing at a time and then bragging about it as though it was an Olympic sport and you were training for a gold medal might at face value seem smart. Logically it appears that doing several things simultaneously […]
Gaming The System
When I started selling many moons ago one of the first things I was taught was that the easiest way to build long term business was to establish good relationships. If a client thought they could trust me, not only would I get the first sale, but renewals in the future. Trust was not something […]
