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A friend and fellow blogger, Christopher Scott shares some ideas about running effective meetings. Reading through his post, I am convinced that most people could gain an extra 1-3 hours a week by implementing consistent strategies of "effective meeting management."
Out of curiosity, if you're reading this would you mind leaving your "one" great tip for running/attending meetings below in the comments area?
I suggest participants carve out time now on their calendars for implementation following any workshop or seminar. Do this by blocking 1-2 hours on your calendar within a day of attending a seminar. I like to suggest this to our clients, creating the time they need to get going.
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I live in Ojai, CA. Actually, we're almost locals having moved here just about 12 years ago. Today, outside the farmer's market, this is what we saw...
In a triathlon yesterday here in CA, I got to meet some of the guys from the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund.
They were there competing, alongside the rest of us. Here's a picture I took of one of the guys heading out after swimming and biking...
I enjoyed an amazing dinner last night with one of Boston's well-known, and well-loved, entrepreneurs: Bobby Sager. I wrote about it at the www.OjaiPost.com site...
I guess I am too old...or too young...or too Californian...or too...
I am sitting in a park right now, listening to a pot-bellied, 40-something "camp counselor" leading a group of 6-7 year-olds through typical summer activities (duck, duck, goose and potato-sack relay races).
As I approached the bench where I would sit and enjoy the Boston, Mass. morning, I was amazed to see and hear the following:
[Scene: The counselor walks in front of the circle of children, tapping each one on their head.]
Leader: "B-R-A-T-T-Y... What's that spell?" Chorus of children: "Bratty!"
Of all the things youngsters could program in their minds (or, in this case an adult could program in a child's mind!) ... What are some other options?
For anyone reading this, and especially if you've ever spent time with children, what are some concepts you'd propose we share?
This is a question a mentor of mine asked when I was talking about an event I was planning to attend later this year. (Just one month away, in fact.) As I was explaining the training, the practice schedule, and the gear I had pulled together in preparing for the Santa Barbara Long Course Triathlon, my coach asked me to describe it as if it was already finished.
The challenge is this:
I have finished this race 3 times. Each time (yes, even the first race) I did better than I thought I would! In fact, the third time I reviewed and updated my anticipated times over and over again, including during the week of the race!
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A friend of mine, Lisa Peake, sent me an e-mail today saying:
Wow, Jason! Do you realize your article is #2 on Google when I type "productivity coach"?!
If you have a moment, would you do a "Google search" with productivity coach as the search item
A latest article we wrote is there at the second link down (or, whichever one says "Productivity Coach's Corner"). Thanks a million!
I am a big fan and have used the "concept" of brainstorming and mind mapping since my early introduction to mind mapping some 20 years ago. About 6 years ago, I heard about MindJet. Partly because I was interested, and partly because their offices used to be about 8 miles from where I grew up, I starting using their software more, and more, and more.
Over the years I have used MindManager to create articles, prepare for meetings, even plan my triathlon racing seasons! If brainstorming is a powerful process, MindJet mixes in a piece of software that makes it doable, and almost fun!, to get things out of your head, for later - objective - review and processing.
On Tuesday, 24 July, I will be a guest on a special webinar sponsored by MindJet. Supposedly, they will post the show as an audio/video download from their site in the days after our "mini-class." My area of focus for just a few minutes will be:
How can people maximize this tool, save time, get more done, and expand their skill-set as a creative/developmental thinker?
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