One of my closest and bestest sista-friends presented this journal to me during one of our road-trip/shopping sprees. Aside from being inspired by the giver, I adore this particular journal for several reasons — such as seeing the phrases on the cover — which inspired what I wrote inside!
But that is not the [...]
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In our busyness, we deceive ourselves into believing that we have no time for the activities we enjoy, the goals we dream about — for creativity, for rest … for just plain fun!
It has become my focus to overcoming this malady; and I have been. Albeit, ever-so slow. Slow and steady wins the race! Especially for those [...]
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The past two weeks have been sPecTacUlar! And while it has taken some time to get to the {dance-in-spectacular} … It was well worth it! My adventures actually began last October when I began to read, read, read about (and experiment with …) creative planning, visual journaling and collage-journals and planners.
I discovered solutions [...]
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I have tried several times to tame the multi-headed monster, commonly referred to “bookmarks” … The one sort of like the monsters we suspect live under our beds: Scarier in our mind than reality; not really a monster at all. Well, I will agree, in part, with that …
The massive amount of information available on [...]
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There are simply too many excellent resources not to have a day when I just post miscellany for us to ponder and to learn from!
So-o … Sunday — being my personal “collection day” (when I {sort} through the various piles on my desk, {creatively} plan my week and {declutter} the unnecessary …) — [...]
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Volcanoes may not be an appropriate image for the way ideas flow for right brain thinkers … As some of us have “eruptions” on a daily basis! So, whether you see the flow of your ideas as an explosive eruption or a steady, spring-fed stream — the random flow can be semi-harnessed in [...]
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Dread is fear of failing to be perfect. Or at least that is the way I see it. (And probably why I spent more than several minutes coming up with the {perfect} combination of letters to spell the word, dread, using Spell with Flickr. )
One of the most effective [...]
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Serendipitously read this entire book today … Ironically, already implementing a very similar system of “natural planning” as outlined on page 56:
Defining purpose and principles
Outcome visioning
Brainstorming
Organizing
Identifying next actions
As well as collecting project notes in one file/place so as to maintain Categories of Action.
Young encourages planning as a method of being “in the moment” — of [...]
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Ack! My desk seems to have a magnetic attraction for “stuff” … It isn’t as piled as this today. Only because I gathered everything into a basket. Um, for later! (However, I do see that “later” has no official time definition on any of my calendars! Certainly could be a problem for a creative-type [...]
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It has been a fab week! Little time for blogging …
But found this jewel to share with you!
8 Simple Ways To Get On Track And Keep Your Focus
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