Overwhelm? Creative Solutions

Overwhelm {for me} is like a window. Why? Because windows offer various utilities such as protection and inspiration {and are often a visual for opportunity}.

I can look through it and see what is on the other side.
I can close the blinds over it and savor rest in the still of darkness.
I can open it and [...]

Lessons Learned

Most of the time we learn lessons and we have no idea what they were. We adopt practices — habits of the day — without notice. Unless we keep notations …
Lessons Learned updated!
Moving through (when our minds are scattered), managing our days (when we are distracted), pressing on in the direction of our [...]

Journal Every Day

There can be no courage unless you’re scared.
~Eddie Rickenbacker
Being a creative, you must realize about the only two things I do on a daily basis is sleep and eat!
However, my intention is to journal every day — at least in some form. I have a pop-up reminder on my Google Calendar [...]

Tactile Plan of Attack

All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible. ~ Orison Swett Marden
Perhaps the change of seasons … or the weather … or mere routine replacing scenic travel and being away from home. Whatever it is, I seemed [...]

Time Management — Block by Block

Every day we are faced with a rollercoaster of ideas, activities and interruptions that takes us for a wild ride in our attempt to manage our time effectively. Being the creAtive I am … I have employed a wide variety of tools and methods to keep myself {on-task}. Well, as much as possible — [...]

Fine Tune Your Brain, Declutter and Time Management

Ya’ know some days you simply strike oil! This morning I am busily managing the tasks of leaving on vacation … But totally enjoyed the following articles! So, I just had to share ‘em with you!

How to Stay Organized With Google Calendar

“If you’re disorganized, you’re bound to lose paperwork, miss appointments, and just [...]

Creative Overwhelm

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The most common “fade to black” moment I experience in a day? Creative overwhelm.
Ideas and plans race around my mind like screaming vehicles in the final lap of a Nascar race! Some wipe out, crashing at the curves; others finish only to get flat tires.
So … How to “keep my ducks in a [...]

How to be effective: Focus

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One word. Focus.
This is the one-word answer presented in The Key to Effectiveness? And it sums up my week-long experiment.
Not an original idea or event, but I set up the last seven days according to time and task. I did so by …

10 Steps to Declutter Your Office

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We all readily state countless reasons to be more organized, to declutter and stop piling any — and all!— available space with “stuff” … But there seem to be so many {reasons} to tidy-up our workspace. Including the fact that every lost piece of paper costs a business $120, according to a recent [...]

“Resume” vs. “Start Over”

“Resume versus Start Over” — I am using this theme on the {various} blogs I, well, blog. Dontcha just love multi-purpose words?! The concept of being able to simply resume — instead of erasing the proverbial chalkboard and starting all over — is ever-revealing itself to me.