
Sometimes you just need a fire lit under your ass. And the majority of those touchy-feely motivational DVDs out there are more suited to only get you motivated to chug on over to namby-pamby land where maybe you can find some self confidence, ya jackwagon. (Nods to Lee Ermey.)
Forget all that. Now you can get the real masters of the motivational game: legendary football coaches Mike Ditka (Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints), Rex Ryan (New York Jets), Sean Payton (New Orleans Saints), Mike Singletary (San Francisco 49ers) and Bobby Bowden (Florida State University) -- to deliver high-level messages that inspire personal growth, professional achievement and relationship success.
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It's like sitting in their locker room just before game time, getting pumped to strap on the pads, and hit life right in the mouth.
The new 5 DVD set from
Victor 1,
Get Coached puts you on the receiving end of a personal call-to-action as the greatest coaches of our time share
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You know how Ned from Sales is always invading your personal cube space to tell you about the latest self-loathing cougar he hooked up with from Craig's List? While you're trying to finish your TPS report before the afternoon meeting?
Well you can keep him away with Les Nessman-like efficiency (From
WKRP in Cincinnati...
look it up), with the new CubeGuard Cubicle Message Barrier.
Who needs walls and doors, when a simple "DO NOT DISTURB" or "GO AWAY" across a retractable strip can ward off unwanted interruptions from gabby co-workers? Especially when accompanied by a smiley face.
Attaching to the sides of your cube (up to 50 inches), by either velcro or magnets, in seconds you're letting coworkers know your 6 x 6 office space is now as exclusive as a downtown nightclub... and they're not on the list. (Because we all know, nothing stops a chatty office worker like a 50 inch strip with smiley faces.)
They'll even customize a CubeGuard for you, with your own "special" message to those you work with. I'm having mine made to say: "Don't ask me where I got this, just go away."
$19.99. Custom messages $29.99.
www.CubeGuard.com
I'm chained to my desk for what seems like 20 hours a day. And there are days I feel like even though I put in the time, I got nothing done. (Today would be one of those days.)
Since I figured I wasn't alone in my hamster-wheel feeling, I got some advice from Sam Carpenter, author of
Work the System: The Simple Mechanics of Making More and Working Less. And a guy who claims to have cut his own workweek from 80 hours to 2, while increasing his income to a factor of 20.
According to Carpenter, if you simply adjust some of your primary assumptions about how you work, you can follow in his short workweek footsteps. "If we can look at our business lives from a slightly different perspective," he says, "it will not only get us organized, but enable us to get more done in less time."
And because I can't play golf alone, here are his top tips so you can cut the fat out of your workday, get more done in a lot less time, and get out on the course.
Stop “Doing the Work”
The reason a successful business owner or department manager can work a few hours a week, or take an extended vacation without stress, is because he or she has created systems, implemented written procedures, and has learned to delegate. Successful people don’t work harder; they work smarter. So focus on what needs to be done to make your business grow. Automate or delegate the rest.
Use Your “Prime” Time Wisely
Understand this: “Biological prime time” is when your brainpower is at peak capacity. People function at maximum effectiveness only about
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PRODUCTIVITY
April 08, 2009
It's bad enough many hard working Americans are forced to slave away in the fabric-lined cells management euphemistically calls "cubicles", but with office space shrinking, many say they are working in spaces smaller than their home bathrooms.
Forget being able to bring a little bit of home to the office and deck out your cube to reflect your personality. You're lucky if you can squeeze a monitor and a fax machine in there at the same time.
According to a recent national survey sponsored by office supply company Fellowes Inc., almost 50% of full and part-time working men and women that work in a cubicle say that their home bathroom is actually larger than the space they have to work in eight hours a day. And nearly a quarter of them say their closet or kitchen pantry is bigger. (I think veal are raised in larger spaces.)
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PRODUCTIVITY
July 17, 2007
There are a few things in life that, thankfully, only last 15 minutes. The "fame" of reality TV stars is one, the life span of a GuerrillaMail account is another.
If you're looking for a weapon in the war on SPAM, add GuerrillaMail.com to your arsenal. It's a ridiculously easy to use, temporary email service
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SKILLS | PRODUCTIVITY
April 30, 2007
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