The Ease of Productivity

Today there is soo much to do!  I need to have 5000 dive bars in the site in the next 60 day… approx 125 a day when I work 6 days a week. Oh btw Wednesday is my labor board hearing… I’m sure the ruling will be in my favor… but then how do I collect? Can I serve the judgment against JRI to James in jail?

So to be able to concentrate on the RMDB site I need to really knock some things outa the woods today.

CSA for Monday, Feb 22, 2010

1. Spin NEF

2. Spin Mick

3. Spin Wil

4. Spin Soccer

5. Spin MOA

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OMG! I’m soooo happy! I accomplished all of my tasks on yesterdays list!

CSA for Wednesday Feb 17, 2010

1. Time log from this point forward – DONE

2. Article for NEF about Women on Course – DONE

3. Soccer Article – DONE

4. Strategize time for chores – DONE, but need to do more

5. Tom Muzila brochure – DONE

6. Candy’s WP Blog themes – DONE

Tom Muzila’s brochure and Candy’s blog theme were not complete until this am… but they were started last night.

One of the things I’m really, really happy about is that I got 2, count them, 2 articles done yesterday! Wooo Hooo! That was a HUGE victory.

CSA for Thursday Feb 18, 2010

1. Time log from this point forward

2. Load 100 Dive Bars

3. Spin for Wil

4. Article for Elevator Speech Challenge

5. Article for NEF

6. Strategize how to organize and structure my day for productivity and what systems and structures do I need to create for myself to win!

I’m excited to start on my accomplishments!

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OMG! It’s been sooooo very challenging to get things done, stay current with this blog/commitment.  It started to fall apart when my ex-boss got arrested. Since then I haven’t been able to really concentrate on any one thing or set of actions that I need to take. It’s been really, really frustrating. I can’t help T because he can’t count on me to get the things I need to get done done.

Since I started this post I… washed the dishes, talked to my sister on the phone and checked out new documents in the case against my ex boss.  Argh! And I still haven’t even started my to do list for today.

I think I’m just have really bad ADD. How do I deal with that? I guess I Google it and spend another 2 hours on the web! *throwing her hands up in desperation and disgust*

So only 6 things on my to do list for today and I gotta do them!!!

1. Time log from this point forward

2. Article for NEF about Women on Course

3. Soccer Article

4. Strategize time for chores

5. Tom Muzila brochure

6. Candy’s WP Blog themes

Actually I think that is enough for today.  BTW I have been sending out at least one resume a day. Sometimes it’s a little challenging as the position that are open wouldn’t be my first choice.

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Wow I’ve been trying to get to this all day… It’s been BUSY!

Here are my CSA for yesterday Feb 8, 2010

1. 50 word description of NEF to Karrie - Done

2. Find 100 dive bars and place them on a spread sheet.

3. Write and post an article for Mick Moore

4. Spin Mick Moore article

5. Find or write an article for NetworkingEventFinders.com and post it. - Done

6. Tom Muzila brochure

7. Post  MOA article

8. Spin the MOA article

9. Letter for Seminar Reform to Congressman

Here the list for 2/9/10

1. Find 100 dive bars and place them on a spread sheet.

2. Write and post an article for Mick Moore

3. Spin Mick Moore article

4. Find or write an article for NetworkingEventFinders.com and post it. – Done

5. Tom Muzila brochure

6. Post  MOA article

7. Spin the MOA article

8. Letter for Seminar Reform to Congressman

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My ex boss was arrested Wednesday afternoon and basically I’ve done nothing since his arrest. I’ve been following the news and blogs and going through my own spaces about the whole incident.

When I sat down to work today I realized how much doing this blog everyday helps me to focus and get centered in what I need to get done for the day. So here I am the errant child coming home to safety and security.

My CSA for Wednesday, Feb 3, 2010

1. Find 100 dive bars and place them on a spread sheet. – Not completed

2. Write and post an article for http://soccer-workouts.com/- Completed!

3. Spin the Soccer article - Completed!

4. Post  WP4B article - Not completed

5. Spin the WP4B article - Not completed

6. Find or write an article for NetworkingEventFinders.com and post it. – Completed!

7. Post  MOA article - Not completed

8. Spin the MOA article - Not completed

9. Letter for Seminar Reform to Congressman - Not completed

Here are my CSA for Feb 8, 2010

1. 50 word description of NEF to Karrie

2. Find 100 dive bars and place them on a spread sheet.

3. Write and post an article for Mick Moore

4. Spin Mick Moore article

5. Find or write an article for NetworkingEventFinders.com and post it.

6. Tom Muzila brochure

7. Post  MOA article

8. Spin the MOA article

9. Letter for Seminar Reform to Congressman

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This is how I feel today. It crazy because no matter what I do or how I think I feel this way. Like my life is a little out of control. I know it’s all a perception… but it’s a strong one for me. And with this all I’m still cruising the internet and playing games. For shorter periods of time now, I’m conscious when I look or play… but I still can’t help myself. I found an article on E-How about how to focus to accomplish things. It was the stupidest thing I had ever read! So benign that only a third grader would have gained any useful knowledge from it.

Any way!….  Here’s the line up for Tuesday, 02022010

1. Find 100 dive bars and place them on a spread sheet. 200 to make up for yesterday. - Didn’t even start

2. Write and post an article for Mick Moore - Done

3. Spin Mick Moore article - Done

4. Write and post an article for http://soccer-workouts.com/ – Didn’t even start

5. Spin the Soccer article – Didn’t even start

6. Send out 1 resume – Done

7. Chores – Done

8. Post  WP4B article - Didn’t even start

9. Spin the WP4B article - Didn’t even start

10. Find or write an article for NetworkingEventFinders.com and post it. – Didn’t even start

11. Post  MOA article – Didn’t even start

12. Spin the MOA article – Didn’t even start

13. Letter for Seminar Reform to Congressman – Didn’t even start

When I look at what I didn’t accomplish.. I get depressed! This exercise was supposed to be uplifting! I’m gonna take Chores and Resume off the list because I get those done religiously. (Even before I start writing in the morning!)

CSA for Wednesday, February 3, 2010

1. Find 100 dive bars and place them on a spread sheet.

2. Write and post an article for http://soccer-workouts.com/

3. Spin the Soccer article

4. Post  WP4B article

5. Spin the WP4B article

6. Find or write an article for NetworkingEventFinders.com and post it.

7. Post  MOA article

8. Spin the MOA article

9. Letter for Seminar Reform to Congressman

Looks better to me because there are less items on the list! I’m really going to put my head down today and accomplish things!

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Here’s the line up for yesterday, Monday, 02012010

1.Keep a log, by the 1/2 hour of how I spend my time today. Didn’t even try!

2. Find 100 dive bars and place them on a spread sheet. 140 to make up for yesterday. Got 40 done.

3. Spin 2 NEF articles – YEA!!! I accomplished this!!!!!

4. Write and post an article for Mick Moore - Not done, move over to today.

5. Spin Mick Moore article – Not done, move over to today.

6. Write and post an article for http://soccer-workouts.com/ – Not done, move over to today.

7. Spin the Soccer article – Not done, move over to today.

8. Send out 1 resume – Done

9. Chores – Done

10. Post  WP4B article – Not done, move over to today.

11. Spin the WP4B article – Not done, move over to today.

12. Find or write an article for NetworkingEventFinders.com and post it.

13. Letter for Seminar Reform to Congressman – Not done, move over to today.

14. Post  MOA article – Not done, move over to today.

15. Spin the MOA article – Not done, move over to today.

CSA for Tuesday, Feb 2, 2010

1. Find 100 dive bars and place them on a spread sheet. 200 to make up for yesterday.

2. Write and post an article for Mick Moore

3. Spin Mick Moore article

4. Write and post an article for http://soccer-workouts.com/

5. Spin the Soccer article

6. Send out 1 resume – Done

7. Chores – Done

8. Post  WP4B article

9. Spin the WP4B article

10. Find or write an article for NetworkingEventFinders.com and post it.

11. Post  MOA article

12. Spin the MOA article

13. Letter for Seminar Reform to Congressman

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Friday ended up being a challenging day… had a panic attack. I’ve been having more of those lately. I don’t know if it’s because of no job or just everything that weighs on my mind about my ex-employer. It’s been in mind mind a lot lately, I feel out of control around it. He hasn’t been indited, and the more time that passes I think the less likely he will. Which really sucks for the victims families, no closure there. Hopefully his business will never recover from this disaster. And I hear more and more about other seminar companies using the same type of coercive tactics with people. I don;t understand the arrogance of people thinking they can just take peoples money with out giving them any substance and value.

Here is how I did with the CSA for Friday, January 29, 2010

1.Keep a log, by the 1/2 hour of how I spend my time today. – I was really weak with this one.

2. Find 100 dive bars and place them on a spread sheet. 150 to make up for yesterday. – I got 110 in.

3. Write and post an article for http://soccer-workouts.com/ Didn’t do

4. Spin the Soccer article – Didn’t do

5. Follow up with: Emmy & Karrie – Followed up and cemented the deal with Karrie

6. Send out 1 resume – Done

7. Chores – Done

8. Post  WP4B article – Didn’t do

9. Spin the WP4B article – Didn’t do

10. Find or write an article for NetworkingEventFinders.com and post it. – Done Posted two videos on the main page

11. Letter for Seminar Reform to Congressman – Didn’t do

12. Letter to reopen Colleen Conaway investigation to SD Newspapers – done, but my letter went to the DA’s office instead

13. Post  MOA article -  Didn’t do

14. 9. Spin the MOA article – Didn’t do

Here’s the line up for today, Monday, 02012010

1.Keep a log, by the 1/2 hour of how I spend my time today.

2. Find 100 dive bars and place them on a spread sheet. 140 to make up for yesterday.

3. Spin 2 NEF articles

4. Write and post an article for Mick Moore

5. Spin Mick Moore article

6. Write and post an article for http://soccer-workouts.com/

7. Spin the Soccer article

8. Send out 1 resume – Done

9. Chores – Done

10. Post  WP4B article

11. Spin the WP4B article

12. Find or write an article for NetworkingEventFinders.com and post it.

13. Letter for Seminar Reform to Congressman

14. Post  MOA article

15. Spin the MOA article

It’s 2:45 and I’ve started spinning NEF and have it almost done. I need to be really focused today.

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Yea! posting earlier today! That’s because we need to do some shopping at Costco and they don’t open until 10am. So we’re leaving late to go work out. But getting some admin things done before we go.

Again in my roamings of the Web-o-verse I came across a blog post about Busy – vs – Important and how our culture equates being busy with being important. It was a good read first thing in the am! http://disabledfeminists.com/2010/01/27/the-cult-of-busy-introductory-thoughts/

Yesterday’s CSA

CSA for Thursday, January 28, 2010

1.Keep a log, by the 1/2 hour of how I spend my time today.

2. Find 100 dive bars and place them on a spread sheet. 200 to make up for yesterday.

3. Write and post an article for http://soccer-workouts.com/

4. Spin the Soccer article

5. Follow up with: Emmy, Laurie-Ann & Karrie

6. Send out 1 resume

7. Chores

8. Write and post  WP4B article

9. Spin the WP4B article

10. Find or write an article for NetworkingEventFinders.com and post it.

11. Letter for Seminar Reform to Congressman

12. Letter to reopen Colleen Conaway investigation to SD Newspapers

Here’s how it went…

1.Keep a log, by the 1/2 hour of how I spend my time today. Did this for about 3 hours . But I was more aware of how I was spending my time during the day . Which was the intention.

2. Find 100 dive bars and place them on a spread sheet. 200 to make up for yesterday. Completed 150

3. Write and post an article for http://soccer-workouts.com/ Didn’t do this!

4. Spin the Soccer article Didn’t do this!

5. Follow up with: Emmy, Laurie-Ann & Karrie Did two of the three.

6. Send out 1 resume Done!

7. Chores Half done!

8. Write and post  WP4B article Have the article, need to edit and post.

9. Spin the WP4B article Didn’t do this!

10. Find or write an article for NetworkingEventFinders.com and post it. Done! Posted this am, forgot to post it last night.

11. Letter for Seminar Reform to Congressman Didn’t do this!

12. Letter to reopen Colleen Conaway investigation to SD Newspapers Didn’t do this!

When I said yesterday was busy… I was correct! I got taken off my list because of following up with admin stuff. (There was quite a bit of admin yesterday.) I’m now the go to person for the Elevator Speech Coaches. And one of the good results from the admin is now we actually have a written outline of the ESC. I followed up with Emmy, (She’s calling me today) Laurie-Ann (She’s a new coach! and totally sweet and willing to help out!) and Lorainne (She wasn’t on the list.) She’s looking over the information and will get back to me about coaching. I need to follow up with Karrie today! One thing I see is, right now I have things blocked out on a time schedule, like at 8am I work out. Which is good if there are no adjustments to times, like today I’m working out later than usual. I need to make a chart that time blocks my tasks so that when I have a  day that’s unusual I can refer to it instead. (Like, workout 1 hr) I like lists to keep me on task.

CSA for Friday, January 29, 2010

1.Keep a log, by the 1/2 hour of how I spend my time today.

2. Find 100 dive bars and place them on a spread sheet. 150 to make up for yesterday.

3. Write and post an article for http://soccer-workouts.com/

4. Spin the Soccer article

5. Follow up with: Emmy & Karrie

6. Send out 1 resume

7. Chores

8. Post  WP4B article

9. Spin the WP4B article

10. Find or write an article for NetworkingEventFinders.com and post it.

11. Letter for Seminar Reform to Congressman

12. Letter to reopen Colleen Conaway investigation to SD Newspapers

13. Post  MOA article

14. 9. Spin the MOA article

Interesting how my list is getting longer each day.

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Here it is 10am and I’m starting my day. This is actually early for me, as my agreement with myself is 11am. But today I is a rest day from working out, so I can get started earlier.

I read an intensely moving blog post for me. http://nymag.com/news/features/63259/ It’s about my ex employer. It was all fluff until I read the comments from Root Enoch. (He is James Shores’, one of the people that died, brother.) He post is especially moving and sad. It’s funny because I recognize some of the comment posters from my time working in seminars. Not all the posters have creditable reputations.

Yesterday’s CSA

1.Keep a log, by the 1/2 hour of how I spend my time today.

2. Write and post an article for

Mick Moore – The Internet Entrepreneur

3. Spin Mick’s article

4. Find 100 dive bars and place them on a spread sheet

5. Send out 1 resume

6. Chores

Here’s how it went for me…

1.Keep a log, by the 1/2 hour of how I spend my time today. I did this, but it was more challenging than I expected. I will continue this today.

2. Write and post an article for Mick Moore – The Internet Entrepreneur I completed this task, but it took me longer than I expected. I kept on taking breaks or getting called away. When I added up the actual time spent on the task it was much less than I had guesstimated. The learning here – Schedule and complete tasks like this during a time when I can block out all interruptions.

3. Spin Mick’s article – Again the same learning as above.

4. Find 100 dive bars and place them on a spread sheet. – I did not complete this. This is now first on my list to accomplish today and now I need to find 200 dive bars.

5. Send out 1 resume – Done!

6. Chores – Done!

Overall I’m pleased with my progress yesterday. I feel like I accomplished a lot yesterday and I stayed on track. (Up until the 3 episodes of  The Tudors! But I couldn’t stop watching… They were going to chop off Ann Bolyn’s head!) My satisfaction overall yesterday was good. It was a good day.

Today will be a busy day. I have three people to follow up with and two follow up calls. (Which I haven’t had to do in the past.)

CSA for Thursday, January 29, 2010

1.Keep a log, by the 1/2 hour of how I spend my time today.

2. Find 100 dive bars and place them on a spread sheet. 200 to make up for yesterday.

3. Write and post an article for http://soccer-workouts.com/

4. Spin the Soccer article

5. Follow up with: Emmy, Laurie-Ann & Karrie

6. Send out 1 resume

7. Chores

8. Write and post  WP4B article

9. Spin the WP4B article

10. Find or write an article for NetworkingEventFinders.com and post it.

11. Letter for Seminar Reform to Congressman

12. Letter to reopen Colleen Conaway investigation to SD Newspapers

Like I said a busy, busy day. If I can pull this one off I will be very proud of myself!

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