Comments on: 3 great time management strategies I'm failing at http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/27/3-great-time-management-strategies-im-failing-at/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:26:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Assech Omega http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/27/3-great-time-management-strategies-im-failing-at/comment-page-1/#comment-248589 Assech Omega Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:12:36 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/27/3-great-time-management-strategies-im-failing-at/#comment-248589 <a href="http://www.chineseenergetics.com" rel="nofollow"> Energy Psychology </a> this is really good!!
Energy Psychology

this is really good!!

]]> By: Jonha http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/27/3-great-time-management-strategies-im-failing-at/comment-page-1/#comment-225497 Jonha Sun, 04 Apr 2010 05:17:59 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/27/3-great-time-management-strategies-im-failing-at/#comment-225497 Hi Penelope, I am just as addicted to blog metrics as you are. Not that I have a lot of visitors in my blog but I love it every time people pay me a visit. It's a sense of fulfillment for every blogger to see their posts being relevant to other people. It is something I am struggling to flush from my system because sometimes it becomes so unhealthy. When you put too much emotions on your blog, you often get to spend the whole day I guess. Well maybe less, but you get the point. I like how you admit your faults and get to learn from them. You are inspiring me a lot in myriad of ways. Jonha Hi Penelope,

I am just as addicted to blog metrics as you are. Not that I have a lot of visitors in my blog but I love it every time people pay me a visit. It's a sense of fulfillment for every blogger to see their posts being relevant to other people. It is something I am struggling to flush from my system because sometimes it becomes so unhealthy.

When you put too much emotions on your blog, you often get to spend the whole day I guess. Well maybe less, but you get the point. I like how you admit your faults and get to learn from them. You are inspiring me a lot in myriad of ways.

Jonha

]]> By: Louise in CA http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/27/3-great-time-management-strategies-im-failing-at/comment-page-1/#comment-179139 Louise in CA Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:25:15 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/27/3-great-time-management-strategies-im-failing-at/#comment-179139 Hi Penelope, I am a new reader to your blog and LOVE it. Just wanted to point out, I think you misspelled the last name of the guy who gave you the productivity tip in point number one about treading yourself like a kid. Didn't you mean Dan Markovitz (vs. Dan Marcus, which is what you wrote?) Also, you may want to check the link for him, I think it goes to the wrong page on his website. Keep up the good work. Now I'm going to go "treat myself like a child." Hi Penelope, I am a new reader to your blog and LOVE it. Just wanted to point out, I think you misspelled the last name of the guy who gave you the productivity tip in point number one about treading yourself like a kid.

Didn't you mean Dan Markovitz (vs. Dan Marcus, which is what you wrote?) Also, you may want to check the link for him, I think it goes to the wrong page on his website.

Keep up the good work. Now I'm going to go "treat myself like a child."

]]> By: Coachology: Knowing when to stop and hear the music » Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/27/3-great-time-management-strategies-im-failing-at/comment-page-1/#comment-56641 Coachology: Knowing when to stop and hear the music » Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:41:50 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/27/3-great-time-management-strategies-im-failing-at/#comment-56641 [...] It’s very hard to know what we want, though. So often our priorities get sucked up into a blender and spit out as a smoothie. I am having this problem right now with going to the gym. I was already just barely holding things together having added the blog on top of what I normally do for work. And now I’m adding promoting a book. [...] [...] It's very hard to know what we want, though. So often our priorities get sucked up into a blender and spit out as a smoothie. I am having this problem right now with going to the gym. I was already just barely holding things together having added the blog on top of what I normally do for work. And now I'm adding promoting a book. [...]

]]> By: Sarah http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/27/3-great-time-management-strategies-im-failing-at/comment-page-1/#comment-17270 Sarah Mon, 15 Jan 2007 04:31:22 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/27/3-great-time-management-strategies-im-failing-at/#comment-17270 It's nice to know I'm not the only one! :) I definitely underestimated my ability to self-discipline once I transitioned into full-time self-employement. I'd love hints and tips from anyone who's found a good system for being productive at home! :) Sarah It's nice to know I'm not the only one! :) I definitely underestimated my ability to self-discipline once I transitioned into full-time self-employement. I'd love hints and tips from anyone who's found a good system for being productive at home! :)

Sarah

]]> By: Sarah http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/27/3-great-time-management-strategies-im-failing-at/comment-page-1/#comment-17199 Sarah Mon, 15 Jan 2007 00:25:23 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/27/3-great-time-management-strategies-im-failing-at/#comment-17199 I can totally relate to tip #3. I just left a full-time corporate job to focus on my life coaching practice full-time (a home-based business). Let's just say my productivity has become dismal (errands, TV, extracirricular activities and SLEEP have taken over!). Last night I finally sat down to plan out my work week... Perhaps I'll get tired of the structure, but for now I seem to need the discipline of a schedule. Thanks for a great post!! * * * * * * * * <I>Sarah, Thank you for sharing with everyone how difficult it is to transition to a home-based business. Self-discipline is so so so important for a home-based business. Even after years of doing this I still find there are more ways I can add more structure. And in almost every instance, more structure has been better for me. Penelope </I> I can totally relate to tip #3. I just left a full-time corporate job to focus on my life coaching practice full-time (a home-based business). Let's just say my productivity has become dismal (errands, TV, extracirricular activities and SLEEP have taken over!). Last night I finally sat down to plan out my work week… Perhaps I'll get tired of the structure, but for now I seem to need the discipline of a schedule.

Thanks for a great post!!

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Sarah, Thank you for sharing with everyone how difficult it is to transition to a home-based business. Self-discipline is so so so important for a home-based business. Even after years of doing this I still find there are more ways I can add more structure. And in almost every instance, more structure has been better for me.

Penelope

]]> By: My plan to stop second-guessing myself » Brazen Careerist http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/27/3-great-time-management-strategies-im-failing-at/comment-page-1/#comment-15942 My plan to stop second-guessing myself » Brazen Careerist Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:52:30 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/27/3-great-time-management-strategies-im-failing-at/#comment-15942 [...] A few weeks ago, I wrote about how I was overhauling my time management strategy. And believe it or not, things are getting a little better. [...] [...] A few weeks ago, I wrote about how I was overhauling my time management strategy. And believe it or not, things are getting a little better. [...]

]]> By: Pamela Slim http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/27/3-great-time-management-strategies-im-failing-at/comment-page-1/#comment-14634 Pamela Slim Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:02:34 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/27/3-great-time-management-strategies-im-failing-at/#comment-14634 Are we separated at birth Penelope? Wow, are you speaking my language in this post. I, too am addicted to blog metrics, hopeless at doing important things first and a blogger in need of a 12 step program. I found this post while trying to respond to a question from a client and searching on Andy Wibbels site, finding his post about your post on getting offline press as a blogger, bouncing to Alexandra Levit's site since she commented on your post and I hadn't read her blog in awhile, then back to you. (after viewing her recent tv clips) Meanwhile, my 5-minute email response has turned into an hour. But you know what? I am having a ball. So the hell with planning. :) -Pam * * * * * * <i>Guess what? I, too, saw Alexandra's comment, and then accidentally went to her personal site instead of her blog, and then stayed to view the video, and then went to her blog, and then left a comment, and then wondered what happened to my to do list. And I, too, was happy doing it all :) Penelope</i>   Are we separated at birth Penelope?

Wow, are you speaking my language in this post.

I, too am addicted to blog metrics, hopeless at doing important things first and a blogger in need of a 12 step program. I found this post while trying to respond to a question from a client and searching on Andy Wibbels site, finding his post about your post on getting offline press as a blogger, bouncing to Alexandra Levit's site since she commented on your post and I hadn't read her blog in awhile, then back to you. (after viewing her recent tv clips)

Meanwhile, my 5-minute email response has turned into an hour.

But you know what? I am having a ball. So the hell with planning.

:)
-Pam

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Guess what? I, too, saw Alexandra's comment, and then accidentally went to her personal site instead of her blog, and then stayed to view the video, and then went to her blog, and then left a comment, and then wondered what happened to my to do list.

And I, too, was happy doing it all :)

Penelope

 

]]> By: Wendy http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/27/3-great-time-management-strategies-im-failing-at/comment-page-1/#comment-12888 Wendy Tue, 02 Jan 2007 20:33:45 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/27/3-great-time-management-strategies-im-failing-at/#comment-12888 THis comment is related to the procrastination post as well. I think sometimes we delay working on the biggest task because sub consciously we know we're not ready to deal with it appropriately and therefore should wait because it would be a waste of time to do otherwise. For example, today I knew that revising a PowerPoint presentation for an upcoming webcast was the most important thing on my list. But I've struggled so much with it and didn't have any new inspiration to bring to it. I decided instead to catch up on industry news and broader economic news from the past two weeks (including reading a few favourite blogs). Suddenly I found reference to Cliff Atkinson's work on why PowerPoints fail. From visiting his website and reading a few of his short one-page articles, I suddenly knew how to make this presentation work and have sketched a whole new outline that I'll start typing in now... THis comment is related to the procrastination post as well. I think sometimes we delay working on the biggest task because sub consciously we know we're not ready to deal with it appropriately and therefore should wait because it would be a waste of time to do otherwise.

For example, today I knew that revising a PowerPoint presentation for an upcoming webcast was the most important thing on my list. But I've struggled so much with it and didn't have any new inspiration to bring to it. I decided instead to catch up on industry news and broader economic news from the past two weeks (including reading a few favourite blogs). Suddenly I found reference to Cliff Atkinson's work on why PowerPoints fail. From visiting his website and reading a few of his short one-page articles, I suddenly knew how to make this presentation work and have sketched a whole new outline that I'll start typing in now…

]]> By: PunditMom http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/27/3-great-time-management-strategies-im-failing-at/comment-page-1/#comment-12304 PunditMom Sun, 31 Dec 2006 19:08:31 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/27/3-great-time-management-strategies-im-failing-at/#comment-12304 I have so many problems with these issues. Thanks for not only writing about them, but for commiserating about your won foibles. I am never good at doing the most important thin first and I am also doomed by my own blogging, which is also part of my writing strategy. I am an instant gratification girl, unfortunately, and this year I am hoping to do better with that. I have so many problems with these issues. Thanks for not only writing about them, but for commiserating about your won foibles. I am never good at doing the most important thin first and I am also doomed by my own blogging, which is also part of my writing strategy. I am an instant gratification girl, unfortunately, and this year I am hoping to do better with that.

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