Comments on: How I get myself back on track http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/07/how-i-get-myself-back-on-track/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:31:06 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Brady Bagwan http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/07/how-i-get-myself-back-on-track/comment-page-1/#comment-214737 Brady Bagwan Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:50:01 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/07/how-i-get-myself-back-on-track/#comment-214737 Delegation is the other part of the equation. For those that don’t have a staff, who do you delegate to? One way to overcome this is to use a <a href="http://www.delegatesource.com/personal-assistant-concierge.php" rel="nofollow">personal assistant service</a>. I just started a company called <a href="http://www.delegatesource.com/" rel="nofollow">Delegate Source</a> based in Denver. While there are quite a few <a href="http://www.delegatesource.com/personal-assistant-concierge.php" rel="nofollow">concierge services</a> out there, there are very few who approach lifestyle and <a href="http://www.delegatesource.com/what-do-we-do.php" rel="nofollow">household management</a> broadly. It really is simple math. If a professional's hourly cost is more than the cost of outsourcing <a href="http://www.delegatesource.com/personal-assistant-concierge.php" rel="nofollow">personal services</a>, why not achieve a better <a href="http://www.delegatesource.com" rel="nofollow">work/life balance</a> by delegating <a href="http://www.delegatesource.com/errands.php" rel="nofollow">errands</a> and <a href="http://www.delegatesource.com/errands.php" rel="nofollow">tasks</a>? Delegation is the other part of the equation. For those that don’t have a staff, who do you delegate to? One way to overcome this is to use a personal assistant service. I just started a company called Delegate Source based in Denver. While there are quite a few concierge services out there, there are very few who approach lifestyle and household management broadly. It really is simple math. If a professional's hourly cost is more than the cost of outsourcing personal services, why not achieve a better work/life balance by delegating errands and tasks?

]]> By: arnaudconsulting.com » Blog Archive » Il n’y a pas de problème !!! http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/07/how-i-get-myself-back-on-track/comment-page-1/#comment-173802 arnaudconsulting.com » Blog Archive » Il n’y a pas de problème !!! Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:46:48 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/07/how-i-get-myself-back-on-track/#comment-173802 [...] How I get myself back on track [...] [...] How I get myself back on track [...]

]]> By: karen http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/07/how-i-get-myself-back-on-track/comment-page-1/#comment-138409 karen Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:16:53 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/07/how-i-get-myself-back-on-track/#comment-138409 Congrats on launching. Excited to hear more and check it out... 1. I emailed my speakers for my conference this week and was surprised at an email I received back saying one person was out of the office for the week and if it was urgent, contact so-and-so. But get this...the last line said, "Also, because of the volume of email I receive, I'll be deleting what comes in over the week, so please email me fresh on Monday." BRILLIANT!!! I suggest everyone do this while on vacation. **I LOVE lifehacker!* 2. Found Alltop a few weeks ago. The Guy Kawasaki is brilliant. I hope to meet him someday. 3. Computers are great until they break. And if you're serious about a Blackberry specialist, let me know. I may be interested. =) Congrats on launching. Excited to hear more and check it out…

1. I emailed my speakers for my conference this week and was surprised at an email I received back saying one person was out of the office for the week and if it was urgent, contact so-and-so. But get this…the last line said, "Also, because of the volume of email I receive, I'll be deleting what comes in over the week, so please email me fresh on Monday." BRILLIANT!!! I suggest everyone do this while on vacation. **I LOVE lifehacker!*

2. Found Alltop a few weeks ago. The Guy Kawasaki is brilliant. I hope to meet him someday.

3. Computers are great until they break. And if you're serious about a Blackberry specialist, let me know. I may be interested. =)

]]> By: Milena http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/07/how-i-get-myself-back-on-track/comment-page-1/#comment-138396 Milena Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:40:21 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/07/how-i-get-myself-back-on-track/#comment-138396 @ Francios - cool site. I just like the title and can't read french. @ Francios – cool site. I just like the title and can't read french.

]]> By: Milena http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/07/how-i-get-myself-back-on-track/comment-page-1/#comment-138395 Milena Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:38:46 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/07/how-i-get-myself-back-on-track/#comment-138395 @ Sidney - Hmm, yes, I suppose you are right. I'm extremely gullible and rarely get jokes other than my own which no one else finds funny. But in my defense, you never can tell with Penelope when she's being hyperbolic or for real...I mean, just a few posts ago she said she stabbed herself in the head, and she's still kicking, so I guess I shouldn't take what she says all that seriouly. @ Sidney – Hmm, yes, I suppose you are right. I'm extremely gullible and rarely get jokes other than my own which no one else finds funny. But in my defense, you never can tell with Penelope when she's being hyperbolic or for real…I mean, just a few posts ago she said she stabbed herself in the head, and she's still kicking, so I guess I shouldn't take what she says all that seriouly.

]]> By: Neuromancer http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/07/how-i-get-myself-back-on-track/comment-page-1/#comment-138355 Neuromancer Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:43:28 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/07/how-i-get-myself-back-on-track/#comment-138355 Cool Penelope so you want a Guitar Tech(high end roadies) but for It. Ill Practice the 1000 yard stare brummie accent and the war stories “I rember the time some bugger hacked Prince Phillips account :-) you sort out the green card mkay :-) Cool Penelope so you want a Guitar Tech(high end roadies) but for It.

Ill Practice the 1000 yard stare brummie accent and the war stories “I rember the time some bugger hacked Prince Phillips account :-)

you sort out the green card mkay :-)

]]> By: David Cox http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/07/how-i-get-myself-back-on-track/comment-page-1/#comment-138353 David Cox Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:34:35 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/07/how-i-get-myself-back-on-track/#comment-138353 I don't really agree with the 'Delete everything' option. I was a few days behind in reading my subscriptions and just got to this article. If I'd deleted it, I would have missed out this information! I did...however...delete many other unimportant e-mails. I don't really agree with the 'Delete everything' option. I was a few days behind in reading my subscriptions and just got to this article. If I'd deleted it, I would have missed out this information!

I did…however…delete many other unimportant e-mails.

]]> By: Sidney http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/07/how-i-get-myself-back-on-track/comment-page-1/#comment-138317 Sidney Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:13:36 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/07/how-i-get-myself-back-on-track/#comment-138317 Francois and Milena, I believe Penelope was being sarcastic with her computer expenditure paragraph. Sidney Francois and Milena,

I believe Penelope was being sarcastic with her computer expenditure paragraph.

Sidney

]]> By: Ben Overmyer http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/07/how-i-get-myself-back-on-track/comment-page-1/#comment-138315 Ben Overmyer Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:27:56 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/07/how-i-get-myself-back-on-track/#comment-138315 Want to try a new tactic for getting back on track? Try resetting. Reset, (v): To delete one's entire inbox, all new blog feed updates, turn off one's computer, and take a day to go sit by the lake. You'd be surprised how liberating (and terrifying) this can be. Want to try a new tactic for getting back on track? Try resetting.

Reset, (v): To delete one's entire inbox, all new blog feed updates, turn off one's computer, and take a day to go sit by the lake.

You'd be surprised how liberating (and terrifying) this can be.

]]> By: François http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/07/how-i-get-myself-back-on-track/comment-page-1/#comment-138314 François Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:52:25 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/07/how-i-get-myself-back-on-track/#comment-138314 Who the hell is Ryan? Why the hell pay 350k? I feel this blog was a tad little on the personal side, and couldn't extract much information from a rather good-sounding title. Maybe you should have gotten a little *more* on track before writing this post... take it easy, alright? And thanks alot for the alltop link! Who the hell is Ryan? Why the hell pay 350k?

I feel this blog was a tad little on the personal side, and couldn't extract much information from a rather good-sounding title.

Maybe you should have gotten a little *more* on track before writing this post… take it easy, alright?

And thanks alot for the alltop link!

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