SUMMARY: In my first Groundhog Day Resolution Review for 2009, I lay out a heady set of plans for the coming month, expanding on the themes from February 2nd to become more specific about what I want to do.
SUMMARY: I got together with blogger Stephen Smith in Concord, NH, to have an informal knowledge sharing session. I came away with a very clear understanding of how I could start to create better products from doing what I already do in a way that won't make me feel like I'm selling out.
SUMMARY: In our recent Collective meeting, I gained insight into the difference between Art and Craft, which helped me to understand how to separate my passion from what I need to sell. It's a slightly-different model than "follow your bliss" or "do what your passion is" in that it seems more implementable.
SUMMARY: I thought I didn't get anything done last week, but after listing everything that happened it's apparent that I'm actually pretty active. What creates the feeling of non-productivity is not the general lack of continuity, but the lack of measurable distance traveled on the metric that is most on my mind: funding all the things that I do every week that make the journey interesting and exciting. In this article, I lay out the services that I think are viable offerings for 2010 and how they relate to my mission.
SUMMARY: If you're interested in ordering an Emergent Task Planner Pad from outside the United States, read this post and help me understand what you need.
SUMMARY: I'm increasingly thinking about how to adjusting my daily busywork such that it becomes revenue generating work. I review what I have been getting done, and realize that most of my tasks are not focused in this way.
SUMMARY: I made friends with the amazing Colleen Wainwright recently to start using Google Wave as a collaborative "do not hurry / do not wait" accountability tool. Here's what I've learned so far.
SUMMARY: Over the past week or so I've identified many personal tips and insights that will help 2010 be more productive and goal-focused. To ensure that I can be reminded of what needs to be done every day, I made a personal tracking form / cheat sheet to help keep on task.
SUMMARY: I've been thinking about making and selling products to support myself, and I am trying to find the "low hanging fruit" that I can start selling now. The challenge reminds me of the "Yankee Swap" game that many of us play during Christmas.
SUMMARY: &It's time for the 2010 Groundhog Day Resolutions! I review the past three years of resolutions and create a 2010 master resolution that hopefully will give me a direction for the year.*
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