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When is hustling working?

March 8, 2011 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

If you are a one-person company, then the time you spend hustling to find more work is not in fact working. I realize this may seem counterintuitive at first, but let's break it down. Is someone paying you to hustle? By that, I mean if you go out and find the work, are there other people to do the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: sales Tagged With: business, business partners, human behavior, hustle, hustling, pay, productive, task

The Time Management Myth

March 1, 2011 By Jim Raffel 2 Comments

We don't really manage time. We make choices what to do with our time. The clock stops for no one. So, what we really need to manage is our choices. Right now, you have chosen to read this blog and I thank you. A few days ago, I chose to write this post instead of sitting back and reading a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: personal development Tagged With: business, choice, chosen, clock stop, clocks, human behavior, images, making choices, management, managing, milwaukee, myth, orlando, personal life, planning, the time, time management, watch tv

Start at the bottom of the list

September 16, 2010 By Jim Raffel 2 Comments

I find myself needing to refer back to Getting Unstuck Now more than I would like. Having observed other successful people, perhaps this is just what happens as you begin to take on more success-related projects. The project "to-do" list grows longer and longer. To get unstuck this time I took a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: motivation, personal development, priorities Tagged With: business, business partners, getting unstuck, human behavior, management, projects, successful people, the list, time management, web properties

Replace "ums" with Pregnant Pauses when Speaking

June 29, 2010 By Jim Raffel 9 Comments

Your "um" might be an "ah" or some other equally unattractive form of verbal pausing. Try replacing the awkward verbal pause with silence. Review video of yourself speaking. After watching a video of myself presenting I noticed way too many "ums." I asked a friend what I should replace the "ums" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, conferences, Marketer, personal development, public speaking Tagged With: dramatic tool, human behavior, silence, speaking skills, um, ums

Stop Asking for Permission

June 14, 2010 By Jim Raffel 14 Comments

For the past few weeks I've watched entrepreneurs I consider more successful to see what they are doing differently than me. The answer that hit me, they seldom ask for permission. They get more things done quicker. One of the ways you get things done is to following the old saying "it's easier to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: motivation, personal development, Twitter Tagged With: behavior, challenge, consequences, forgiveness, human behavior, permission, successful, Twitter

Body Weight Only Exercise Routine

March 28, 2010 By Jim Raffel 6 Comments

Over the last year I have had success with a body weight only workout routine. I am not a trainer and I highly recommend you contact your physician and a personal trainer before starting this or any exercise routine. The routine is a combination of stretching, push-ups, sit-ups and squats. I can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: motivation, personal development, Stuff I Like, sustainability Tagged With: body weight, bodyweight exercise, crunch, exercise, exercise routine, health, human behavior, jim raffel, physical exercise, sit-up, squat, stretches, stretching, workout routine

#73: From the desk of Jim Raffel

December 12, 2008 By Jim Raffel 2 Comments

These troubled economic times have transformed many of us in the Graphic Arts into senior level executives. What I mean is that we must all manage a long list of multiple priorities on a daily basis. Each and every day we are asked to get more done with fewer resources of every type. So, success is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, motivation, personal development, priorities Tagged With: business, daily basis, day, graphic art, human behavior, kitchen tables, listing, management, managing, moleskine, personal life, planning, priorities, task, time management

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