• The Story
  • The Blog
  • Contact Me

jimraffel.com


  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter

Story Teller | CEO | Traveler

You are here: Home / Archives for plan

The 2012 Plan

January 2, 2012 By Jim Raffel 5 Comments

Planning works. A year ago, I shared The 2011 Plan and last week I shared the success story of that plan when I wrote "How to make what you write come true." Finding a planning method that works for you is, unfortunately, not so easy. I've settled on a method that combines Chris Brogan's three words … [Read more...]

Filed Under: motivation, personal development Tagged With: 2012, automate, automation, business, future, growth, management, plan, planning, problem solving, project management, success, success stories, teams, themes

2011 lifestyle plan (update)

February 25, 2011 By Jim Raffel 5 Comments

In early January, I shared my 2011 lifestyle plan. It's time to update you, even though the news is not so great at the moment. Just like in business, sometimes life plans don't always come off according to the plan. As a quick refresher: I lost five pounds in December and managed to lose another … [Read more...]

Filed Under: personal development Tagged With: 2011, constant, life plan, lifestyle, lifestyle planning, lose five pounds, lose weight, lost, plan, planning, stay healthy, successful, vigilance

Four effective tools to plan and organize

January 7, 2011 By Jim Raffel 2 Comments

If you are like me, you struggle with planning and organizing. I keep searching for the perfect combination of tools to match my scattered brain. While the following combination may not be perfect, I feel it's going to be the right mix to make 2011 my best year ever. My Quartet of Tools 1. Notebook … [Read more...]

Filed Under: personal development Tagged With: 37signals, basecamp, moleskine, notebooks, organize, plan, planning, project management software, tools

The 2011 Plan

January 3, 2011 By Jim Raffel 23 Comments

For me, 2010 marked a year of radical changes in the way I do business. It was in many ways a year of rebirth, learning and growing. While the learning and growing will continue in 2011, it will also be a year of solidifying positions established in 2010. In 2010, I developed an over-arching … [Read more...]

Filed Under: motivation, personal development Tagged With: 2011, business, content, customers, grow, management, marketing, media creation, plan, planning, strategy, three words

Get 30 years of business experience delivered to your inbox

Email Newsletter Signup

Each blog post will be delivered directly to your inbox, as well as unique content only for newsletter subscribers.

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

About Me

Story Teller | CEO | Traveler
Click here to learn more

Search My Site

Copyright © 2025 James J. Raffel ยท jimraffel.com runs on the Genesis Framework