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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

Be like the Badgers – stick to your game plan and play in the Rose Bowl

December 5, 2011 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

This past Saturday night, the Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Michigan State Spartans in the first ever Big 10 championship game and secured a coveted spot to play in the Rose Bowl. If you're not a college football fan, just trust me that this is a big deal for the team. This was not an easy win for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: motivation, personal development Tagged With: game plan, game plans, planning, rose bowl, rose bowl game, strategic planning, wisconsin badgers

End the year strong

November 4, 2011 By Jim Raffel 1 Comment

It's not time to slow down for the holidays; not quite yet. It's time to tie up loose ends and start planning for 2012. It can be a tricky balancing act here in the U.S. as Thanksgiving approaches and then the inevitable onslaught of holiday parties to attend in December starts up. Take a different … [Read more...]

Filed Under: motivation, personal development Tagged With: coast, fast start, hunting, missed opportunity, opportunities, planning, start, strong, the year

You know it's working, keep doing it

October 18, 2011 By Jim Raffel 1 Comment

Five days a week I schedule the social sharing of the posts we write on this blog and some days it can be difficult to find the motivation necessary to do it. However, I know it's working because the site traffic and subscribers continue to grow at a slow and steady pace. So each day I find the time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: personal development Tagged With: doing it, effective, google, method, mundane, physical exercise, planning, repetitive tasks, routine, task, time management, you know

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

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

Editorial Planning

January 21, 2011 By Jim Raffel 9 Comments

For one guy who also manages to run a successful business, I generate a fair amount of content. That does not happen by accident. I have an editorial plan and I constantly refine said plan. If you have a blog where you don't publish regularly (like this blog was until July 1, 2010), you know how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, Writing Tagged With: affiliate products, blog, blogs, business success, content, continuity, editorial, grow, planning, social information processing, success

The power of planning

January 17, 2011 By Jim Raffel 4 Comments

Over the last year, I have become a planner. Sure, I still find myself working close to deadlines, but not nearly as often as in the past. I believe the writing I have done on this blog in the last year is a key to my transformation into a planner. The power of planning posts Writing the The Help … [Read more...]

Filed Under: motivation, personal development Tagged With: more successful, planners, planning, starbuck

2011 Lifestyle plan

January 11, 2011 By Jim Raffel 5 Comments

December 1, 2010, I decided to try an experiment. It seems to me that every December in recent memory I managed to gain five pounds. I decided December 2010 would be the December I lost five pounds. I have a lot more than that to lose, but if I could lose five in addition to not gaining my normal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: monitors, personal development Tagged With: 2011, body weight, cardio, diets, exercise, health, lifestyle planning, lifestyles, lose five pounds, medicine, planning, south beach diet, thin, weight training

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

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