The Most Productive Tricks Learned Over Drinks
It’s amazing what you can learn over drinks. Really.
What was it that Ernest Hemingway said? “Write drunk, edit sober.” Ok so that doesn’t perfectly make my point but it’s a good saying nevertheless.
Recently I was invited as a guest at the LadyDrinks Author Series Dinner in New York City for my book Listful Thinking. My friend and fellow newswoman Joya Dass runs the events and I’m thankful she asked me to participate. The room was filled with entrepreneurs, doctors, teachers, journalists and coaches. It was an excellent opportunity to discuss and share thoughts on productivity with other professionals. Even though I’m a “productivity expert” and I’m constantly seeking out new information to share. Read more
9 Instant Ways to Boost Your Mood Now
I’m generally a positive person, but I have my off days like everybody else.
When we’re feeling down or a little sluggish we tend to go a bit slower, and we’re more likely to put off important tasks. There’s nothing wrong with being sad from time to time – as we learned from the movie Inside Out (how cute are those characters?) But sometimes you need a quick pick me up to get your day going again.
Here are some ways I make my day better instantly:
1. Dance it out – Solo-dance parties can be the best, it’s all about you and the music. No one can judge your dance moves, no matter how crazy. So put on your favorite track and get moving.
2. Keep a gratitude journal – Remind yourself of what you’re thankful for! It’s easy to get caught up in things and forget at times, but many studies have found that those who are grateful for what they have feel a higher sense of happiness than those who do not. I make a habit of writing in my gratitude journal every night. Read more
Quicker Than a Celeb Marriage — Zirtual Is Back
UPDATE: This is a correction to a post I wrote this week called, “Outsourcing Site Zirtual Goes Bye Bye…Don’t Panic.”
Great news…you really don’t have to panic…
Zirtual is BACK!
Yep — just like that.
In the blink of an eye all those annoying tasks you didn’t want to do yourself — can be outsourced to a Zirtual assistant again!
I’ve rarely had to cover breaking news on this blog — I reserve that for my day job as a TV producer. But I’m excited to bring you this up-to-the-minute update.
I heard from the CEO at Startups.co, which bought out Zirual after their payroll snafu. Wil Schroter wrote via email:
We bought the company and are operating as per before. Your article is inaccurate. Happy to answer questions.
I didn’t realize they had gotten operations up and running so quickly.
Well that’s fabulous and that means you need to get going on that to-do list you’ve been putting off. And by get to… I mean give it to someone else to do!
Outsourcing is your friend.
Sometimes Productivity Falls Through the Cracks
I have to admit when I got this email from Wil my heart sank. I thought, “oh no! I got it wrong! I let my readers down.”
You see — as a producer working in news — “getting it right” is something that is really important to me — really it’s the only thing that matters.
I’m sorry I got this one wrong. When I published that first post — the Zirtual blog still said it was in limbo and to stay tuned so that’s what I went with.
As soon as I learned about the update though — I preempted the blog post that was supposed to run today so I could bring you the most accurate information.
Sometimes productivity and accuracy does fall through the cracks. We are all human — remember not to be too hard on yourself today.
Thanks for understanding about my oversight and I hope you’re just as excited as I am that Zirtual is back!