Subtract stuff from your life this New Year

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subtractionAround this time of year we find ourselves adding more and more to our to do lists. I know I feel like 2015 hasn’t even begun and my list is already stacking up. Especially as my book is being published in January! If you are also feeling a bit overwhelmed maybe it’s time to start subtracting from your list instead of adding.

My friend Cass McCrory runs The Subtraction Project to help you do just that. What the Subtraction Project does is provide 30 days of actionable prompts to subtract the extra in your home, your inbox, your brain and your life.  It’s free so there’s no subtraction from your wallet.

The project starts on January 1st — so sign up soon to get a kick start on your new year. Even if you know you have a busy January ahead, don’t worry as each prompt will be short and sweet. They take between 5-15 minutes to complete. Cass is also going to feature my book on day 11, as that day focuses on to-do lists. So make sure to check it out.

What are you going to subtract from your life in 2015?

6 Friends Who Help Your Productivity

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friendsFriends are great. They make you laugh, they listen to your problems, they help you when you need it.  But believe it or not — friends are also great for your productivity. Whether it’s a sounding boards for your ideas or projects or holding you accountable for your goals — there are lots of different things we can learn from our friends. They all help us be more productive in different ways.

Here’s my list of the types of friends and how they help you: Read more

How to Keep Track of Your Addresses

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address bookAs much as I love new technology, especially technology that helps increase your productivity – there are a few ways in which I’m still behind the times. For starters, I still have one of those old school style address books. I write addresses in pencil so I can easily update when someone moves.  It works – until I need an address when I’m not at home! This week I’ve been trying to drag myself into the 21st century by looking at online address books.

While looking at all the various sites, I started to realize that at some point I was going to have to sit down and manually enter all my contacts! It’s not a job I’m particularly looking forward to, but that’s one of the necessary evils of modern technology. There are options to auto sync your contacts but I don’t want to import everyone’s email addresses, phone numbers, etc.  I just want their physical addresses in one spot! Read more

Meet My VIP Launch Team

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Listful Thinking VIP Launch TeamThe past couple of weeks I’ve been scouting for readers of ListProducer.com to join my VIP Team to help me prepare for the launch of my book “Listful Thinking: Using Lists to be More Productive, Highly Successful and Less Stressed.” I’m really looking forward to working with them and getting to know some of the regular readers of this blog!

Here’s the list of the fabulous people who were chosen for my team:

 

 

Garette — Hackensack, NJ

Irene — Setauket, NY

Frances — Chicago, IL

Darcie — Brooklyn, NY

Eileen — West Roxbury, MA

Arianny — Lynbrook, NY

Elka — Homestead, FL

Jason — New York, NY

Joni — Lincoln, NE

Shing — Queens, NY

Kate — Canton, OH

Ann — Ontario, Canada

Shelagh — Andover, MA

AnneMarie — Forest Hills, NY

Katie — Green Bay, WI

Bianca — Hermosa Beach, CA

Kathleen — Topsfield, MA

Sandra — East Elmhurst, NY

Laura –New York, NY

Susan — Aldie, VA

Barbara — Nanuet, NY

Shari — Austin, TX

Kathy — West Chester, OH

(PS If any of you didn’t receive the welcome email that I sent out on Tuesday – please shoot Matthew (matthew@listproducer.com) an email and we’ll find out what happened to it!)

5 Ways You’re More Productive Than You Thought

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sucessOn this blog I write about the things you can do to be more productive. But what about the things you are already doing? Whether you realize it or not you’re always improving. Don’t believe me? Think back to the person you where a year ago, or five years ago. You’re probably doing a lot better than you thought.

Today I encourage you to take a moment, think about all the productive things you do and give yourself a pat on the back. Here are some productive things you might do without even knowing it! Read more