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I’m Way Behind on My Holiday Shopping!

November 16, 2014/0 Comments/in Benefits of List Making, Holidays, List Making, Reduce Stress, Saving Money, Saving Time, Shopping, Technology/by Paula Rizzo

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As many of you who follow this blog know — I always start my holiday shopping in August. And I remind everyone to do the same because it just makes us less stressed once the actual holidays come around.

However, I have a confession to make – I have not bought one single gift yet! Not one!

We’re closing in on the week before Thanksgiving and I’m sort of in a panic. I think that the reason this is happening is because I’m a little bit preoccupied with the excitement of my book Listful Thinking coming out in January and I’m putting together my VIP Launch Team (which I’m still accepting applications for until November 24) and I just have let my usual plan for getting stuff done slip through the cracks. Read more

3 Items for Your To-Don’t List

November 11, 2014/0 Comments/in Apps, Benefits of List Making, Decision Making, Fitness, Food, Happiness, Increase Productivity, List Making, Reduce Stress, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

Some mornings when I wake up – I start running through all the things I need to do that day in my head. Even though I already have my to-do list written from the night before. Does this happen to you? But I’ll tell you what I don’t do – I don’t think of things that I need to STOP doing. And I would bet you don’t either. But maybe we should…

The New Year is coming up and you might already be thinking about your resolutions, which I think are a waste of time if they aren’t super targeted. Maybe you want to stop obsessively checking your emails, or drinking less soda. Why not start with some simple things so you’ll be in good shape when the New Year rolls around? Read more

Grab a spot on my VIP team

November 9, 2014/0 Comments/in Books, Increase Productivity, Learning With a List, List Making, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

As you probably know — my book “Listful Thinking: Using Lists to be More Productive, Highly Successful and Less Stressed” is coming out on January 13, 2015.

To be honest I’m quite nervous! I can’t believe the thing I’ve been working on for so long is going to be available for all the world to see.

I’m sure some of you reading this may also have dreamed about writing a book, or wondered what it would be like to be part of a book launch. Read more

Take Yourself on a Date Tonight

October 28, 2014/0 Comments/in Happiness, Health, List Making, Oprah, People, Reduce Stress, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

I was working with a private coaching client the other day and she told me that she was very stressed out and anxious.

I asked her how much time she’s spending with herself, all alone, recharging. She said — very little. She said she felt sort of guilty about taking time for herself because that meant taking time away from her child and from her husband. Read more

Can you do me a favor?

October 23, 2014/0 Comments/in Benefits of List Making, Books, Increase Productivity, Learning With a List, List Making, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

I really can’t stop smiling because we are literally weeks away from a big dream of mine coming true. Publishing a book has been a note on my bucket list since I was a little girl. So it’s hard to believe that it’s actually happening and my book, “Listful Thinking: Using Lists to be More Productive, Highly Successful and Less Stressed” is going to be coming out in January. But it hasn’t been an easy road.

It’s difficult to write a book and there are so many to-do’s to check off on the journey to publishing.

You need:

Great ideas
Time to write
Creativity
Time to rewrite
More time to rewrite
A great publisher
A wonderful agent
Patience

That last bit has been the hardest for me. This is a culture of instant gratification and I admit I thrive on it. I’m in the news business after all — the ultimate quick fix. So it’s been a little difficult at times to just sit back and let things happen with this book. But I’m working on it!

But here’s the good news –you don’t have to wait until January because you can pre-order the book right now! See — instant gratification! Pre-orders are a big deal in the publishing world and so I’d appreciate it if you did it. Better yet — buy a few copies if you want to get your holiday shopping out of the way!

Use “Listful Thinking” to learn how to:

Save time
Be more organized
Be more productive
Save money
Reduce stress

I even designed a brand new website just for info about the book at ListfulThinkingBook.com. Thanks for checking it out!