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Just Do It: The Nike Guide to Productivity

How can you get more done during your day? What’s the best way to beat procrastination? How do you find time for the things that are truly important? My favorite answer for getting off your butt and moving forward is Nike’s famous tagline: Just do it! Nike, Inc. has been using “Just Do It” to…

Kill Your To-Do List With a Sense of Urgency

One of my former managers used to zip through the hallways of our office building like she was trying to catch a bus. Everything was urgent, and there was only one way to get to the next meeting or appointment—fast! I’m a speed walker too, but only on the treadmill. The rest of the time,…

Why I Love to Write by Hand

When I was in 5th grade, I won my class’s handwriting contest. I realize that this might seem like a quaint idea by today’s standards. Do children even practice their handwriting anymore? Anyhoo, I was thrilled that my classmates had voted that I had the clearest, neatest handwriting. I think I won some candy or…

Link Roundup: February 9, 2013

So…I spent many hours this week mucking up my blog, and then many more hours un-mucking it up. And then my head exploded. How was your week? I switched from a third-party shopping cart program to a new shopping cart plugin that turned my website into a secured site (https). I was able to process…

Would You Please Shut Up?

I hate to be the one to break it to you but…no one cares. Seriously, no one cares. No one cares about your dramas, how sick you are, the fight you had with your husband, how much you spent on your new car, or who you think is out to get you. We’re tired of…

Do Over: How to Restart Your Day

It was one of those days. I had been struggling with a tech issue all morning…and I was getting nowhere fast. I like to think that I know my way around a computer, but sometimes I’m reminded of how little I really know. And the worst part is that I’m sure some 16-year-old nerd could…

Office Supply Heaven

Do you like gift cards? And what’s your favorite store to have a gift card for? Starbucks? Target? Best Buy? It might sound strange, but I LOVE getting gift cards for office supply stores! Office Depot, Office Max, Staples, Erin Condren, See Jane Work, Paper Source—it doesn’t matter. I always loved back-to-school shopping too because…