Posted by John Kendrick on September 29, 2009 Part IV of why OmniFocus for the serious GTD’r . . . If you’ve been using any GTD system then you are already very familiar with contexts. You know, organizing tasks by what you need, or where you need to be to get them done. Some examples include…

I'm heading to Chicago for the BlogHer conference tomorrow, and as part of my last-minute preparations (which include charging an embarrassing number of electronic devices, because god forbid I become digitally detached for ONE HOT SECOND; also, packing several candy bars because 1) calories totally…

ash maurya Practice Trumps Theory I am the founder of Spark59. I have been rigorously applying Lean Startup techniques to my products which I write about here and recently turned into a book: Running Lean. “Of all the material out there for entrepreneurs to read, this book stands out as one of the…

10 Tips for Success with GTD Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 by GTD Times Staff I was reading a great article about creating fitness habits and realized every key point the author made about exercise could be applied to GTD®—especially for anyone still trying to get their systems off the ground and…

Productivity can seem so elusive at times. It can be hard to prioritize, manage the workload and stay focused, but with a few simple steps and a good dose of discipline, you can be on your way to more control over your days. Plan your exit. Productivity for tomorrow starts today. Set a time to…

It was amazing how few hands went up yesterday at the Online Marketing Summit when moderator Joe Pulizzi asked how many people in a room full of marketers have a content strategy in place. Attendees scribbled madly as his expert panel laid out a plan: Start with a needs assessment. Mike Stelzner of…

Beta version 0.2 of the book was started on 2/25/10: original chapters from beta version 0.1: introduction the age of distraction the importance of finding focus the beauty of disconnection focus rituals new chapters: a simple system for getting amazing things done the power of a smaller work focus…

I am always amazed at how travel can improve your business and your life. Recently, my husband and I visited the beautiful Caribbean island of St. Lucia. It was a fantastic vacation by all accounts. The island is a marvel of nature with soaring peaks, an active volcano, lush rainforests, volcanic…

I’ve been fortunate enough to use FileMaker Pro Advanced v11 and have been testing it since the 2nd week of February. Per an email from FileMaker Inc, version 11 boasts the following top new features: Features new to v11 Advanced are: So here goes an exploration into the new features. First and…

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As if year-end wrap up lists weren’t enough fun by themselves, I thought I’d share another particularly good ‘list of lists’ specifically designed for small business owners. SmallBizBee compiles a list of their most popular published list, to create the Top 10 Small Business List Posts of 2009…

Sometimes it’s helpful to revisit old truisms – things we take for granted and then in a flash forget about. I’m thinking, for example, about the elevator pitch — that quick description of your business that grabs someone by the lapels before they step off the virtual elevator. Yet, most of us I bet…

Inspirational Think of the last time you wanted to buy something that was important to you, and instead of feeling good about how it was going to be to have it, you felt a pang of disappointment that it was “out of reach” for you financially. Maybe it was some training, or a new product that could…

By John Tozzi (Due to a reporting error, an earlier version of this story incorrectly identified David Old as a Marine veteran. He was in the Marine Corps Platoon Leader Class, a pre-commission program for college students, but did not serve in the Marines.) Other business owners might sour on…

Mar 21, 2010 Newsletter It’s far too easy to feel down about yourself … and it’s not just you. Everyone around you – those people who seem to “have it all together” – they stress about themselves, too. It’s natural and unavoidable to feel small and inconsequential at times, but it doesn’t have to be…

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 Boostrapping a Lean Startup This article originally appeared on Ash Maurya's blog: Practice Trumps Theory While not the same thing, Bootstrapping and Lean Startups are quite complementary. Both cover techniques for building low-burn startups by eliminating waste through the…

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Ed. note : This is a guest post from Guy Kawasaki , co-founder at AllTop, syndicated from his web column on American Express' OPEN Forum blog. Feel free to leave a comment, share a favorite small business tip or ask Guy a question in the comments section. When I first blogged about ten ways to use…

Small-Business Guide Tips for Increasing Sales in International Markets Sign In to E-Mail Print After Ethan Siegel’s wife, Lalenya, returned from her law office to their Manhattan apartment covered in soot from the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the couple decided to find work that would let them spend…

Back in the day, we called a group of people meeting to discuss a common topic Special Interest Groups (SIGs). At least when I was president of the local PC User Group, that’s what we called them. Of course, that was before the advent of the Internet and multitudinous marketing and get-rich-quick…

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May 9, 2010 Newsletter Some people keep track of goals in notebooks and others log them online, but most of us keep at least a few important goals in a special, time-honored place: the back burner. These are goals we tell ourselves we want to attain, but somehow we never seem to make it happen. It’s…

On May 16, 2010, at 10:02 AM, "Xx" wrote: You mentioned you gave a talk at Rutgers about future proofing your passion. Is this available as a podcast? I'd love to listen! This poor kid emailed me to ask a really simple question. And I went and saddled him with the world's most circuitously…

By John Tozzi President Obama wants to double American exports by 2015—and is targeting small businesses to help drive that growth. Small companies make up half of private nonfarm GDP but only 30% of exports. The Administration wants to use federal resources, such as trade missions abroad and…