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I'm scared it won't be as good in real life as it's in my head

All I ever wanted was a blog, well a website with a blog. I LOVE blogs and people who blog. I read daily and lap it up and I write daily and have often gone through stages of publishing something daily. Not a 'publish daily' daily blog, rather between projects running alongside each other. For a couple of years now I have produced a podcast weekly in the same fashion. But all I see are projects on my computer that are getting ready to go, they are almost there and it drives me insane. I spe

Let Go And Get Over It

Hello and welcome to this week's theme ‘dumb things people say to you when you are depressed’. And a few suggestions on how to get over it. With the best intention people say 'Why are you depressed?' and 'What you need to do is get over it.' A mate of mine was in a bit of a pickle with their business and decided to ‘let go’ as in ‘knowing when to quit’. Quit as in the book ‘The Dip’ - a very short read and well worth the time. Please don't confuse ‘let go’ and ‘giving up’. They let go and stuff

This Year Something Was Different

I dread this time of year, I was bracing myself to plunge back into a God-forsaken pit of despair and depression and it never arrived. Every day I have woken up and double checked I am in the right life, right family and right blog.

Simon Sinek, Your Phone And Deep Work

You would be right if you were thinking I leapt into the 12 Week Year with HUGE success goals, money goals and I-need-a-new-iPad-Pro goals. I ended up with less money than I started, but I carved a solid path out as a freelance writer and know what I need to do daily. Time spent on courses in Fizzle, Creative Class, Collaboration Superpowers and Rainmaker deeply helped define this. Where To Start? Have you ever thought about something so much that when the time comes you are paralysed? It'

Trello repeating tasks: How to remove them

A few week's ago, Trello announced a new card repeater power-up. The power-up allows you to set repeating tasks up so that they automatically appear in Trello when you need them. The Card Repeater function turns out to be pretty difficult to turn off. I've found a small trick that makes it much easier - read on to find out more. Trello's Card Repeater is a life changer We got very excited when the Card Repeater power-up was released - and we even wrote about it on this very blog! I've since

The End Of My First 12 Week Year

On Tuesday we start our Working Out Loud (WOL) group at our coworking space, it's also the end of my first 12 Week Year. Oddly, I feel an imposter when I write about "productivity" part of me wants to tell you 'I did the 12 Week Year now have a million dollar start-up and run a marathon daily.' Those of you who run marathons or become parents know things don't happen in the flick of a switch, so I don't know why I think you might expect me to turn life around in 12 Weeks. It's tempting to jok

My Miracle Morning

I have been working on this 'Miracle Morning' thing for ages and now I have it down to a fine art. I know the title sucks and sounds like a coked up TGI Friday's waitress called Polly Anna but it works. Every day I wake up between 5am and 6am, more often 5am and before anything can happen I start listening to an audio version of 12 Week Year, then from there I leap into the kitchen and down a pint of cold water. After that, I make a Yerba mate (Argentine tea), pop my vitamins and medication th

Trello Tip: Remove cover images to make your board easy to digest

This post is in direct response to Jo Sayer of English-language teaching company ELTJam. When we asked Jo what he wanted people to know most about Trello, this was his response: I wish people knew that you could remove the first uploaded image from being the ‘cover’ of the card. Fine if you want an image, but annoying that they’re often left there as default and make the board all hard to digest! Well, Jo - good news! We're helping you spread the word! For those not in the know: When you atta

Use timeboxing to manage multiple Trello boards

This week I'd like to talk to you about timeboxing, specifically as a technique for keeping on top of lots of Trello boards. Timeboxing is a proven productivity technique that is often overlooked in favour of to-do lists and goal planners. Trello itself gives you excellent to-do list and project management tools but without an additional timeboxing layer, you can easily get lost in an ever growing mountain of Trello cards. Read on to regain control of your life! Too many boards result in chaos

"It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times"

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Why are you still working on unimportant stuff?

Stop right now! What are you working on? Is that actually important? Is it helping you progress your goals? Or are you just making busy time? Answering emails, shifting bundles of paper around? We are all living in an increasingly busy world. Unfortunately, time is a finite resource. There are only 24 hours in each day and there are only so many things that you can get done in those 24 hours. Stop wasting your time and pick something important to YOU to work on instead! It requires a small ch

Motivation Top Tip: Use visually appealing Trello boards

Have you heard of the term 'visual learner'? It describes someone who prefers visual cues to process new ideas and keep their motivation high. I believe that we are all visual learners to some extent. And yet many software tools, including Trello, present us with bland, text-heavy interfaces. We're going to change that! Read on for our tips on how to make your Trello boards more visually appealing. Add that spark to keep your motivation levels high while working towards your goals! Motivation

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