Big Changes So I have been around a lot of change over the last few weeks, in those few weeks I have been looking for a way to deal with it all. Or instead, accept it and work out what to do with it, change happens all the time, and I’ve got better and working […]
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 […]
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 – […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times”
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.” As you can imagine it took me ages to come up with that beginning. There are two things to share with you this week and one of them is an ask. […]
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 […]
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 […]
BPM Guide: Business process modelling in Trello
When you work on productivity and growing your business you will eventually come across something called BPM. BPM stands for Business Process Modelling. It’s essentially the act of writing down the processes that keep your business running. You can use complex and expensive software for BPM – we wanted to show you an alternative using […]
Bernie’s Newswire – How My Son Scared Me This Week
12 Week Agony = Good Agony Sometimes I feel like I am complaining about breaking a fingernail when I write like this. When you run or do something physical people can see your agony and see you getting there and you have something to show. People in my orbit like Simon, Judy and Chris who […]
How to schedule repeating tasks in Trello
Ah, yes – repeating tasks. Buy food every Saturday. Send invoices every month. Schedule a product review every week. Your weeks are most likely full of repeating tasks. You already use Trello to organise much of your life – can you also schedule repeating tasks in Trello? Read on to find out!
How To Use Trello And 750 Words.com
Wow, do I feel dumb. For the last three years, I have been obediently logging into 750 Words every day to dump my head in there. It has changed the way I deal with life, sparked ideas and significantly increased the speed I write at. Best of all it has rewarded me with the type […]
