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Stop Googling Yourself

I have a confession — I’ve been known to casually Google myself every now and again. Come on…we’ve all done it! I even have Google alerts set up for my name, and a few keywords like list making and to-do lists. But there’s a better way!

I’ve discovered the app and website Mention. It’s amazing and acts like your own personal Internet trolling system. I started using it just before my book Listful Thinking launched because I want to know who is talking about it on the Internet. It can be hard t...

You’re Invited to My First Book Signing

My book Listful Thinking has officially launched and I’m so excited. People have been sending me their ‘shelfies‘ (selfies with your book shelf!) with my book from all over the country. If you want to join in the fun please tweet me your picture!

Normally on this blog I share my list with you, but now it’s time to turn the tables!I’m doing a book signing in New York on Thursday, January 15th and I want you to bring me your lists!

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3 Ways Short Deadlines Help You Do More

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The problem with time management is that humans are, in genera, fairly bad at judging time and how long things take.For example, five minutes seems like a short amount of time, but try holding a heavy box for five minutes and it’ll seem like an eternity.

So when we say we’re going to work on a project for an hour, we’re often setting ourselves up to fail. That’s why I believe splitting up your task intomanageablechunks isactually the fastest way to get it done.

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Get Your Sh*t Together

My good friend Terri Trespicio recently wrote a post for me full of relationship advice for the New Year. She invited me to be on her show “Solopreneur,” which is all about sharing success strategies when you work for yourself. We talked all about lists and my book Listful Thinkingin this episode titled “Get Your Sh*t Together”! In the video we ride the bus, we clear clutter, we drink tea….it’s a good time. Check it out!

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How to Lift Your Spirits After the Holidays

I’ve really enjoyed myholidays this year. It was fun to relax with family, eat good food and watch new movies. (St. Vincent is amazing!) But now it’s back to cold, dark days and work. I love my job, but even I struggled with going back this year.

So how can we keep ourselves motivated now that the ‘fun’ part of winter is over? Here’s a list on how to have a good time whilegetting back to the grind.

Party More- A friend of mine recently told me that her New Year’s resolution was to say yes to mo...

A List For Your 2015 Goals

The New Year is always the busiest time for list makers.Every new year seems so full of possibilities, and sometimes we can be overzealous and try to cram too much in. So before you steam ahead with planning your 2015 goals, I would encourage you to take a look back at your goals for 2014.

Did you achieve all of them? What got left behind?

For example, one of your goals might have beento do more exercise. If you didn’t achieve this goal then maybe it’s time to re-think it for 2015. I think the...

Why Did I Start This Blog? (And other Listful Questions)

I’m excited to share the first of what will hopefully be many interviews about my upcoming book, Listful Thinking. I’m always grateful for an opportunity to talk about my love of lists with other people and help them become more productive. Recently Iwas invited on Blog Talk Radio’s Conversations Live to discuss what inspired me to start this blog and how to use lists at home specifically to get the most out of your day!

Here’s the interview! I hope you’ll take a listen:

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The New Year’s List Every Dater Should Have

One of the worst things about being single over the holiday period is that almost everyone wants to know about who you are (or aren’t) dating. Every holiday party is a minefield of endless questions and patronising advice. For those of you feeling down and out about dating this New Year’s I’ve asked my friendTerri Trespicio to write a dating checklist. Terri is alifestyle expert and dating coach. Her checklist below is also great for people who looking to get out more – perhaps your a little...

What Santa Can Teach Us About Productivity

Every year Santa delivers presents to all the boys and girls around the world. It’s fair to say he’s a pretty busy guy. In order to keep Christmas magical Santa has to keep his time management skills in check. And if you’ve ever been delighted with the gift of your choice on Christmas morning…you know he’s good, real good at this!

Here are some ways you can be more like Santa and get more done:

1. Make a List (and check it twice) – Making a list is easy, getting everything done is the hard part...

Subtract stuff from your life this New Year

Around this time of year we find ourselves adding more and more to our to do lists. I know I feel like 2015 hasn’t even begun and my list is already stacking up. Especially as my book is being published in January! If you are also feeling a bit overwhelmed maybe it’s time to start subtracting from your list instead of adding.

MyfriendCass McCrory runs The Subtraction Project to help you do just that.What the Subtraction Project does is provide 30 days of actionable prompts to subtract the extr...