Some days are just downright exhausting. Tough, emotionally draining. We all have days like that. They’re unavoidable. You feel spent, incapable of going on, angry, frustrated. Maybe you feel victimized, maybe you feel disappointed in yourself. Maybe both. We all have days like that. Bad days. So what do you do? No one said it […]
Is Your Ego The Perfect Size To Be a Great Leader?
How big is your ego? Too big? Too small? Just right? We’re probably not the best judges of our own ego and whether it’s the right size to be a great leader. After all, our egos would get in the way and skew our judgment. But we certainly should recognize the importance of ego and […]
Do Bloggers Always Follow Their Own Advice?
Bloggers write a lot. We have to. It’s the nature of the blogging beast. Produce content. Do it. Write, write and write some more. For all the debate over how often you need to be posting to maintain and grow your audience, the fact remains that many of us write a lot of blog content; […]
How-To Start a Company and Family at the Same Time
Work-life balance is a topic of constant debate. Can you achieve it? Does it exist? What’s it all mean? Wendy Piersall is asking those very questions. This time she’s asking dads for their input. Certainly, this is a topic of much debate and difficulty for moms. But dads get less attention. It’s assumed that dads […]
What’s The Cornerstone of Any Great Relationship?
Whether business or personal, no relationship succeeds without trust. Trust is the cornerstone of any great relationship. There are plenty of other important ingredients, but trust rules them all. Trust is especially important when first starting a business. You’ll rely heavily on your business partners to do their share and more. You’ll trust them to […]
It’s A Boy!
On May 28th at 12:25am in the evening my wife gave birth to our second son, Quinn Alexander Yoskovitz. Mom and baby are at home, doing great. Quinn was 7lbs 13oz. I rarely get into things that are too personal on this blog, aside from the occasional anecdote, but a lot of people were awaiting […]
The Ultimate Guide to Productivity Continues
Last week the Ultimate Guide to Productivity surpassed 100 submissions. These are productivity tips and ideas submitted by people from across the blogosphere in an effort to help others get more productive. Each person has their own unique twist on things, and in combination the Ultimate Guide to Productivity is an amazing resource. The submissions […]
Over 100 Great Productivity Tips
Productivity is a topic that never goes stale. We all have different ideas, opinions and things that work for us. And some people swear by a life of chaos and randomness. There’s no perfect answer to being productive. That’s what makes productivity such an interesting subject. And that’s what makes collecting so many productivity tips […]
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Productivity
Dave Olson deserves special mention. He submitted his productivity post over a week a go, but each time I summarized the latest list of great productivity tips, productivity tricks and productivity secrets I forgot to include his submission. It wasn’t intentional on my part, it just happened. Please check out Dave Olson’s productivity post, 5 […]
What’s Your Best Productivity Tip?
Are you a super productive person? Do you slice through to-do lists like a crazed ninja? How do you do it? ploop has a very nice little diagram showing his “zone of productivity.” And don’t worry it’s kid friendly. We all struggle with too much work and too little time, and while some of us […]
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