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The Productive Environment Process is becoming a focal point as I go through my day. Not just with my big goals, either; but whatever my current work is, if I get “stuck”, I reach for the Process. It starts, of course, with the vision. What would success look like in the particular instance of that task?

The next step is to… Continue

There were three frogs sitting on a log in a pond. One frog decided to jump in the water. How many were left on the log?

Answer: Three. That frog had only DECIDED to jump in; he didn't actually do so.

This is true of many of us. We come up to a crisis point. We DECIDE that something must change; things can't go on like this.

The problem is that we just don't know where to start. There are too many things that have been left alone too long and now we are overwhelmed. And,… Continue

If clutter is such a bad thing, why do we have so much of it? There must be some benefit derived from being surrounded by stuff that’s out of place. So what are some of the “perks” of clutter?

• We can see where stuff is – sort of…Anyway, it’s here somewhere, right?

• We want to remember something…We just can’t think what it is right now.

• We want to show others how busy we are…How can we possibly do something someone else wants us to do when we have all this to c… Continue

There is a BIG (pardon the pun) difference between "gross" and "net". If we are not aware of the distinction, we find ourselves in a lot of trouble financially! But the focus on gross is not just an issue with our paycheck.

Gross is not only defined as "whole; entire; total", but also "undiscriminating". So often we approach our productivity issues focused on "gross" -- in other words, the whole thing. We decide that we are going to "organize the office" or "clean up my computer". There is no b… Continue