Get your brain in motion
“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.
It matters that you don’t just give up.”
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Productivity is probably one of the most commonly used words today.
All of us are looking for ways to improve, increase, hack or boost our productivity, whether that may be in the workplace or overall lives.
Articles are constantly being published and appearing on our newsfeeds on the latest secret to increasing our productivity.
Yet in all this mayhem we can end up feeling overwhelmed, not knowing which tips to implement. And we end up not doing anything at all.
In this free Masterclass, Niklas Goeke provides actionable tips that we can adopt in our everyday lives to improve our productivity without having to turn everything upside down. It’s all about small steps!
Click here to sign up to the Master Class (did I mention it is free?): Master Productivity – 14 Day Course
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“Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.”
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Here are 20 Schedule and Calendar Management Tips that can help you meet all those deadlines and never have to ask for more time again!
To learn more about each of these tips, read the full article!
20 Brilliant Calendar & Schedule Management Tips
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“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
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In this really interesting TED talk, Knut Haanaes talks about the importance for both companies and individuals of striking the right balance between exploration and exploitation.
Exploration means being open to new things, adopting an innovative approach and always trying to renew oneself.
Exploitation means using the knowledge and know-how that we already possess to ameliorate ourselves, our products, our services.
Though exploitation may seem like a safer option, it only reduces risk in the short term. Though exploration may seem like the best option in the fast-paced world we are living in, veering too far off from certainty can lead to failure and loss.
Finding the right balance between these two attitudes is difficult because there are many traps that keep us where we are; two traps in particular can determine failure:
To learn more about these two traps and how to avoid them, listen to Knut Haanaes’ TED talk:
“You probably wouldn’t worry about what other people think of you if you could know how seldom they do.”
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It is very likely that sooner or later we will be required to organise a meeting in our professional careers. While it may seem like a fairly simple task, setting up a successful meeting means thinking about certain issues beforehand in order to avoid unpleasant situations.
It can be useful to clearly state where the meeting will take place, at what time, what the objectives are and therefore who must be present and who needn’t be. A very useful model to do this is the PALACE model.
Preparation
Agenda
Logistics
Agree timing and objective uprfront
Communication styles
Efficient follow-up
To read more about each step of this model, be sure to check out the full article!
“How to conduct the perfect meeting for account managers”
What can we learn from horses?
The Diplo calendar 2019 realized by Stefano Baldi presents a selection of quotes for better living and better working.
All the quotes are about animals and their behaviours, their instincts and the complexity of their social dynamics.
Here is the selected quotation for the month of June
A horse gallops with his lungs,
Perseveres with his heart,
And wins with his character
Federico Tesio
For more quotes from Diplocalendar
2019 Diplocalendar is all about animals and their behaviours, their instincts and the complexity of their social dynamics. It is an invitation to pay close attention to all that nature and its beings can teach us about life; sometimes we just have to take the time to notice and be
willing to be open to new perspectives. It is a reminder that important lessons can come from anything or anyone surrounding us, including our very own pets. This Yearly calendar has become a tradition appreciated by those who have received it in the past. This is a great motivation for me to try to find new interesting ideas, quotations and images to accompany you through the year.
And never forget to ….. Count your blessings!
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