...Praise for Getting Things Done "The Season's Best Reads for Work-Life Advice .. . my favorite on organizing your life: Getting Things Done . . . offers help building the new mental skills needed in an age of multitasking and overload." —Sue Shellenbarger, The Wall Street Journal "I recently attended David's seminar on getting organized, and after seeing him in action I have hope . .. David Allen's seminar was an eye-opener." —Stewart Alsop, Fortune "Allen drops down from high-level philosophizing to the fine details of time management. Take a minute to check this one out." —Mark Henricks, Entrepreneur "David Allen's productivity principles are rooted in big ideas ... but they're also eminently practical." —Keith H. Hammonds, Fast Company "David Allen brings new clarity to the power of purpose, the essential nature of relaxation, and deceptively simple guidelines for getting things done. He employs extensive experience, personal stories, and his own recipe for simplicity, speed, and fun." —Frances Hesselbein, chairman, board of governors, The Drucker Foundation "Anyone who reads this book can apply this knowledge and these skills in their lives for immediate results." —Stephen P. Magee, chaired professor of business and economics, University of Texas at Austin "A true skeptic of most management fixes, I have to say David's program is a winner!" —Joline Godfrey, CEO, Independent Means, Inc. and author of Our Wildest Dreams "Getting Things Done describes an incredibly practical...
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...Vol. 38 Issue 3, p1-6. 6p. Document Type: Book Review Subject Terms: *NONFICTION Reviews & Products: EAT That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating & Get More Done in Less Time (Book) 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction & Get the Right Things Done (Book) GETTING Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Book) People: ALLEN, David TRACY, Brian BREGMAN, Peter Abstract: The article reviews several books including "Eat That Frog!," by Brian Tracy, "18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done," by Peter Bregman and "Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity," by David Allen. Full Text Word Count: 1876 ISSN: 1547-9102 Accession Number: 90484185 Database: Academic Search Complete Time Management Tricks and Techniques Courtney Ward-Reichard is a shareholder with Nilan Johnson Lewis in Minneapolis. Her practice focuses on the defense of corporate clients in complex employment, commercial, and products liability litigation. While technology has revolutionized the practice of law and our personal lives, it can also lead to a state of almost constant distraction. Whether we are avoiding a difficult brief to check email or a favorite news feed -- or maybe just to play one more turn in Words With Friends -- it can be harder than ever to get our work done. There is no shortage of tricks and techniques to overcome these common distractions. We have surveyed a few of them in this article. Embrace one that speaks to you...
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...honey do list. Daily Routine Questions 1. What are the major differences in your daily routine now that you are in school? There is a lot of difference in my time management because I have to incorporate my schooling into my weekly work week. I do not have a normal job that has only a set number of hours, so sometimes I might work a 14 hour day. This is been kind of difficult for me to do but as the time goes by I am getting use to my new schedule. I have to set a goal each day that I need to accomplish so that I know that I will have the time each week to get my weekly assignments, dq’s and participation done. 2. Do you have an effective balance in the use of your time and your priorities? Why or why not? I think it took me a couple weeks to get an effective balance with my time and priorities. After getting use to the schedule and how things are to be done I think it made it a lot easier to balance everything out equally. I had to shift a few things around to make sure I could get...
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...computer that you want. Completing the intellipath help understand the subject of matter by explaining the different ideas of each subject. Reading is not something that Iike to do, but in order to know what you are doing you have to read the entire intellipath to get a better understanding of the subject. Sometimes when I read the intellipath there are a bunch of things that I need to clarified in order to get the exact meaning. The topic I would like to learn more is time management, because one day when I finish school I would like to get a job that allows me to accomplish specific tasks, projects, and goals complying with a due date. Learning about time management will also help you learn more ways to get the job done quicker. Some jobs want you to get things done a little quicker, because they don’t want you to fall behind. So when you are working a difficult job, you must learn how to manage your...
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...effort) required in accomplishing a task. Effectiveness refer to how well the job gets done, i.e., the output quality, zero defects. “Efficiency” is getting things done, it is not trying and it is not having ability. In other words, “efficiency” is actually accomplishing. It is execution. “Effectiveness” is also getting the right things done. This is where the efficiency is different than effectiveness. With efficiency, is to get the task done faster, easier, or better way. But with effectiveness, there always an initial question as to “what to do”? Example for efficiency, at the Siemens AG factory in Forchheim, Germany, where employees make X-Ray equipment, efficient manufacturing techniques were implemented by doing things such as cutting inventory levels, decreasing the amount of time to manufacture products, and lowering product reject rates. These efficient work practices paid off as the plant was named one of Industry Week’s best plants for 2002 “Industry Week’s Best Plant”, (2003) Industry Web site From this perspective, efficiency is often referred to as “doing things right”, that is, not wasting resources. Example for effectiveness, at the Siemens factory, goals included reducing equipment installation time for customers and cutting costs. Through various work programs, these goals were pursued and achieved. Whereas efficiency is concerned with the means of getting things done, effectiveness is concerned with the ends or attainment of organisational goals (see exhibit1...
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...for career success” that the first thing is, “Time management.” I have accomplished this by having a written schedule. I have scheduled time each day for my children. In the reading it states to schedule one hour a week for your children. I decided to schedule one hour a day for each of my two children. This has worked great and has made feel great about myself. Second I have been challenged with my daily chores around my home. In the reading of chapter 6, I learned that if there is “Anything you must do, that you can do in five minutes or less, do it now.” This has worked perfect for me. Just like the post-a-note I put on my wall, “Just Do It,” from Nike. I write down the chores that need to get done and the amount of time each chore should take. Most all the chores can be done in less than five minutes. So I just do them. At the end of the day I’m not overwhelmed by the amount of work that I need to do. I have also learned to delegate what I can. Tell my children to do some of the bigger chores around my home. Third would be time for my studies. I have also scheduled time to study my school work on a calendar. The same calendar I have for all my daily tasks. Leaving room for my five minute chores and around the hour I schedule for my children. After delegating what I can and not procrastinate, “Just Do It” I set regular times on my schedule to study. I have chosen to schedule two hours in the morning and another two hours in the evening. By doing this I have practiced...
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...Time Management Strategies Lisa Cook, Career Services Director Dina Bergren, Career Services Advisor Moderator: Denise Pranke, Career Services Advisor Topics for Discussion • The Bigger Picture – Setting Priorities • Dividing Up Your Time • Micro-level Tips for Studying and Working Efficiently • Staying Organized and Your Personal Style 2 ©2011 Walden University, LLC The Bigger Picture of Time Management • • • • • Start with Self-Assessment Identify Life Categories Consider Big Picture Goals Align Activities to Goals Manage Daily Tasks (adapted from Time Management from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern) 3 ©2011 Walden University, LLC Assess Who You Are • • • • Strengths and weaknesses Personality style What energizes you Time management preferences (structured/unstructured) • Energy cycles and sources (adapted from Time Management from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern) 4 ©2011 Walden University, LLC Choose Your Major Life Categories WORK Studies EXERCISE/ MEALS/SLEEP Hobbies/ Entertainment Religious/ Spiritual activities 5 ©2011 Walden University, LLC Home and FAMILY SERVICE Social Life Identify Your Big Picture Goals • What is most important to you? • What would you like to achieve? • What makes you happy? 6 ©2011 Walden University, LLC What Activities Align with Your Goals? Major Life Categories Big Picture Goals Activities Studies Work Academic Success Career Progression ...
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...like to pile on as many things as possible. But sometimes you can’t get it all done and, well, you feel like an unproductive loser again. That’s when good time management becomes important. Managing time is nothing new to me, but I’m always looking for a better way to do it. Of all the different methods and tricks that I’ve tried, I think these five are the ones that consistently work the best for me: 1. Just Say No to Facebook. It’s so tempting to log on, just to see troll through groups, check out who updated their status and who’s just now uploaded his or her new photos. But if you have a lot of work to do, you must avoid it! We all know the drill: you get on there just to check for new messages and the next thing you know, you’ve wasted two precious hours. I still haven’t really mastered this one, but when I am able to avoid Facebook , I get things done in much less time. 2. The Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with the First Step. This is actually my favorite one. As we all probably know, starting something we don’t want to do is often the hardest part of finishing it. To deal with this, I tell myself that I’m going to work on that statistics problem set for five minutes. At the end of five minutes, I say “just five more.” If you just do that a few times, you’ll build up the momentum to the point where it’s harder to stop than to keep going.” .This is a very effective way of getting things done, because it doesn’t take much inner strength to say “I’m going to do five minutes...
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...and practice the self-awareness. If I am visiting a so called Nacirema society, my perspective of viewing at their culture would be totally different than how I would see this culture as soon as I would realize that it is actually world famous American culture. There are a few rituals that I would like to observe from that individual’s view who have never been to Nacirema society before this. The “use of expensive magical charms and potions” and “spending quality time in shrine” would make me think of this society as a magic ridden people who are shallow and superficial with their appearance. They would make their body go through extreme pain by following some rituals, such as, going to” holy-mouth man to get the painful procedure done”, “putting hog hair in the mouth” and ”women boiling their heads in ovens.”(Miner) Being an outsider in this culture, I might quickly attribute these strange rites as supernatural rituals because these rituals and their names are unfamiliar to me. My first impression would be “What is wrong with these people? Why do they go to this holy-mouth-man to get tortured? Why do women put their heads in ovens? Are these people ignorant or superstitious?” I would be really confused and feel awkward about all these rituals. In order to get the right meaning of these rituals, I...
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...mission statement. CanGo need to determine what they want to do in the market and define it. This will give them a purpose and the ability to set goals which in turn will help them steer their decisions towards the right direction. 2) Short and Long Term Goals Problem: Short Term or Long Term goals have not been set for the company to be successful. CanGo tends to make decisions on the go without a very strong analysis done. Solution: Create Short Term and Long Term goals for the company to provide a clear understanding for the future of the company and “Managers must maintain both a vision for the future of the organization as well as a focus on its present operating needs. However, financial markets can exert significant pressures on executives to meet short-term performance targets. Studies have shown that corporate leaders often take a short-term approach to the detriment of creating long-term shareholder value." (Dess, G.G, Lumpkin, G.T., Eisner A.B., 2010. p. 11). 3) Market Research Problem: It appears there has not been any market research done to see what is out there, prior to making this...
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...1 LA LEY DE LA POTENCIALIDAD PURA La fuente de toda creación es la conciencia pura... la potencialidad pura que busca expresarse para pasar de lo inmanifiesto a lo manifiesto. Y cuando nos damos cuenta de que nuestro verdadero yo es la potencialidad pura, nos alineamos con el poder que lo expresa todo en el universo. En el principio no había existencia ni inexistencia; todo este mundo era energía sin manifestarse... El Ser único respiraba, sin respiración, por su propio poder. Nada más existía... - Himno de la Creación, Rig Veda La primera ley espiritual del éxito es la ley de la potencialidad pura. Se basa en el hecho de que, en nuestro estado esencial, somos conciencia pura. La conciencia pura es potencialidad pura; es el campo de todas las posibilidades y de la creatividad infinita. La conciencia pura es nuestra esencia espiritual. Siendo infinita e ilimitada, también es felicidad pura. Otros atributos de la conciencia son el conocimiento puro, el silencio infinito, el equilibrio perfecto, la invencibilidad, la simplicidad y la dicha. Ésa es nuestra naturaleza esencial; una naturaleza de potencialidad pura. en nuestro diálogo interno. Esa turbulencia frena la energía que fluye entre nosotros y el campo de la potencialidad pura. Literalmente, comprimimos el espacio entre un pensamiento y otro. Ese espacio es nuestra conexión con el campo de la potencialidad pura. Es el estado de conciencia pura, el espacio silencioso entre los pensamientos, la quietud interior que nos conecta...
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...Ángeles: de las tinieblas y de la luz GARY KINNAMAN Un Sello de Editorial Caribe Betania es un sello de Editorial Caribe © 1996 EDITORIAL CARIBE Una división de Thomas Nelson P.O. Box 141000 Nashville, TN 37217, U.S.A. Título del original en inglés: Angels Dark and Light © 1994 por Gary Kinnaman Publicado por Servant Publications ISBN: 0-88113-351-5 Traductora: Leticia Guardiola Reservados todos los derechos. Prohibida la reproducción total o parcial de esta obra sin la debida autorización de los editores. Dedicatoria A mi esposa Marilyn y a su mamá Irene Rope que se fue a morar con los ángeles Julio de 1991 Otro libro de Gary Kinnaman Y estas señales seguirán Contenido Prefacio Capítulo uno: Vidrio opaco: El enigma de la realidad Si el cielo está tan cerca, ¿por qué Dios parece tan distante? • Cuatro clases de encuentros cercanos Capítulo dos: La última palabra de Dios sobre los ángeles Términos usados en la Biblia para los ángeles • ¿Cuántos ángeles hay? • Organización angélica • Mi última palabra respecto a la última palabra de Dios acerca de los ángeles Capítulo tres: Cara a cara con los ángeles 1 Ángeles de casualidad • Opinión de un ángel: sobre alas y otras cosas Capítulo cuatro: A qué se dedican los ángeles buenos ¡Santo cielo, son ángeles! • Ocho tipos de trabajo angélico • Algunas cosas que los ángeles buenos no hacen Capítulo cinco: Su ángel personal Un poco en la historia • Un poco en la Biblia • Cuando los ángeles nos «fallan» • Los pequeños y sus ángeles • Los...
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...TAROT EGIPCIO Investigación y Recopilación realizada por: Ernesto Marquez Caracas, Diciembre del 2006 ÍNDICE INTRODUCCIÓN AL TAROT Importante La Predicción del Futuro Quién fue Thot Desentrañando El Misterio Los Arcanos Tarot y Filosofía La Cartomancia y su Importancia CONSEJOS Y SUGERENCIAS IMPORTANTES ¿Quién Puede Practicar la Cartomancia? El Ambiente Adecuado ¿QUE ES EL TAROT? OBJETIVOS DEL TAROT ENFOQUE PSICOLÓGICO DEL TAROT EGIPCIO SIGNIFICADO NUMEROLÓGICO PARA ARCANOS MAYORES Y ARCANOS MENORES DIVISIÓN ESTRUCTURAL DE CADA ARCANO ARCANOS MAYORES 1.- El Mago 2.- La Suma Sacerdotisa 3.- La Emperatriz 4.- El Emperador 5.- El Hierofante 6.- La Indecisión 7.- El Carro 8.- La Justicia 9.- El Ermitaño 10.- La Rueda De La Fortuna 11.- La Fuerza 12.- El Apostolado 13.- La Muerte 14.- La Templanza 15.- El Mal 16.- La Fragilidad 17.- La Esperanza 18.- La Luna 19.- El Sol 20.- El Juicio Final 21.- La Transmutación 22.- El Loco ARCANOS MENORES 23.- El Labrador 24.- La Laboriosidad 25.- El Viajero 26.- La Fortuna 27.- Lo Imprevisto 28.- La Desesperación 29.- La Tranquilidad 30.- El Comercio 31.- Las Dificultades 32.- La Generosidad 33.- Los Acuerdos 34.- El Cambio 35.- La Tristeza 36.- La...
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...ACCION PASTORAL PARROQUIA DE SAN PEDRO APOSTOL DEJAD QUE LOS NIÑOS VENGAN A MI. ACCION PASTORAL PARROQUIA DE SAN PEDRO APOSTOL DEJAD QUE LOS NIÑOS VENGAN A MI. ACCION PASTORAL PARROQUIA DE SAN PEDRO APOSTOL DEJAD QUE LOS NIÑOS VENGAN A MI ACCION PASTORAL PARROQUIA DE SAN PEDRO APOSTOL DEJAD QUE LOS NIÑOS VENGAN A MI. ACCION PASTORAL PARROQUIA SAN PEDRO APOSTOL DEJAD QUE LOS NIÑOS VENGAN A MI. * Dinamicas recreativas 1.- DON CHUCHO 2.- Y SI NO HAY OPOSICION 3.- SI JESUS TE NECESITA 4.- BAILE DE UN CRISTIANO 5.- AUTO DE MI TíO 6.- VAMOS A CONTAR MENTIRAS 7.- HAY UN HOYO 8.- DICEN QUE LOS MONOS 9.- POR ESO HAY QUE CANTAR ALELUYA 10- ¡PISA LA SOMBRA! 11- DíA Y NOCHE 12- MONTA CHALAN 1- DON CHUCHO El animador invita a los presentes a hacer un círculo y empieza cantando el siguiente estribillo: Don Chucho tiene un chino, que le saluda achí, achí, achí. Se ríe achí, achí, achí. Baja achí, achí, achí. Sube achí, achí, achí. Baila achí, achí, achí. Pelea achí, achí, achí, Se pueden agregar otras expresiones con los movimientos, representando un chino con gestos graciosos. 2- Y SI NO HAY OPOSICION Y si tienes muchas ganas de reír, ¡Ja! ¡Ja!. Y si tienes la ocasión y si no hay oposición, no te quedes con las ganas de reír, ¡Ja!, ¡Ja! Y si tienes muchas ganas de cantar, íJa!, ¡Ja!, y si tienes la ocasión y si no hay oposición, no te quedes con las ganas de cantar, la, la. Se continúa reemplazando la acción:...
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...1 LA PARADOJA James Hunter 2 Prólogo Las ideas que defiendo no son mías. Las tomé prestadas de Sócrates, se las birlé a Chesterfield, se las robé a Jesús. Y si no os gustan sus ideas, ¿las de quién hubierais preferido utilizar? DALE CARNEGIE La decisión de ir fue mía; no se puede culpar a nadie más. Cuando me paro a reconsiderarlo, me resulta casi imposible pensar que yo, el atareado director de una importante instalación industrial, dejara la fábrica abandonada a su suerte para pasar una semana en un monasterio al norte de Michigan. Sí, así como suena: un monasterio. Un monasterio completo, con sus monjes, sus cinco servicios religiosos diarios, sus cánticos, sus liturgias, su comunión y sus alojamientos comunes; no faltaba detalle. Quiero que quede claro que me resistí como gato panza arriba. Pero, finalmente, la decisión de ir fue mía. «Simeón» es un nombre que me ha perseguido desde que nací. Me bautizaron en la parroquia luterana de mi barrio y, en la partida de bautismo, podía leerse que los versículos escogidos para la ceremonia eran del capítulo segundo del Evangelio de Lucas y hablaban de un tal Simeón. Según Lucas, Simeón era un «hombre justo y piadoso y el Espíritu Santo estaba sobre él». Al parecer había tenido una inspiración sobre la llegada inminente del Mesías; aquello era un lío que nunca llegué a entender. Ése fue mi primer encuentro con Simeón, pero desde luego no había de ser el último. Me confirmaron en la iglesia luterana al concluir el octavo...
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