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Plan ahead for emergency trips
March 29th, 2010
Sometimes you’re coasting along through life when the sudden ringing of a telephone heralds a warning, the sky opens, and a mountain drops into your path. This mountain is the Family Emergency and it takes precedence over all the other mountains you’re trying to move.
Often the first thing you have to do in reacting to the Family Emergency is transport yourself from where you are to wherever the rest of the family is gathering to deal with the crisis. That means getting ready to travel with no time to waste while your mind runs in a thousand directions at once. So you’ll already have a leg up on that unexpected mountain if you’ve done part of your travel planning in advance.
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3 ways to boost your productivity
October 15th, 2009
Sometimes I get to the end of my day, look back—and see nothing. Okay, I got out of bed? Obviously. Worked out? Yep. Showered? Uh-huh. Spent the day working … making phone calls … sending e-mails … doing all day’s the required activities? Check, check, check, and check.
But despite doing all the right things, I haven’t accomplished anything substantive. So what went wrong?