tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post8338207927604683123..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: Make Great Things HappenWorking Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-10094502966501824862008-07-22T10:37:00.000-04:002008-07-22T10:37:00.000-04:00Cathy, now that you mention it I do use another to...Cathy, now that you mention it I do use another tool: a small notebook/folder I won as a doorprize has turned into a real find. It has a pad of paper and each morning I make a list of what I want to accomplish that day. I check the list every once in awhile, on the bus, or at lunch, and then move forward to cross something off the list by the end of the day. I'd try visualization and keeping all this in my head but I'd probably forget it! The notepad really helps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-23932964463268861412008-07-22T10:28:00.000-04:002008-07-22T10:28:00.000-04:00Martha,I can relate to no down time. My friend cam...Martha,<BR/>I can relate to no down time. My friend came to visit for five days, didn't have a car, didn't visit any other old friends, but after she left, I missed her. How old is your niece?<BR/><BR/>I guess I would add visualizing and meditating about the project to your list, and doing affirmations. I didn't make this up--there are multitudes of books about this out there now. Many are using these tools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-77557500135198004542008-07-22T10:05:00.000-04:002008-07-22T10:05:00.000-04:00Gina, I find that guilt is the best tool I have fo...Gina, I find that guilt is the best tool I have for following through on something - my mother taught me to send thank you "bread and butter" notes and that seems to have carried over into my project management experience.<BR/><BR/>Here are my 7 personal commandments, they may help:<BR/><BR/>1. Do the work<BR/>2. Follow the directions<BR/>3. Ask for help<BR/>4. Follow-up & follow through<BR/>5. Say thank you<BR/>6. Cherish your friends<BR/>7. Keep it real.<BR/><BR/>That's it! Do you have any commandments to add?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-13286480132063581722008-07-22T09:31:00.000-04:002008-07-22T09:31:00.000-04:00See what I mean? I decided on a comment and wrote...See what I mean? I decided on a comment and wrote it and posted it, but somehow left out the step of putting my name on it! [This is Gina, in case I forget that step again.]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-33105603249182709012008-07-22T09:27:00.000-04:002008-07-22T09:27:00.000-04:00Martha -I don't have much trouble making decisions...Martha -<BR/>I don't have much trouble making decisions - it's the follow through that gets me. How do you manage that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-48032896319625372582008-07-22T07:32:00.000-04:002008-07-22T07:32:00.000-04:00Tory, is decision making a natural part of your pe...Tory, is decision making a natural part of your personality or did you have to learn it? That's what I'm wondering about: if it's learned behavior, what can I do to encourage or teach other people to develop it? Is it really just a matter of self-confidence?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-1127439429231887032008-07-22T07:28:00.000-04:002008-07-22T07:28:00.000-04:00So much in your blog I can relate to, Martha! Bei...So much in your blog I can relate to, Martha! Being 50, single, and a writer, for starters.<BR/><BR/>I also notice I'm the one at work who gets things done. Other people have great ideas, I pick the ones really worth doing and make them happen.<BR/><BR/>Some days, all I get for it is flak. But days like yesterday, when someone came up to me after such an event and said how much she appreciated my work, make it all worth it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com