2009 March | Denny Strecker's Blog

How To Make To-Do Lists Work for You

Posted March 30th, 2009

To-do lists are effective time-management tools – but only if they’re easy to use. Here are six strategies for making your to-do lists work hard for you.
1. Keep it simple.
Whether you use a computer-based to-do list or a paper tablet, it must be simple. If it’s too complex, you won’t use it… guaranteed. I keep [...]

“Because” Isn’t Enough of an Answer

Posted March 27th, 2009

Children are inquisitive by nature. When they are younger, it’s usually because they want to better understand something. When they are older, it’s because they want to better understand why you think something is important and why they should also feel the same way. Regardless of their age, it’s imperative that when setting forth the [...]

Your Two Selves

Posted March 23rd, 2009

You make plans to do something important later in the day. As the time approaches, you begin to have a dialogue inside your head.

The dialogue is a conversation that is meant to talk you out of doing that important thing. Sometimes you master the lazy voice inside your head…but sometimes it masters YOU.

You see, you [...]

Choices

Posted March 18th, 2009

Today’s post is an article from a great teacher of life Zig Ziglar.

Please leave a comment after reading to tell me how you are going to use his advice.
The choice is yours. Question: Do you believe there is something you can specifically do [...]

Your First Impulse

Posted March 16th, 2009

Somebody says something rude to you. Immediately, you feel compelled to retaliate. However, by applying some self control, you say to yourself, "They are probably just having a bad day." And you keep your mouth shut.

Usually, our first impulse is wrong. Why? Because it comes from our emotions. It is always a selfish impulse, based [...]