I have some fun
things this week on Wednesday and Thursday as well.
by Tai Goodwin on September 17, 2009 By Judith Briles Donald Trump routinely asked the wannabe apprentices that landed in the boardroom the same
thing each week on The Apprentice.
Not exact matches
It's not five projects in a day, but I might work two
weeks on one
thing, then two
weeks on another.
I have a weekly list of
things I create
on Sunday (or early Monday) from which I pull my to - dos so I don't have to think through all I need to do each day of the
week.
«Like Caterina Fake says, «Working
on the right
thing is probably more important than working hard,»» Karnjanaprakorn says of his Think
Week experiences.
Last
week, Benjamin Tal, an oft - cited economist at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, kept
things going with a note
on what could be done to restrain international demand.
I pride myself
on two
things: First, I can pack everything I need for a whole
week in a single carry -
on, and second, I rarely need to use the iron at the hotel.
When you're early in a startup, a founder or one of the first few people to join, you will at times realize that new information from customers or a smart mentor shows that what you were working
on for the last
weeks or months is the wrong
thing to do.
«There have been times when I've had a really busy
week and a lot has been going
on and I'll sit down
on the cushion and then I'll just start crying and I'll realize that I'm so sad about this one
thing, but I had no space to grieve, no space to think about it; I was zipping from one
thing to the other all
week,» says Pennell, who has studied at Insight Meditation Society, one of the top meditation centers in the country.
5
Things You Should Do to Have an Insanely Productive
Week The pressure to get more done in less time constantly weighs
on entrepreneurs» minds.
One
thing to know: After an impressive debut in New York in
Week 15, Nick Foles fell back to earth Monday against the Raiders, throwing for just 140 yards
on 15 - of - 29 passing with just one touchdown and two interceptions.
«But Perka allows business owners to change
things up
on a
week - by -
week basis.
As it happens, I gave a presentation last
week (with pharmacist and blogger Scott Gavura)
on the ethics of marketing complementary and alternative medicines, including
things like herbal supplements.
Vaden says, «When you ask yourself that question, you will find that you immediately feel less pressure to only focus
on the urgent
things that are pressing today or this
week and you instead gain a perspective to start thinking about what you can be doing now to make a positive impact
on the future.
«The biggest mistake even experienced business owners make is pushing off a good P&L cleaning for
weeks or months after they've already incurred expenses
on things like subscriptions — that's money you can't get back, and it adds up fast.»
Small
things such as creating a to - do list at the end of each business day, or for the
week, will help keep you
on top of important tasks to tackle.
That's why, with nearly $ 700 million collectively spent so far, and
weeks to go, the only sure
thing is that this presidential campaign is
on track to be the most expensive in history.
A few
weeks ago, some observers celebrated the fact that Canadians are prodigious users of
things like Facebook and YouTube as proof that the country is somehow
on the digital vanguard.
The old way of vacations, because it was seen as the «amount of days off that I have to use before they expire» was taken with an overwhelming sentiment of entitlement, and many
things fell through the cracks when a team member went off
on vacation for a
week.
Earlier this
week, President Barack Obama unveiled executive actions
on guns, which, among other
things, are designed to make gun sales easier to monitor and keep guns out of the hands of people who are prohibited from having them because of criminal and certain mental health records.
Be sure to have all forms
on hand and collect them a
week to two
weeks before they need to be filed to keep
things stress - free.
Work hard to have at least two or three
things on your calendar every
week that you look forward to.
You can end up spending hours working
on items you don't even need until next
week and neglecting
things needed today.
Looking to capitalize
on America's appetite for all
things «endless,» the casual dining chain is selling $ 100 gift cards for seven
weeks» worth of unlimited pasta, salad, bread and soda.
But environmentalists released their own poll this
week suggesting most Americans don't really have a strong opinion
on the issue, and would rather see Congress move
on to other
things.
According to an interview with the company's Japan president, Jorge Garduño — actually published a couple
weeks back
on Coca - Cola's corporate site, though no - one seems to have noticed until now — this is very specifically a Japanese
thing.
Google employees take ski trips and go
on summer picnics, and while these aren't
things a company can do every
week, getting out of the office is good to give employees a break and help keep motivation levels up.
Perhaps the most important
thing you can do to increase productivity at work is to reflect
on each day or
week.
This
week, the billionaire tech entrepreneur, investor and owner of the Dallas Mavericks participated in a question and answer session
on popular social news site reddit where he discussed all
things business, basketball and, of course, Shark Tank.
Today marks the first day of Internet
Week New York, an eight - day celebration of all
things digital with discussions
on topics ranging from leadership to social commerce.
If you're handling it yourself, budget for the time it will take to do
things like keeping your website active with fresh blog posts once or twice a
week, posting content
on social media and developing pitches to get print, radio or TV interested.
The actor, best known for playing Luke Skywalker, was less than amused by the video Pai released last
week, in which he dressed up as Santa and explained the «seven
things you can still do
on the Internet after net neutrality.»
Start by focusing
on doing one
thing for yourself each
week.
Correction: Within our project management software we have created a «virtual water cooler» where we post fun questions to learn more about each other, instantly chat with other team members (about work or personal
things) and
on Friday's we encourage everyone to give virtual «high - fives» to others who have gone above and beyond the call of duty that
week.
As Scotiabank mentioned in a note last
week: «Higher interest rates are going to make the burden of refinancing the debt considerably heavier, and as more money goes into servicing the debt, it means less money is available to spend
on other
things, which could lead to less infrastructure spending and increased austerity.»
But this
week,
things are looking up to some
on Wall Street.
One
thing we did like about iLoan was their 7 - Day Satisfaction Commitment where customers have the option to cancel and return all loan proceeds within a
week of the date
on the loan agreement — it's a less common feature among personal loan providers.
After layoffs hit Las Vegas's Downtown Project this
week, and in the wake of our special series
on the high - profile tech and real estate development in Nevada, we asked Tony Hsieh some follow - up questions about what
things look like going forward.
Pick any day of the
week, and there's one
thing on every inbound marketer's to - do list: creating new content.
On weekends, I start with an early workout and then go over
things I want to tie up from the
week prior.
And
on the nutrition side of
things, the company also instituted Fibre Fridays, where the executives pay for a tray of fruit and vegetables for their employees once a
week.
«If you think about a brand that has spent millions...
on digital marketing — banner adverts, apps and
things like that — suddenly they are having to wrestle with a device that has no screen,» SharpEnd founder Cameron Worth told Marketing
Week last fall.
Yet, even that sum could be highly conservative because Harvard's numbers — released last
week on its website — fails to include such
things as performance bonuses, reimbursements, profit sharing, 401K matching programs, restricted stock or stock options.
Only focus
on those
things which are most important — it's best to limit yourself to no more than a couple of objectives in any given
week.
Here are a few common «lack of focus» examples I see amongst founders all the time: — Doing shit that makes them look busy, but doesn't have significant impact — Trying to do too many
things instead of one
thing really well — Getting
things done themselves instead of taking time to build the team — Fundraising when it's not time — Acquiring users when existing ones keep churning — Adding features instead of fixing or removing the ones they have — Having multiple audiences, rather than one very targeted — Paying attention to vanity metrics or too many metrics instead of core KPIs — Following the competition's every move — Obsessing with getting up
on TechCrunch (or other press)-- Attending multiple networking events a
week
Last
week, a little - known prospective telecoms investor became the latest company to cash in
on the craze for all
things blockchain, the technology behind Bitcoin.
Here are the top three
things to watch today — ISM Manufacturing, Employment Data
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Week, Apple Earnings Eyed
It was the obvious
thing to do, she says, once the retailer stopped carrying Ivanka Trump's jewelry line
on its website a few
weeks ago.
The new Privacy Shortcuts menu, being rolled out in the coming
weeks, will let people regulate the amount of personal information the social media giant keeps
on them, like political preferences and interests, and delete
things they've already shared.
The interesting
thing was that Yellen backtracked
on her hubristic statement she made last
week about not experiencing another systemic financial crisis in her lifetime.