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How to do you do what you don’t want to do
Look, we’re on your side with this one: life is filled with so many things that you just flat out don’t want to do. Maybe it’s because they’re unpleasant, maybe you’re just mentally exhausted and stressed, or maybe it’s just that your bed is feeling super comfortable right now!Unfortunately, to get anything done in life, you must exercise disciplined effort to reach and crush our goals. And that means dragging ourselves forward so you can [...]
Leader vs Manager: Set out to make a difference with your team
It’s never about the role—it’s always about the goal Leadership is the difference between success and failure—both personal and professional. However, it’s not about having a title or designation such as leader vs manager. It’s about impact, influence, and inspiration. The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves. Be ruled by the hope of success, not the fear of failure Are you consistently doing what it takes to “win” [...]
Trust: the defining factor of team success
A team isn’t a group of people who work together, it’s a group of people who trust each other. Have you ever managed people who didn't trust one another? If you have, then you'll know how challenging and draining that can be. A team without trust isn't really a team: it's just a group of individuals, working together, often making disappointing progress. They may not share information, they might battle over rights and responsibilities, and [...]
All life is problem solving
Problems are nothing but wake-up calls for creativity Welcome to the world of problems. This is where we all live. We all have some sort of problem to think through every day of our lives. Unfortunately, few of us have an effective system to solve problems. For example, are you still trying to solve the same problems you were working on last year? There’s a growing demand for people who can solve problems and who [...]
The Rule of 3: A simple system to change how you work
For a successful day tomorrow, start tonight! Set a very clear intention of how your day will go the next morning. That way, when you wake up, you already know where to start! Visualizing this intention and writing it down into your PlanPlus Online task list and calendar can make it happen more automatically in the morning without wasting time. Planning tomorrow today is a powerful habit that will improve every day. It’s a system that can [...]
You can’t make progress without making decisions
Life is about choices Whenever you’re faced with a difficult decision, your most obvious concern is accuracy. Make the “right” decision and things will be better, the “wrong” decision—things get worse. In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing. But there’s another concern that you might often think less about: speed. Because time slips away from you so silently, so [...]
An organized life gives you wisdom and power
Start from wherever you are, and with whatever you’ve got Having an organized life is being in control. It isn’t about getting rid of everything you own or trying to become a different person. It’s about living the way you want to live—only better. It's easy to think about getting organized, but sometimes it's hard to actually be organized. Really organized people aren’t born organized, they have to cultivate healthy habits, which then help them to [...]
PlanPlus Online 2.25.1 Release Notes
PlanPlus Online is proud to announce the following for release version 2.25.0 on February 27, 2019. Product Feature Enhancements Added Goal Reports to weekly planning You can run reports on how you and your team are progressing on public goals. Private goals will not show up in these reports. You can select Goals due this week, this month, or all active goals. You’ll see the % complete, the goal name, the role this goal is [...]
PlanPlus Online 2.25.0 Release Notes
PlanPlus Online is proud to announce the following for release version 2.25.0 on February 15, 2019. Product Feature Enhancements In the “Find My Why” tool, we added the ability to save your progress partway through the builder in order to return to finish it later. Take your time and create a why statement that really resonates with you. Watch brief video Added ability to create a why statement from scratch. If you already know your [...]
Hacks to make your meetings more effective
How to transform your meetings Meetings are either the most effective way of unleashing creative energy, or the most frustrating, time-wasting experience ever inflicted upon someone. In fact, more than 11 million business meetings will take place in the US today—if you’re attending or conducting one of them, here’s some ideas on how to make your meetings more effective and productive. Double preparation time and cut meeting time in half The best way to cut [...]