Displaying All Posts in the Goals category

What’s Your Workout Routine?

Keeping on top of your game both at work and in life is a real challenge; you can’t stay super-productive if you’re super-exhausted. It just won’t happen.

This is where having a workout routine comes into play.

It’s called a “workout” for a reason – it’s work. You have to treat it as such. If you didn’t show up for work when you were scheduled, you’d have to face the consequences. Same goes with working out. Both set of consequences could spell long-term trouble for you.

Freelancers may have an easier time consistently working out – they generally have a strong sense of self-discipline to call on and keep them honest. That said, they may be “too busy” to do a regular workout. Those who work at the office 9 to 5 will use the same excuse – or bring up plenty of others that fit the bill.

A site I like to check out for fitness tips is NerdFitness – and it’s fitting that the creator of the site, Steve Kamb, took the plunge this week by quitting his “safe” job to focus solely on the site. He’s got the goods to make it all work, too.

So, what’s your workout routine? What are your favorite sites to get fitness tips? Let us know in the comments. Click Here to Read Article …

Popular search terms for this article:

what is your workout routine, whats your workout routine, your workout routine, what is your exercise routine, what\s your workout routine, what\s your exercise routine, what is your workout schedule, what is your workout, whats your exercise routine, your work routine

Win The Lottery, Lose The Job?

Jason Finnerty 19th June General Leave a Comment

Life is pretty good here in Canada. Things are generally pretty quiet, so much so that a lottery jackpot going unclaimed for three weeks in a row is newsworthy. Very newsworthy.

LottoMax is a weekly lottery where you pick seven numbers, from 1 to 49, for your chance to win. The pot starts at $10 million, and once it hits $50 million it goes into super-fancy “maxmillions” mode, with additional $1 million draws on top of the main jackpot. The other night there was one draw for the $50 million prize, and an additional 45 – $1 million draws. No one won the $50 million.

The odds of winning are 1 in 28 million, but considering that there are only 33 million people in Canada – it’s surprising that it hasn’t been won yet, but not that surprising that it’s featured prominently in the news.

So what does this have to do with WorkAwesome? I’m sure I’m not the only one to play the “what if?” game:

“What would I do if I won the big jackpot?”

How much would you need to win in order to quit your job? Or would you keep working where you are if you had an extra $50 million in the bank? Would you move on to something else altogether – something you truly love?

What would you do if you won the big jackpot? Click Here to Read Article …

How Do You Track Deadlines?

Susan Johnston 17th June Goals Leave a Comment

Some people keep a giant calendar listing all of their deadlines. Others use online tools like Google Calendar or ReminderFox to keep track of important dates. Whatever your strategy, I think we can all agree that deadlines are pretty darn important.

I use an Excel spreadsheet that lists all my past, current, and future writing assignments. Upcoming deadlines are in green and projects I’ve completed are in black. I reserve red for when checks are overdue, which (knock on wood) doesn’t happen very often. Admittedly, it’s rather low-tech compared to the other options out there, but it works. After all, Excel is pretty versatile.

What about you? How do you ensure that you never miss a deadline? Click Here to Read Article …

Popular search terms for this article:

How to keep track of deadlines, tracking deadlines, keeping track of deadlines, deadline tracking, track deadlines, keep track of deadlines

What You Really Need Is A Manifesto

Coe Douglas 13th June Career Leave a Comment

One really awesome way to give your personal productivity a nice boost is to get your very own manifesto. Not to be confused with the mission statement, a manifesto is like the mission statement’s tougher, cooler older brother or sister. The awesome one that everyone likes, everyone respects and everyone emulates because they’re totally punk rock and better than you at everything.

Don’t let the most famous manifesto dissuade you either. Yes, I know Karl Marx wrote one. But so did Guy Kawasaki, career renegade Jonathan Fields and designer Bruce Mau. In fact, there is a whole website dedicated to people’s manifestos on various topics ranging from change and achievement to creativity and how to give a compelling presentation.

A manifesto is a bold statement, or extended mantra, that sets a tone for your day, your career, heck, even your life. It’s a road map to awesomeness that should induce a surge of adrenaline pulsing through your body with each reading. Click Here to Read Article …

Popular search terms for this article:

what is a manifesto, define manifesto, what is a manifesto?, manifesto vs mission statement, famous manifestos, WHAT IS MANIFESTO, famous manifesto, manifesto define

What is a Dream Job?

Peter North 12th June General Leave a Comment

We are always rolling the idea of a “dream job” around in our heads. Whether you’re sagging your head on a slow workday or sweating bullets during a hectic one, thoughts of your perfect job will cross your mind. What is a “dream job” anyway? It’s different for everyone, but it usually comes to us as an ever-changing counterpoint to our current job: If you’re bored by your current job, you dream of an active, fulfilling one. If you’re overloaded with work, you dream of a slower, simpler workday. If you have no autonomy at your current job, you dream of being an entrepreneur empowered with control over your own destiny.

But, despite all of these passing, changing thoughts, few of us have paused and allowed our dream job the consideration it deserves. Ask yourself: Have you given any real thought or definition to your dream job? Would you recognize it if you saw it? Would you be ready to pursue it if it appeared? If you struggle with any of the answers, perhaps you should stop, sit down, and give the matter your full attention. Click Here to Read Article …

Popular search terms for this article:

dream job, what is a dream job, dream jobs, what is dream job, a dream job, what is a dream job?, dream job definition, what is a dream, the dream job, job dream

What Would You Do If You Were Let Go?

Mike Vardy 10th June Goals Leave a Comment

The economic situation is tough right now; it really hasn’t eased up much recently nor does it show signs of doing so anytime soon. No matter how productive you may be at what you do, you may find yourself out of work if the proverbial “house of cards” at your place of employment comes tumbling down.

If that was to happen, are you prepared? Regardless of how you feel your position stands in terms of security, you just never know – so it’s good to make sure you’re ready should the need arise.

But let’s take it one step further.

If your job was to disappear tomorrow, are you prepared to do something else instead?

What would you do if you were let go? Would you simply move on, or re-create your work like in some form or another? Would you go it alone? Let us know in the comments. Click Here to Read Article …

How Do You Learn?

Mike Vardy 9th June Career Leave a Comment

Idle hands are one thing, but what about an idle mind?

As human beings, we thirst for knowledge. Heck, it’s the message behind the opening dialogue over top of every Star Trek opening – ever. We want to know more. We need to know more. How we do that is up to each of us…well, once you’re out of school.

Continuing on in school and taking courses (like night classes) is one way to do it. You can even take many classes online now (they’re the new “correspondence” courses). Those aside, you can learn from books that you buy or borrow. The content on the web – like blogs – can educate as well. And while learning on the job is likely the most common (and most cost-effective) way to learn in the present day, you may not necessarily be learning what you’d like to.

So, how do you learn? How do you like to learn? What’s your favorite way to learn new things and advance your knowledge in others? Let us know in the comments. Click Here to Read Article …

Popular search terms for this article:

how do you learn, how do we learn, how do people learn, how does one learn, How do you learn?

It’s Okay to Stare

Coe Douglas 8th June Goals Leave a Comment

Imagine stopping in the middle of a busy work day, kicking up your feet on your desk, sitting back, arms cradling the back of the head in daydream mode. Now imagine that this is one of the best things you could do in the course of a busy work day.

It’s okay, let them stare. Because the truth is that your blank stare at the wall is just what the mind needs to slow down, clear out some of the clutter and give the creative brain the opportunity to open up to better thinking, greater creativity and maybe even the next big idea. Click Here to Read Article …

Popular search terms for this article:

its okay to stare, its ok to stare, it\s okay to stare, it\s ok to stare, things ok to stare at, things its ok to stare at, Things that are ok to stare at

←Older Posts

→Newer Posts

Join Our Mailing List

Categories