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The Power of Persistence

April 4, 2013 Motivation Issues
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[Editors' Note: In the wake of Roger Ebert's death, we are republishing this article that honored his perseverance. He was an indefatigable writer, an inspirational optimist and a DaVinci who will be deeply missed].
When the going gets tough, the tough keep going.

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The ‘Why Do – To Do’ List

November 21, 2012 Procrastination
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Overcome procrastination with this simple technique.

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One Thing at a Time

June 6, 2012 Direct Your Talents
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Get more done — with less stress — by focusing your attention and efforts.

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Focus!

January 18, 2012 Distraction
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Do one thing at a time to get more done, more easily.

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Baby Steps, Baby!

May 11, 2011 Direct Your Talents
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By breaking tasks into laughably small pieces you can get things done, start helpful new habits — and reduce unhelpful ones.

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News Flash: Making choices makes YOU more creative

January 22, 2011 Direct Your Talents
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Committing to choices and eliminating others is creative, not restrictive. (Who knew?)

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Five Ways a Timer Can Help You & Your Talents

December 30, 2010 Direct Your Talents
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Overcome procrastination, avoid distractions, improve your work and enhance your life balance with the prudent use of a timer.

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Add Structure to Your Schedule to Be More Creative

December 2, 2010 Organize Your Talents
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A structured schedule can enhance your creativity, reduce stress, overcome procrastination and help you get more done.

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How to Implement Your Plan for your Creative Project

November 18, 2010 Direct Your Talents
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Step One in Directing Your Talents is to choose a creative project.  Step Two is to plan it.  Step Three is to implement your project plan. Here’s how:   1. Start. With any new project, there’s a natural excitement to get cracking, so there’s usually a high motivation to begin. (If not, if you’re detecting [...]

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Putting the “prod” in Productivity – how to beat procrastination at its own game

November 9, 2010 Procrastination
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Figure out if a carrot or a stick is the best way to get you moving.

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