Comments for Peter Bregman http://peterbregman.com Organization Change, Leadership, Communication and Productivity Tue, 15 May 2012 15:32:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on FAQs about 18 Minutes by Peter Bregman http://peterbregman.com/faqs-about-18-minutes/#comment-919 Peter Bregman Tue, 15 May 2012 15:32:17 +0000 http://peterbregman.com/?p=1129#comment-919 Hi Jeff - I put everything into a single calendar - it's all blue in my ical - but I don't necessarily think that's the best way to go - I like the idea of color coding different areas of focus. Experiment with it and see what works and, if you're willing, report back. Thanks - P Hi Jeff – I put everything into a single calendar – it’s all blue in my ical – but I don’t necessarily think that’s the best way to go – I like the idea of color coding different areas of focus. Experiment with it and see what works and, if you’re willing, report back. Thanks – P

]]> Comment on FAQs about 18 Minutes by Jeff http://peterbregman.com/faqs-about-18-minutes/#comment-918 Jeff Tue, 15 May 2012 15:28:40 +0000 http://peterbregman.com/?p=1129#comment-918 Hi Peter, How to you do your calendaring as it relates to your areas of focus? Do you have different calendars in ical so you can see how your spending your time in each areas of focus or do you group them together, such as "Work", "Family", "Friends", "Self", etc. or context (like GTD) as separate from the areas? If you group them together independently of your areas of focus how do you go about doing that? Hi Peter,
How to you do your calendaring as it relates to your areas of focus? Do you have different calendars in ical so you can see how your spending your time in each areas of focus or do you group them together, such as “Work”, “Family”, “Friends”, “Self”, etc. or context (like GTD) as separate from the areas? If you group them together independently of your areas of focus how do you go about doing that?

]]> Comment on Coping with Email Overload by David Deram http://peterbregman.com/coping-with-email-overload/#comment-908 David Deram Wed, 02 May 2012 21:12:00 +0000 http://peterbregman.com/?p=1448#comment-908 There's a lot of advice floating around about how to be an email ninja, zero your inbox, and make all your dreams come true. The game changer in your post is... > When you have the urge to check your email, check yourself instead. What’s going on for you? What are you feeling? Take a deep breath and relax into an undistracted moment. < This is really good. Check yourself instead. As you said, "When the urge to check arises — and it arises often —" it's easy to remember to check yourself. This is practical advice that produces some pretty amazing benefits. :-) ... And you end up checking yourself an awful lot. Great ideas. Great writing. Really good post. There’s a lot of advice floating around about how to be an email ninja, zero your inbox, and make all your dreams come true.

The game changer in your post is…

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When you have the urge to check your email, check yourself instead. What’s going on for you? What are you feeling? Take a deep breath and relax into an undistracted moment.
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This is really good. Check yourself instead. As you said, "When the urge to check arises — and it arises often —" it's easy to remember to check yourself. This is practical advice that produces some pretty amazing benefits. :-) … And you end up checking yourself an awful lot.

Great ideas. Great writing. Really good post.

]]> Comment on When to say “No Thanks” by My No Thanks List | | life-longlearner.comlife-longlearner.com http://peterbregman.com/no-thanks/#comment-902 My No Thanks List | | life-longlearner.comlife-longlearner.com Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:19:41 +0000 http://peterbregman.com/newsite/?p=557#comment-902 [...] practice that draws upon both approaches to increase self-control is creating a “No Thanks List”. I learned this from Peter Bregman’s book 18 minutes. His list outlines a set of scenarios [...] [...] practice that draws upon both approaches to increase self-control is creating a “No Thanks List”. I learned this from Peter Bregman’s book 18 minutes. His list outlines a set of scenarios [...]

]]> Comment on Diversity Training Doesn’t Work by Katrina http://peterbregman.com/diversity-training-doesnt-work/#comment-894 Katrina Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:40:33 +0000 http://peterbregman.com/?p=1419#comment-894 Great commentary Peter Point well received! Great commentary Peter

Point well received!

]]> Comment on How to Get a Raise When Budgets Are Tight by Balaji Sampath http://peterbregman.com/how-to-get-a-raise-when-budgets-are-tight/#comment-891 Balaji Sampath Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:32:06 +0000 http://peterbregman.com/?p=1336#comment-891 Extremely useful article. Puts things in a perspective. Thanks. Extremely useful article. Puts things in a perspective. Thanks.

]]> Comment on When Nothing Works by Balaji Sampath http://peterbregman.com/when-nothing-works/#comment-890 Balaji Sampath Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:23:31 +0000 http://peterbregman.com/?p=1326#comment-890 Very nicely put. Echos my current thinking. A similar argument for doing nothing was expressed in the famous natural farming book one straw revolution. But Doing nothing is probably one of the toughest advices to follow! Very nicely put. Echos my current thinking. A similar argument for doing nothing was expressed in the famous natural farming book one straw revolution. But Doing nothing is probably one of the toughest advices to follow!

]]> Comment on How to Attend a Conference as Yourself by Lee http://peterbregman.com/how-to-attend-a-conference-as-yourself/#comment-889 Lee Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:47:43 +0000 http://peterbregman.com/?p=1423#comment-889 I absolutely relate to this blog, as do many others, it seems. This explains why companies tend to send groups of people together to conferences...or perhaps it's the people who choose to attend in groups! I am currently at home, taking time off to be with my family. It is so true what you've said about using one's role as one's identity, as I find it difficult to describe who I AM without saying what I do or did for a living. So thanks for making it OK to just be me...there's nothing wrong with that! I absolutely relate to this blog, as do many others, it seems. This explains why companies tend to send groups of people together to conferences…or perhaps it’s the people who choose to attend in groups! I am currently at home, taking time off to be with my family. It is so true what you’ve said about using one’s role as one’s identity, as I find it difficult to describe who I AM without saying what I do or did for a living. So thanks for making it OK to just be me…there’s nothing wrong with that!

]]> Comment on The Problem with High Expectations by Rajan http://peterbregman.com/the-problem-with-high-expectations/#comment-887 Rajan Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:22:18 +0000 http://peterbregman.com/?p=1394#comment-887 Thanks Peter... enjoyed reading this...This is what I call a "candid approach" or speaking frankly... Context could be serious or insignificant as you narrated... Speak your mind...nothing wrong in it. Hope to practise this from today Thanks Peter… enjoyed reading this…This is what I call a “candid approach” or speaking frankly… Context could be serious or insignificant as you narrated… Speak your mind…nothing wrong in it. Hope to practise this from today

]]> Comment on How to Attend a Conference as Yourself by Patti DeNucci http://peterbregman.com/how-to-attend-a-conference-as-yourself/#comment-886 Patti DeNucci Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:56:03 +0000 http://peterbregman.com/?p=1423#comment-886 Love this blog. You revealed how vulnerable it can feel to be in a networking setting and feel along, awkward, uncomfortable, ready to BOLT for the exit! This happens to me a lot and I'm a networking expert! I love how you solved it though. You became a person, not a celebrity or expert. You were just you. My colleague, Steve Harper, another networking expert talks about this alot; connecting to connect. Not to impress. I'm all for it. Also, what I often do in awkward situations is approach someone who looks lost, alone, scared as hell. We usually end up having a fantastic conversation. And I feel good about helping someone out. Can't wait to read your book -- I have so many ideas and To Do's. Focus will be key for me. Love this blog. You revealed how vulnerable it can feel to be in a networking setting and feel along, awkward, uncomfortable, ready to BOLT for the exit! This happens to me a lot and I’m a networking expert! I love how you solved it though. You became a person, not a celebrity or expert. You were just you. My colleague, Steve Harper, another networking expert talks about this alot; connecting to connect. Not to impress. I’m all for it. Also, what I often do in awkward situations is approach someone who looks lost, alone, scared as hell. We usually end up having a fantastic conversation. And I feel good about helping someone out. Can’t wait to read your book — I have so many ideas and To Do’s. Focus will be key for me.

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