Comments for Peter Bregman http://peterbregman.com Organization Change, Leadership, Communication and Productivity Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:04:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Find Your Sweet Spot–and Stay There by Michael http://peterbregman.com/find-your-sweet-spot-and-stay-there/#comment-794 Michael Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:04:08 +0000 http://peterbregman.com/?p=1385#comment-794 Thank you Peter, I love the articles you write after reading this. They are absolutely useful and inspiring (especially for teenagers and job seekers)! Please keep writing. Thank you Peter, I love the articles you write after reading this. They are absolutely useful and inspiring (especially for teenagers and job seekers)! Please keep writing.

]]> Comment on How to Start the Big Project You’ve Been Putting Off by Sue http://peterbregman.com/how-to-start-the-big-project-youve-been-putting-off/#comment-789 Sue Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:55:00 +0000 http://peterbregman.com/?p=1390#comment-789 Another option would be to have a day or half-day each week to work on a fun project, like screen-writing. It seems to work for Google employees! If you need to read a book on how to write a screen play, you do it in that time. You write in that time. Put sticky notes on the wall outlining the scenes (a famous movie director does that - can't recall who though.) By working on the project in the fun project time - it seems to melt away any thoughts about needing to do more important things, as you're giving yourself permission to do it. When I'm writing or updating an ebook I find the only way I get it done, is to write for the first hour of my work day, before looking at emails or anything else. Some days the writing flows and some days it doesn't. You just stick at it and get the main idea down on those days. Better words may come the next day. Another option would be to have a day or half-day each week to work on a fun project, like screen-writing. It seems to work for Google employees! If you need to read a book on how to write a screen play, you do it in that time. You write in that time. Put sticky notes on the wall outlining the scenes (a famous movie director does that – can’t recall who though.) By working on the project in the fun project time – it seems to melt away any thoughts about needing to do more important things, as you’re giving yourself permission to do it.

When I’m writing or updating an ebook I find the only way I get it done, is to write for the first hour of my work day, before looking at emails or anything else. Some days the writing flows and some days it doesn’t. You just stick at it and get the main idea down on those days. Better words may come the next day.

]]> Comment on How to Start the Big Project You’ve Been Putting Off by Rory http://peterbregman.com/how-to-start-the-big-project-youve-been-putting-off/#comment-780 Rory Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:23:20 +0000 http://peterbregman.com/?p=1390#comment-780 When it comes to a writing project, I wonder whether a big part of getting started is landing on a key point (or illustration, or scene) that kicks the project into gear. I find with my writing that I need to carry around an idea in my mind. Sit with it, like Isaac Newton sitting on the edge of his bed, until inspiration blooms - as it very often does. I love the quote attributed to Burton Rascoe, "What no wife of a writer can ever understand is that a writer is working when he's staring out of the window." When it comes to a writing project, I wonder whether a big part of getting started is landing on a key point (or illustration, or scene) that kicks the project into gear.

I find with my writing that I need to carry around an idea in my mind. Sit with it, like Isaac Newton sitting on the edge of his bed, until inspiration blooms – as it very often does.

I love the quote attributed to Burton Rascoe, “What no wife of a writer can ever understand is that a writer is working when he’s staring out of the window.”

]]> Comment on 18 MINUTES Free Resources by Keep a Short To-Do List and Get Stuff Done http://peterbregman.com/18minutes/#comment-779 Keep a Short To-Do List and Get Stuff Done Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:02:25 +0000 http://peterbregman.com/?page_id=837#comment-779 [...] if you look at the six-box to-do list he’s come up with, you’ll see he’s talking about annual goals. I have a mix of [...] [...] if you look at the six-box to-do list he’s come up with, you’ll see he’s talking about annual goals. I have a mix of [...]

]]> Comment on Find Your Sweet Spot–and Stay There by Mauro http://peterbregman.com/find-your-sweet-spot-and-stay-there/#comment-778 Mauro Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:38:15 +0000 http://peterbregman.com/?p=1385#comment-778 This is very true. My sweet spot is leading teams in Consumer Goods industry. About 10 years ago, I decided to accept an offer to work on Internet Sector, because I was tempted to learn, and also because it was fancy to work on this sector those days ( before the Bubble exploded ). It did not work, I went back to Consumer Goods, and it is great ! This is very true. My sweet spot is leading teams in Consumer Goods industry. About 10 years ago, I decided to accept an offer to work on Internet Sector, because I was tempted to learn, and also because it was fancy to work on this sector those days ( before the Bubble exploded ).
It did not work, I went back to Consumer Goods, and it is great !

]]> Comment on Resources by How to Start the Big Project You’ve Been Putting Off « TaskHoppers http://peterbregman.com/resources/#comment-777 How to Start the Big Project You’ve Been Putting Off « TaskHoppers Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:34:23 +0000 http://peterbregman.com/?page_id=975#comment-777 [...] use a six-box to-do list — each box represents one of my top five priorities and the sixth box, labeled the other 5%, is [...] [...] use a six-box to-do list — each box represents one of my top five priorities and the sixth box, labeled the other 5%, is [...]

]]> Comment on Find Your Sweet Spot–and Stay There by Pedro Jimenez http://peterbregman.com/find-your-sweet-spot-and-stay-there/#comment-773 Pedro Jimenez Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:42:57 +0000 http://peterbregman.com/?p=1385#comment-773 Thank you. I needed to read this today. Thank you. I needed to read this today.

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]]> Comment on Resources by How to Start the Big Project You’ve Been Putting Off | Crystal Key Ministries http://peterbregman.com/resources/#comment-766 How to Start the Big Project You’ve Been Putting Off | Crystal Key Ministries Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:03:03 +0000 http://peterbregman.com/?page_id=975#comment-766 [...] use a six-box to-do list — each box represents one of my top five priorities and the sixth box, labeled the other 5%, is [...] [...] use a six-box to-do list — each box represents one of my top five priorities and the sixth box, labeled the other 5%, is [...]

]]> Comment on When Nothing Works by Daniel http://peterbregman.com/when-nothing-works/#comment-763 Daniel Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:38:30 +0000 http://peterbregman.com/?p=1326#comment-763 Well, I can agree with this. The challenge is, to know when the point of “doing nothing” has come ;-) Well, I can agree with this. The challenge is, to know when the point of “doing nothing” has come ;-)

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