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By: glen

glen — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:47:36 +0000

Great point… reflection is HUGE. It also helps gain perspective on how far you have to go…

By: Fort Myers Photographer

Fort Myers Photographer — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:06:46 +0000

I just stumbled on lifedev at few post ago and I have to say it is a really motivating site. Thank you! Mastering Daily Dreamwork to Fulfill Your Dreams is another great post. Always remember though to take a step back and reflect… you could already be living your dream and not even know it!

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By: Adrian McEwen

Adrian McEwen — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:01:43 +0000

I like the journal idea. My web GTD app gives you a fun hint at what you’ve achieved (e.g. “if you climbed a step for each task, you’d be at the top of the Eiffel tower”) but I bet it would be interesting to look back at how things played out in the days following a productivity low.

By: glen

glen — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:00:10 +0000

Thanks for the kind words Jared. I’ll be sure to check out the WWD post.

@Amanda: I wonder if Twitter would be a good medium for the incremental journal? It’s worth considering anyway.

By: Amanda Himelein

Amanda Himelein — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:46:43 +0000

I just ran across a fantastic idea in _Wishcraft_ by Barbara Sher:

Keep an incremental journal. It’s incredibly easy to do; mine’s on a yellow legal pad. Write the date, what you did, and how you felt. That’s it – if you’re busy, and can’t spare more than 30 seconds to journal, that’s OK: 30 seconds is enough.

When you feel like you’re making no progress on your dreams, look back at your journal: all your progress is right there for you to see. OK, maybe it’s not as much as you wish, but it’s not NO progress.

When you find yourself saying, “I just don’t feel like it today”, go back and look at all the other days you felt tired, depressed, discouraged, angry, disillusioned, bitter, or incompetent. And did something productive anyway. Just as productive as the days when you felt inspired, upbeat, energetic, happy, optimistic or driven. It turns out that accomplishments don’t depend on how you feel… only on what you do.

By: Jared Goralnick

Jared Goralnick — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:02:33 +0000

Thanks for the motivation–we always need to hear that. Right now I’m working on two of my dreams (both productivity apps), and I’m continually amazed by how much time they take up. I’m outsourcing portions and trying to delegate as much to co-workers as much as possible…but the thing is that real dreams tend to take a lot of work. To that end I recommend this read from a few weeks ago on Web Worker Daily, where they discussed the idea of taking on two big to-do items per month, but that’s it.

If you have a long to-do list with items that aren’t going to reap instant gratification then I’ve found it really helpful to focus on one or two of them in a period of a month or even longer…since real progress, the kind you need to pursue dreams, will take a lot of time.

Thanks as always for the motivation!