General

General thoughts, ideas, musings and ramblings about life and all things random. Essentially, anything that’s not specific to the other categories.

  • An update on my 31DBBB progress

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    Hey everyone, I just thought I’d update you all on how things are going with the 31DBBB (31 Days to Building a Better Blog) Challenge. I’m roughly half way through the challenge now and things are going really well. Every day, I receive an email from Darren Rowse at ProBlogger with a tip of the…

  • Is it the band or the musicians?

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    I got to thinking the other day about bands and musicians, particularly in the South African music industry. Locally, it’s quite common for musicians to play in more than one band, usually varying in genre. Over the last few years, I’ve found that with certain musicians, whatever band they perform in, I enjoy the music. Whether…

  • Knowing when to extend the goal posts

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    A few months ago, David and Marc posted a video blog entitled “Setting small goals to achieve big ones“. This video focussed on how to rather set lots of smaller goals that are easier to atain than one or two big goals. This approach can be most effective when the smaller goals are set and…

  • A quick word on to-do’s and GTD

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    As many of you have surely experienced, a to-do list can be both the most awesome and the scariest thing. What happens if you don’t get your day’s tasks done? They roll over to the next day. This potentially perpetual cycle can become quite daunting, preventing the smaller, quicker tasks from getting done. My solution…

  • A bit of Friday inspiration

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    … for all the musos out there. This looks pretty awesome. 🙂

  • Crush it forward

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    Over the last few days, I’ve been on a productivity ride that is taking me on a journey like no other. The feeling of being productive is one that I enjoy beyond belief. Recently, the phrase to “crush it”, coined by Gary Vaynerchuk, is what I’ve been experiencing lately. The concept of “pay it forward” refers…