Purpose

Go from What’s my Why? to Impact

June 20, 2019 by VColey12 7 Comments

“What’s my Why?”

Oh, geeze. I don’t know. Um. My Why? Hmm. Wait, is that like, my “purpose” … on Earth? Wow. OK, let me think … (long, awkward, gut wrenching pause ensues) … man, I don’t even know where to start. And if I’m not curing cancer or ending world hunger … do I even have a Why?! Why is this Why? stuff so stressful?!

As it sits today, this question is broken. It’s simply too big. Too daunting. Unfair, really, to imply that we each have one, big, mythical obligation to the universe. And if we haven’t figured it out yet, welp, we better get on that before it’s too late!

The Fu Master Productivity Checklist using Things3

May 21, 2019 by VColey12 87 Comments

The Fu Master Productivity Checklist is a guide to help you confidently TRUST their productivity system. — Confidently trust YOUR productivity system so you can focus on what’s truly important.

Trust is a Must

For all of the aspiring Pebble Snatching, Productivity Fu Masters out there, I’ve created a Fu Master Productivity Checklist with Things3 as the backdrop. My goal is to provide a framework that will guide others to a point where they can confidently TRUST their Productivity System.

Why is trust so important? Because with trust comes confidence. With confidence comes the ability to let go and focus on whatever you’re doing … to be present and in the NOW … to focus on what’s truly important.

When trust is missing from the productivity equation, a constant haze of distracted worry tends to set in 😬.

Fight the Work Whirlwind by Living for Today

May 12, 2019 by VColey12 Leave a Comment

Battling the Whirlwind

The whirlwind is where your day job and the end goal intersect.

It’s a real thing and it’s suffocating … it howls … it’s as loud as a freight train and as constricting as a hug from a boa … everything is a priority and new ones seem to pop up daily … new boxes are added to your list before you’ve had a chance to check the old ones … the stakes are high and everyone’s hyper focused on the end goal … we need to deliver results.

Productivity is the Forcefield

April 12, 2019 by VColey12 4 Comments

Life is about being in the NOW. Purpose puts you there. Productivity is the forcefield that keeps you there.

Productivity isn’t the end goal, it’s a means to an end. Being productive for the sake of being productive isn’t the point. There has to be a purpose … a Why? behind all of the lists and todos and productivity tools and that constant … almost buzzing … incessant desire to be more productive.

The Internet’s Top Productivity Tips in One Statement

March 21, 2019 by VColey12 Leave a Comment

Down the Rabbit Hole.

There are a million Productivity Tips on the internet, it can be daunting to sift through them all. — Trying to navigate the internet’s Productivity Tips rabbit hole can be a daunting “todo” (pun intended 😉).

The internet has no shortage of Productivity tips, list, articles, ideas and recommendations for your Googling pleasure.

I know because I recently fell down the Productivity tips internet rabbit hole … it’s deep … and it’s daunting. The tips were great, but I was left asking myself: “Which of these are the best tips and where the heck do I start?”

A few weeks and countless Productivity focused Google searches later …

I ended up documenting every single list, theme and Productivity tip I came across, highlighting recurring themes and documenting when the same tips came up in multiple articles.

Make a Lasting Impact

February 16, 2019 by VColey12 2 Comments

Lasting impact lives in the tiniest moments.

I Remember it so Vividly …

Like it was yesterday. Driving in the car with my dad. I remember the swervey stretch of road. I remember that I was in the front seat (I think this was totally legal back then? … my guess is that I was sans seat belt as well). I remember the smell of the Fall air and that the leaves were in mid color change. I remember singing along … laughing hysterically … and asking him to play it again. And again. And again.

Be a Pebble Snatching, Productivity Fu Master

January 28, 2019 by VColey12 54 Comments

When You Can Snatch the Pebble from my Hand.

When Kwai Chang Caine (aka Grasshopper) was finally able to “snatch the pebble” from Master Kan’s hand, the student had become the master. He had proven that through his training, he’d developed sufficient skills and wisdom and was ready to venture out into the world. Insert awkward productivity segue here … My hope is for you to become a Pebble Snatching, Productivity Fu Master, effortlessly executing Keyboard Shortcuts at just the right time, whittling your endless list of todos down to the one you need to take action on RIGHT NOW.

The Why is Your Shark Repellent!

January 20, 2019 by VColey12 12 Comments

Out on a Ladder, Dangling from a Helicopter.

I’m going to utter a phrase that I’m confident has never been uttered in the history of the internet (if it has, I’ll eat my shoe): “The WHY Is Your Shark Repellent!” I’m venturing out on a limb here … or a ladder, dangling from a helicopter … in an attempt to connect Simon Sinek’s brilliant “Start with Why?” Ted Talk …

Head Zero, Inbox Everything

January 10, 2019 by VColey12 7 Comments

The Holy Grail.

Finding the perfect system for tracking tasks and to-dos is a Holy Grail of sorts. There are countless books, websites, blogs, seminars and Reddit subs dedicated to the topic. The tough part about “perfect anything” is that it doesn’t actually exist … it’s a mythical productivity unicorn that dances a four-hoofed jig that’s just out of your reach, taunting you to touch it’s sparkly horn 😜👉🦄. But you can never quite touch that sparkly horn 😢.

Go from What’s my Why? to Impact

The Fu Master Productivity Checklist using Things3

Trust is a Must