4 FOR 1 – STP041

Episode 41 - Four ideas and suggestions for the price of one episode! And, of course, that price is ZERO pence, cents, yen, euro etc... Some of the USEFUL stuff in there is:  Before we hit the subjects, a simple plea asking for your help - if you like what we do, please tell one friend who you think would also like what we do ONE: A great blog we found at lifehacker.com from Michelle Woo Michelle suggests we should split our to-do list into 2: A simple list A hard list She goes on to explain why paying attention to your biological rhythms can help you get more done Backed up by people such as Molly Crockett and Dan pink The full article by Michelle Woo is here The funny one at Buzzfeed (ketchup for bookmarks) TWO: Evernote have a smashing podcast The episode we spotlight is one featuring Michael Hyatt and Marvell Allen Marvell talks about how influence is not limited to managers How do people who work in organisations have as much influence on business She also helps us deal with difficult managers Evernote podcast link here THREE: I found a blog from success.com which was really inspiring Jim Rohn is quoted talking about his views on 'value' versus 'valuables' It takes a bit of reading - but it's worth your attention Success must be attracted and not pursued - Jim Rohn FOUR: Finally, the amazing Daniel Pink (author of Drive) held a Ted Talk in 2009 He makes a compelling case for thinking more carefully about using incentives Instinctively you might think that if you offer an incentive, people will do better But you would be wrong To find out more - watch this super talk And if he convinces you - buy a copy of Drive and find out how you can make it work for you We have got a VERY special episode next time - I'll keep you in suspense, but if you've planned to get a creative project off the ground, it will be well worth your while checking in.