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In the article,“Making it in America”, in the Atlantic, Adam Davidson writes about how to create and keep a job in our globalizing, mechanizing, economy. It’s a deep look at the impact of the shift to globalization and how “the rewards for being skilled grow, while the opportunities for unskilled Americans diminish.”
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Trying to plan for a month can be a challenge, especially if you don’t have an approach. I’m going to share with you a very simple way to plan your month. It’s simple, but powerful. You can use Agile Results as a way to simplify your monthly planning. Agile Results is the system I talk about in my book, Getting Results the Agile Way.
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“Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.” — W. Clement Stone
Your Outcome: Create an environment that helps you thrive. You can be a fish out of water, or you can be in your element.
Welcome to day 29 of 30 Days of Getting Results, based on my book Getting Results the Agile Way. In day 28, you learned how to find your one thing to simplify your life, make meaning, and grow your lust for life.
Effectiveness, Getting-Results, Productivity »
“Purpose is what gives life a meaning.” — Charles H. Perkhurst
Your Outcome: Find your one thing. Whether you call it your passion, your purpose, your mission, your crusade, finding your “Why,” or simply what you want your life to be about … express it in words, as a motto, or tagline, or a simple one-liner. This will be your path and torch.
Effectiveness, Getting-Results, Productivity »
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“Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” — Parkinson’s Law
Your Outcome: Learn how to master time management and set effective time limits for things and then bite off what you can chew within that time limit. Your ability to use timeboxing and time budgets will help you manage your energy, free up your time, get more things done, and achieve work-life balance.

