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.”

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.

Download the free eBook, Getting Started with Getting Results the Agile Way.

You can dramatically shape a positive inner work life if you know what the key catalysts are. Catalysts are powerful ways to influence a positive inner work life. When people have a positive inner work life, they are more creative and productive.

This is my roundup of productivity blogs. You can think of it as a “productivity hub”, where each spoke is a blog focused on productivity.

“The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine.” — Mike Murdock

“Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.” — Calvin Coolidge

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” – Maria Robinson

This is a story of a person, who started a new chapter in their life. They decided to follow their dream and write their story forward.

“Action conquers fear.” — Peter Nivio Zarlenga

Today, I significantly revamped the Knowledge Base for Getting Results the Agile Way. The Getting Results Knowledge Base features templates and tools for making things happen in work and life.

“The true meaning of life is to give our life meaning.” — Tate T. Weber

Your Outcome: Review the basics of the Agile Results system and set the stage to take your life to the next level by exploring more of the Agile Results principles, patterns, and practices.

“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.

“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.

“Big dreams create the magic that stirs men’s souls to greatness.” — Bill McCartney

Your Outcome: Immerse yourself in something great. Take your life to the next level. Do something great that matters for you or someone in your life. Go above and beyond your daily call of duty.

“You don’t overcome challenges by making them smaller but by making yourself bigger.” —John C. Maxwell

Your Outcome: Solve your problems with skill. Become a skilled problem solver and learn a systematic way for solving your problems. Turn even your worst lemons into lemonade.

“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.

“Life is not about how fast you run, or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.” – Anonymous

Your Outcome: Bounce back with skill and roll with the punches. Learn to draw from multiple sources of strength and energy, including your mind, body, emotions, and spirit.

“Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in.” — Henry David Thoreau

Your Outcome: Design a week that supports you in a sustainable way. Have more time for the things you want, spend less time in the things that you don’t want, and add more free time to your week.

“Let your imagination release your imprisoned possibilities.” — Robert H. Schuller

Your Outcome: Design your day to support you for success. Learn how to structure your day to make the most of what you’ve got. Chunk up your day and avoid being overwhelmed.

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” — Lao Tzu

Your Outcome: Make the most of your setbacks, failures, and lessons. Take the lessons you learn each week, carry the good forward, and use them to refine your approach. Let the rest go.

“There are no right answers to wrong questions.”–Ursula K. Le Guin

Your Outcome: Learn how to ask “cutting” questions to instantly start helping you improve your results. By asking key questions, you can cut through the fog or cut to the chase and figure out what really counts.