Comments on: Topics du Jour: Give Your Life Direction in Less than 10 Minutes a Day

By: Luciano Passuello

Luciano Passuello — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:49:38 +0000

I’m always glad when a long-time reader becomes a first-time commenter — welcome!

You’re absolutely right: the technique will help you to not drop the ball on the areas you’re not paying much attention to — this is a situation I’ve been before and can vouch that the technique handles these cases very well.

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:20:49 +0000

Hi Luciano, great article as always – and the first I’ve commented on. I’m going to give the journaling a try. I’m going through some pretty major changes in my life at the moment and this will be an interesting way to ensure that I keep the focus on all aspects of my life (not just those that are undergoing change). I think it will also make an interesting read to look back on when I’m through the other side. Thanks again.

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Areas to Cover – Topics de Jour « Topics De Jour — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:34:21 +0000

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My million word challenge! « Topicsdejour's Blog — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:43:31 +0000

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By: Goals and how to achieve them...

Goals and how to achieve them... — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:20:09 +0000

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By: BrownStudies : On specifying your terms

BrownStudies : On specifying your terms — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:03:04 +0000

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By: Luciano Passuello

Luciano Passuello — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:09:57 +0000

Pragmatic approaches always work best for me. The moment I realized I could do life planning from the bottom-up was truly liberating, as I tried all sorts of top-down approaches before without any success.

Tom, thanks for sharing the link to the article on becoming more time conscious, and also thanks for including Litemind in the Best of Effectiveness Blogs list.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:23:37 +0000

I do like these more pragmatic (bottom-up) approaches. We have just published a first article on helping one understand what we are doing and when. Back to basics: http://www.whakate.com/lead-ar.....conscious/

By: Luciano Passuello

Luciano Passuello — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:27:15 +0000

Thanks for the book suggestions, Christine. In Journal to the Self, Kathleen Adams also mentions Ira Progroff’s work more than once — I guess it’s time to check it out. And Writing Down the Bones seems even more interesting! I just added both books to my Amazon wish list.
Thanks again!

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Cool Spots « — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:46:16 +0000

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