Comments on: “What Keeps You Up At Night?” http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/07/10/what-keeps-you-up-at-night/ advocacy for the job seeker Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:23:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Jason Alba http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/07/10/what-keeps-you-up-at-night/comment-page-1/#comment-59383 Jason Alba Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:31:30 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/748#comment-59383 Bryan, thanks for the link to Tiffany's post on GTD. This is a book that I have on my list to read this year. I would have read it by now but I'm still... getting... sidetracked... at... every... turn... ;) Bryan, thanks for the link to Tiffany’s post on GTD. This is a book that I have on my list to read this year.

I would have read it by now but I’m still… getting… sidetracked… at… every… turn… ;)

]]> By: Bryan Person, Monster Blogger http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/07/10/what-keeps-you-up-at-night/comment-page-1/#comment-58377 Bryan Person, Monster Blogger Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:13:11 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/748#comment-58377 Ahh, yes: distractions. The bane of our existence in this wired, always-on Web 2.0 world. To get past them, you have to make clear goals for yourself and also to have a system that ensures you'll reach those goals without getting sidetracked at every turn. Tiffany Monhollon just wrote a great post about "getting things done" that you should check out: <a href="http://littleredsuit.com/2007/07/09/forget-multitasking-if-you-can-%e2%80%93-five-tips-for-getting-stuff-done/">http://littleredsuit.com/2007/07/09/forget-multitasking-if-you-can-%e2%80%93-five-tips-for-getting-stuff-done/</a> Ahh, yes: distractions. The bane of our existence in this wired, always-on Web 2.0 world. To get past them, you have to make clear goals for yourself and also to have a system that ensures you’ll reach those goals without getting sidetracked at every turn.

Tiffany Monhollon just wrote a great post about “getting things done” that you should check out:
http://littleredsuit.com/2007/07/09/forget-multitasking-if-you-can-%e2%80%93-five-tips-for-getting-stuff-done/

]]> By: Kent Blumberg http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/07/10/what-keeps-you-up-at-night/comment-page-1/#comment-58081 Kent Blumberg Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:17:22 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/748#comment-58081 <strong>NSome laughs, learning from failure, innovation, distractions and "givens"...</strong> We start this weeks collection of links with a couple of funnies. Roberta Hill, who writes about personality assessments, found this primer on how NOT to do PowerPoint presentations. And Jessica Hagy's Index Card on Tuesday made me smile. I've... NSome laughs, learning from failure, innovation, distractions and “givens”…

We start this weeks collection of links with a couple of funnies. Roberta Hill, who writes about personality assessments, found this primer on how NOT to do PowerPoint presentations. And Jessica Hagy’s Index Card on Tuesday made me smile. I’ve…

]]> By: Jason Alba http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/07/10/what-keeps-you-up-at-night/comment-page-1/#comment-57930 Jason Alba Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:54:37 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/748#comment-57930 <strong>@ Trail Blazer </strong> - hm... and I didn't expect you to read my blog, so last night when I saw your comment come through I was a little embarrassed. I'm glad you took it this way, understand your concerns (and agree with your priorities), and want to convey one thing. This post was not directed at you. It is for the hundreds of readers... so I kept the names out of the post in hopes that the message was more important... anyway, I'm feeling a little sheepish that you came across this :p <strong>@ Norman</strong> - thanks for the comment :) <strong>@ Gil</strong> - you know what's funny, I sometimes think "man, people really shouldn't read my blog because, well, it's a distraction from what they should be doing!" :p But you said it first. I can only live with my blog-self because I hope that day-by-day I have some kind of influence on people becoming better, more effective, more focused. <strong>@ Maggie</strong> - you are right... in other words, the distractions can be a symptom of a bigger, deeper issue. That's one reason why I point to my career expert partner page... sometimes you really need someone to give you a swift kick in the butt. @ Trail Blazer – hm… and I didn’t expect you to read my blog, so last night when I saw your comment come through I was a little embarrassed. I’m glad you took it this way, understand your concerns (and agree with your priorities), and want to convey one thing. This post was not directed at you. It is for the hundreds of readers… so I kept the names out of the post in hopes that the message was more important… anyway, I’m feeling a little sheepish that you came across this :p

@ Norman – thanks for the comment :)

@ Gil – you know what’s funny, I sometimes think “man, people really shouldn’t read my blog because, well, it’s a distraction from what they should be doing!” :p But you said it first. I can only live with my blog-self because I hope that day-by-day I have some kind of influence on people becoming better, more effective, more focused.

@ Maggie – you are right… in other words, the distractions can be a symptom of a bigger, deeper issue. That’s one reason why I point to my career expert partner page… sometimes you really need someone to give you a swift kick in the butt.

]]> By: Maggie http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/07/10/what-keeps-you-up-at-night/comment-page-1/#comment-57896 Maggie Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:47:21 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/748#comment-57896 Jason, Absolutely agree with you as well. The only thing I'd like to add to this is that I often find that folks who are struggling, experiencing depression (due to layoffs / being unemployed / financially / fill-in-the-blank) or going through some big shift in their life can also procrastinate due to those reasons. Not wanting to face whatever it is that is going on, or deal with the issues at hand, can also cause the "distractions" to run the day. I think that if someone is putting off important things such as looking for a job, listing with agencies or any other move that will ultimately improve their life but require effort up front, they might have a deeper issue than just the average procrastination. Maggie Lang http://corprockstar.blogspot.com Jason,

Absolutely agree with you as well. The only thing I’d like to add to this is that I often find that folks who are struggling, experiencing depression (due to layoffs / being unemployed / financially / fill-in-the-blank) or going through some big shift in their life can also procrastinate due to those reasons. Not wanting to face whatever it is that is going on, or deal with the issues at hand, can also cause the “distractions” to run the day. I think that if someone is putting off important things such as looking for a job, listing with agencies or any other move that will ultimately improve their life but require effort up front, they might have a deeper issue than just the average procrastination.

Maggie Lang
http://corprockstar.blogspot.com

]]> By: Gil Zilberfeld http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/07/10/what-keeps-you-up-at-night/comment-page-1/#comment-57875 Gil Zilberfeld Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:27:53 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/748#comment-57875 I agree with both the article and Trail Blazer's comments. The distractions are always there. Even now I'm writing this comments, because instead of focusing onstuff that needs to get done, I'm on my news reader instead. And of course these things come in all sizes - this distracted me for a few minutes. But I have stuff I've been delaying for weeks, since, well, I got distracted. It's always good to be reminded of that, and get back on track for what's really important. Gil I agree with both the article and Trail Blazer’s comments.

The distractions are always there. Even now I’m writing this comments, because instead of focusing onstuff that needs to get done, I’m on my news reader instead. And of course these things come in all sizes – this distracted me for a few minutes. But I have stuff I’ve been delaying for weeks, since, well, I got distracted.

It’s always good to be reminded of that, and get back on track for what’s really important.

Gil

]]> By: Norman http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/07/10/what-keeps-you-up-at-night/comment-page-1/#comment-57873 Norman Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:17:32 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/748#comment-57873 Excellent advice, Jason. It's a great reminder to keep our priorities in order and pay attention to how we're really spending our time. Excellent advice, Jason. It’s a great reminder to keep our priorities in order and pay attention to how we’re really spending our time.

]]> By: Trail Blazer http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/07/10/what-keeps-you-up-at-night/comment-page-1/#comment-57827 Trail Blazer Wed, 11 Jul 2007 03:30:45 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/748#comment-57827 I read you Blog today as well. Glad I could provide you a topic for your blog. I do need to get moving a little faster, however, with listing and selling and closing (3 days from list to fund) the Condo of which I was a part owner, disbursing the funds, cleaning out my office in the condo and setting it up at home, configuring the VPN’s (15) for the remaining clients residing around the country, preparing for two interviews railroading the holiday, etc. I think I have done pretty well. BTW- I got a call today for a second interview with one of my Focus Companies. I hope this doesn’t come across negatively as I do need someone to KICK MY B___! and get me moving a little faster. Thank you for the KICK! My business partner once used the phrase “Don’t confuse ACTIVITY for PRODUCTIVITY.” I will remember that in my seeking as well as my work ethics. I read you Blog today as well. Glad I could provide you a topic for your blog. I do need to get moving a little faster, however, with listing and selling and closing (3 days from list to fund) the Condo of which I was a part owner, disbursing the funds, cleaning out my office in the condo and setting it up at home, configuring the VPN’s (15) for the remaining clients residing around the country, preparing for two interviews railroading the holiday, etc. I think I have done pretty well.

BTW- I got a call today for a second interview with one of my Focus Companies.

I hope this doesn’t come across negatively as I do need someone to KICK MY B___! and get me moving a little faster. Thank you for the KICK!

My business partner once used the phrase “Don’t confuse ACTIVITY for PRODUCTIVITY.” I will remember that in my seeking as well as my work ethics.

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