The Middle Way Method
Where Top-Down Meets Bottom-Up
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Why Practice Time Management
It has become almost universally acknowledged that time management of some form is essential to our success. It is something we do almost without question. There are several ways to manage our time. Each one of these has its benefits and drawbacks. Some focus on lists, some on calendars, some...
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Setting and Keeping Goals and New Year’s Resolutions
Around January 1st a lot of people start thinking of how they can improve themselves, or a skill. We begin to see the usually New Year’s Resolutions, Get out of debt Get in Shape Read that book Write that novel Change the world We have seen these and many more...
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Restarting, or Continuing Stalled Goals and Projects
Working with the many projects, or goals (I’ll call them projects) in our professional and personal lives means that there is a lot which needs to get done. We almost always have more to do, than can be done in a day, or week. It is no surprise then that...
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Creating Personal Mission and Vision Statements
Developing a Mission Statement Mission statements are composed of values. Determining our personal core values is one of the hardest, but most important things a person can do to learn who they are. Once your core values are determined you can start to acquire new values, that you wish to...
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The Middle Way Method: Wrap Up
This is the final entry in the Middle Way Planning series. Last November, I introduced this planning system to you. Then I showed you how you could create your own paper-based companion planner. Last month, I showed you how to use the two together. This month I want to address...