Two things are certain, death and taxes. But only one lets you have an automatic extension. – Anonymous
Category Archives: Quotes
Flaubert on the Need For Order – a quote
Be neat and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and creative in your work. Gustave Flaubert
Happy Thanksgiving
We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. – Thornton Wilder At this time, I am especially conscious of how grateful I am for you, my clients, friends and readers. Thank you for your presence in my life. I wish you treasures galore!
The Price of Procrastination
Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task. William James
There’s a reason they’re called DEAD-lines
I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. Douglas Adams This blog has fallen silent as I’ve been working on some other projects — more on those soon. In the meantime, I haven’t lost interest in organizing and productivity, and I will be back soon.
Worth Repeating – May posts from New Leaf News
Looking ahead to summer. Remembering the past on Memorial Day. Listening as commencement speakers recall prior achievements and give advice for a lifetime. May is filled with beginnings and endings. What would you like to begin? What would you like to end? Here are a few posts from past Mays to help make today more…
A Thought for Tax Day
There’s only one thing worse than paying income tax, and that’s not paying it. – Anonymous
Worth Repeating – April posts from New Leaf News
Is April the cruelest month? The poet T. S. Eliot thought so. But the New Leaf archives from Aprils past kindly produced a fresh crop of relevant articles. I’ll share them in case you missed them the first time around. When you have a lot to do, you’ll want to hurry, right? Not necessarily. It’s…
What’s Better Than Perfect? Escaping the Perfectionism Trap
What’s better than perfect? Many years ago, when I applied for my first real career-launching job, I prepared for my round of interviews with practice questions supplied by a university career counselor. I remember one question we were advised to be ready for. It was this: What is your greatest weakness? And I recall my…