ManagementSushi Guest Post #2: Time-Management, the TV-Marathon Way

Courtesy of ManagementSushi, UK-based marketeer, brand expert, and SME business strategist, Bernie Ritchie's blog, my latest guest-post is now live.

Titled, "2010 : Year of the TV Marathon Work Week Approach?!" it's a tongue-in-cheek strategy for managing your way-too-busy work-week, based on how television stations schedule those program marathons.

To start things off, Bernie's included some of her favorite (or 'favourite,' as she'd spell it) time-management resources, as well.

Here, then, is an excerpt of the post:

"Monday could be "Email Day" where all we did was respond to what was in our in-boxes. Now many of you get *zillions* of emails, no doubt, but I gotta believe that if you had an entire day to focus just on that, why you might even be able to come in a little bit late on Mondays. And wouldn't that be a nice way to start the week?!
"Having eased into the week like that, Tuesday would then be "Commitment Day." This would be when you'd be responsible for doing all the things you said you'd do in your emails, a week ago Monday. Just imagine: "Sorry, boss, I can't help you out right now, I'm too busy honoring the commitments I've already made to other people."

"Of course that would mean that Wednesday would have to be "Commitment Overflow Day" (COD for short). Why? Well for two reasons ..."

(... continued at http://managementsushi.com/.)

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1. Never take to sawin' on the branch that's supportn' you, unless you're bein' hung from it.


2. A lot of good luck is undeserved, but then so is a lot of bad luck.


3. Go after life as if it's something that's got to be roped in a hurry before it gets away.


4. Don't let so much reality into your life that there's no room left for dreamin'.


5. Ain't never seen a wild critter feelin' sorry for itself.


6. Honesty is not something you should flirt with -- ou should be married to it.


7. Avoid flasharity, foofaraw, and fumadiddle in dress, speech, and conduct. leave the peacocking for the peacocks.


8. You can't weigh the facts if yo'uve got the scales loaded down with your opinions.


9. When you forgive and forget, forget that you forgave while you're at it.


10. The best way to knock a chip off a shoulder is with a friendly pat on the back.


11. Work lessat worrying and more at working.


12. Advice is like a pot of chili: You should try a little of it yourself before you give anybody else a taste.


13. If you ain't pullin' your weight, you're pushin' your luck.


14. Nothin' keeps you honest more than witnesses.


15. The purest metal comes out of the greatest heat.


16. You're not being diplomatic just because you put "please' in front of "shut the hell up."


17. Smetimes it takes a lot more thinkin' to deal with changes than to make 'em.


18. You'll feel better when it quits hurtin'.


19. The bigger the mouth, the better it looks shut.


20. You can't tell how far a frog can jump by its croak.


21. Always walk tall and keep your head up -- unless you're walkin' in a cow pasture.


22. The best way to break a bad habit is to drop it.

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