The Pomodoro Technique. Can a Tomato Make You More Productive!
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Every now and then I come across tools or techniques that profoundly change the way I do things in my my business, This is one of those things. The Pomodoro Technique was introduced to me by my friend and mentor Ryan Deiss. It was so valuable (and also FREE) to me I have decided to share this technique with my friends and subscribers.
In the late 1980’s, a student by the name of Francesco Cirillo (the creator of the technique) was looking for a way of improving his study habits. He took a Tomato-Shaped kitchen timer (hence the name Pomodoro, which is Italian for tomato) and found that if he broke his tasks at hand into 25-minute sessions, now known as Pomodoros, followed by a 5-minute break, and then took a longer 15-minute break after four Pomodoros, he was able to concentrate fully on the tasks at hand and be more productive during that time . In turn The Pomodoro Technique was created.
The technique is simple to use, easy to learn and an extremely effective time management tool. It basically is a technique you would use to break up your time in 25 minute increments (now known as a pomodoro) followed by a five minute break. After four Pomodoros you would take a longer break, beetween 15 to 25 minutes – sometimes longer if needed. Along with that it allows you to estimate and record your time to better understand your time managment. This allows you to evaluate your time and work on specific areas or tasks that are not productive., and challenge yourself or change your pomodoros so that they become productive.
Dwight D Eisnehower once said “Its not the plan that matters its the planning” If you would like to have more focus on your tasks and actually have a plan for time mangement using this technique please type in your name and email below and I will send you Francesco Cirillo’s book on The Pomodoro Technique, as well as all the worksheets, and not to mention: FOCUS BOOSTER a Free downloadable application for your very own desktop Pomodoro.
Here are My Top 10 Plugin’s For Wordpress.
Ah!!! Plugins are one of the reasons that make wordpress so extremely powerful! There are thousands of plugins for your blog that are completely free, and will make your blog an instant powerhouse without writing a single piece of code. There are so many great plugins that it is really hard to make a list of just 10, so if you have some more you would like to share please put them in the comments below. Here Goes.
1.) Comment Luv - is a plugin that uses a service to go out to the commenters blogs of choice and find the last posts that they have made. It will then create a backlink to that post and display it within their comments on your blog. This encourages visitors to your blog to hang out and write comments on your blog because it will backlink to their own blogs. This will not only give your readers alot of incentive to add comments on your blog to create traffic to their own sites but will also boost your page ranking because it is creating quality backlinks to your blog. It is really a Win Win situation for everybody and that is why it made My Top 10 List. You can view my post on comment luv and how to use it by clicking Her
2.) Contact Form 7 – is a plugin that you can use to make contact forms for your site really easily again without writing any code. ( some slight html might be needed. but for the most part this is plug and play) Some of the key features of using this plugin is that it uses spam filters from the akismet database and will filter out any spammers on your form. Read more »
How to Install and use CommentLuv
Comments are a wonderful thing to receive on your blog, with CommentLuv for Wordpress you can give something back to your community right away by including a titled link for their last blog post or tweet on the end of their comment. What this plugin essentially does is fetch the feed found at the commenters site or blog and extracts the last blog post title. It then will link it back to your visitors blog and display it in there comment area on your blog.
It is really a win win situation for all parties. You get comments on your blog which boosts your sites rankings and gives an incentive for your visitors to comment, and your visitor gets a backlink to thier own blog which helps their site rankings and will increase referral traffic to their blog. Very Powerful !! Here is a video on how to install and implement Comment Luv on your blog.
Why use Wordpress for your business.
Why use Wordpress for my business website you ask?
In this day and age everybody knows the value of having your business on the internet. It is not a question if you are losing money if you do not have an internet presence It is how much. However there are a lot of problems/questions a small business owner is faced when it comes getting a website on the internet. Here are just a few!
• Where do I start?
• Will I own the website and the contents of the website once it is completed.
• How
• Do I need to hire a web designer or web developer to build my website.
1.) Will I have to pay a web designer every time I need to update my website.
2.) Will a web designer be available when I need him to make a simple update?3 ) How much will a web designer cost?
4.) How do I go about hiring a Web Designer?
A.) Are they going to know the in and outs of my business to be able to put together a website for me that makes sense?
B.) Do I need to hire a local designer so I can work with him easily.
C.) Are they charging me a fair price? I have got bids really low and really High for the same site!
• What kind of software will I need to make a website if I decide to do it myself?
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WordPress CMS enable you to manage your content using an Internet browser. You can easily update, edit, add pages and much more easily using WordPress CMS. A business can take advantage of updating their web site without their webmaster. The user interface of WordPress is as simple as writing a document in MS Word. A business can easily change their store hours, services, location, adding photos and much more. The need for a webmaster is reduced when having a WordPress CMS power your web site.
The ability for a business owner to update their own web site saves money. In the past, a business owner would have to pay a webmaster anywhere from $50 to $85 a hour to update their web site. Today, with WordPress CMS a business owner can save money by updating their own site easily. The reason to use WordPress for your business is simple. WordPress CMS saves you money. Share and Enjoy:
Failure Equals Success
Only today have I really grasped the term Failure Equals SUCCESS! As I look in hindsight over the last ten years of my life and the failures within them, I can only now see, how the successes in my life were a direct result of the failures. Without my failures I would never have been able to obtain the necessary experiences, the necessary life lessons that have lead to Any of my success!
One of the greatest athletes to ever embrace us; “Michael Jordan” has missed over 9000 shots in his career lost over 300 games, has been trusted to carry his team to victory with a game winning shot, and missed it over 26 times. Here is Michael’s interpretation of his failures.
Some of the best inspiration for me comes from the weirdest places. Like a video such as this that I might stumble upon, on youtube. Or something one of my daughters might say or do. At that moment, the moment when they say it, that is the moment I needed the message. Almost as if has found “ME” instead of me finding it. This message was one of those times.
After six years of blood, sweat, and tears and putting everything I had into a business (which most would consider very successful but fell short of what I would consider a success) I decided to sell it, and reevaluate my life. In doing so I asked myself, “Have I Failed?” After pondering that question over several sleepless nights I came to this conclusion. The question is not “Have I Failed” the question is really “HAVE I FAILED ENOUGH?” For me any Success in my life is a direct reflection of how many times I have failed. Without my failures I could never of had success! Without the broken heart, the missed opportunities, countless mistakes I would not have any of the Success! More importantly at any given moment I know that I am a few failures away from the Success!
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