1.  for GTD beginners, I have here 10 Tips to Create To-Do Lists Like a Pro! And they really help!

While creating and using to-do lists is relatively simple, there are some tips and tricks you can use to multiply their effectiveness. Below I’ll share with you the 10 tips I learned with my to-do lists over the years.

2. I don’t know about you, but I love the word “brand”. It’s so interesting, and it can give you new ideas. This article I mean :  10 Questions to Develop Your Brand

So much of our time is spent finding the answers, but to find those answers how often do you spend asking yourself the right question?

3. And for the end I have for you a brand new fresh article from Ian’s Messy Desk.  11 Golden Rules of Time Management

No one manages time; they only manage how they use their time. Successful people use their time on the things that matter most and on tasks that move them closer to their goals.

Consider the following “golden rules” of time management. See if you can be more effective in how you use your time.

1. Chatting With Jamie Smart About Goal-Setting and yes, I think that the title is enough.:)

We had such a great bunch of people on the building team at Zithulele and one of the things I most enjoyed about the project was the chats we had about life, the universe and everything. And since I’ve followed Jamie’s work for 5 or 6 years now, I really enjoyed picking his brain on some of the stuff about goal-setting and other personal development questions that I’ve had on my mind lately.

2. We all need some inspirational ideas sometimes.and this is that kind of article that makes ideas jump in our brains. The Decade in Management Ideas

“So there it is: our roundup of the management ideas that shaped the decade.”

3. As you probably noticed, sometimes my last article is a little bit less serious. I mean, it’s supposed to be a lighter one. Like this one is: Do One Thing Very Well.

How do you evaluate the products or services you offer? What makes you decide what to do with regards to your brands? And when you turn that lens on you, how do you fare? (My answer: not so well. I’m a jumble.)

1. Every entrepreneur has this problem. How am I going to sell my product? How will I price it?  The Key to Pricing Your Product or Service Online

One area that in-person sales has an advantage over online is you can tailor your marketing to the precise situation and prospect. With online you have to predict or tune every possible question, bias and objection so that you leave to question unanswered and no objection left hanging.

2. This article is especially for the readers which are passionate about Brand & Marketing and it is perfect for the ones who are trying to establish a connection into them and the brand that they are building.  Defining Your Brand via 6 Traits that Make You a Leader

I finished reading Lisa Orrell’s Millennials Into Leadership: The Ultimate Guide for Gen Y’s Aspiring to Be Effective, Respected, Young Leaders at Work this week. Wow! What a great resource for tomorrow’s leaders.

In Millennials Into Leadership, Orrell discusses “defining your brand by documenting the traits that you believe define your leadership style.” As I read, I thought about how each applied to me as the founder and president of Come Recommended.

3. Are we stressed? It’s Monday. We are, aren’t we? Here are  5 Ways of Using Limits to Get More Enjoyment Out of Your Life Today

Lately I’ve become a lot fonder of limits than I used to be. I used to see them as something negative. Because on one level it’s great to surpass you own limits. On another level it is pretty helpful to set some limits.

So here is how I use limits to make things easier for myself and to accomplish more.

1.  5 Marketing Principles Brands Should Embrace

Most of the marketing rules we lived by just five years ago are practically obsolete. The industry has faced more changes in the last five years than in the previous 50. Let’s face it, there’s no point in improving broken legacy models. Since necessity is the mother of invention, let’s not waste this recession and instead use it to rethink how we go about branding in this new decade.

2.  Let’s get passionate!

How about turning ‘Stress’ into ‘Passion’? What if you could turn all those things that cause you stress into opportunities for something else – learning something new, building or mending a relationship, getting some feedback, stepping out of your comfort zone, widening your horizons, influencing the working culture, helping someone through a challenge, coaching a colleague? Well, is there anything stopping you, other than your own mind and free-will?

3.  How to Get Your “Space” Organized

Getting organized is not merely a theoretical exercise. Sure, you need to think about goals and create plans, but after that, you need to organize your space(s). You space could be your office, your home, garage, the inside of your car, etc. It’s the physical area that is often cluttered and overrun.

1. I usually propose a “to-do List”. Now, I have a “Not-To-Do List: 9 Habits to Stop Now”.

The reason is simple: what you don’t do determines what you can do.

Here are nine stressful and common habits that entrepreneurs and office workers should strive to eliminate. The bullets are followed by more detailed descriptions. Focus on one or two at a time, just as you would with high-priority to-do items.

2. Does Music Help You Think? Because, sometimes… I can’t work without music!

Do you use music to put yourself in a productive mood? It is widely accepted that music increases productivity. Executives and creative professionals who listen to music say it reduces stress and maximizes their energy and focus.

Music also changes your mood. You can use music to keep up your morale and productivity in difficult circumstances. It’s not easy to maintain a positive outlook at work these days with heavy workloads and widespread layoffs. Stay upbeat despite the stress and breeze through the workday.

Music not only lifts you out of negativity, it creates a bubble of sanity in which you can perform at your peak.

3. 99 Writing Productivity Tips.

Being a productive writer can be tough. Over the years, I’ve developed a series of recommendations that will help you write more productively. Each of these has been personally tested and guaranteed to work^†. As with all of my free recommendations, I offer a 100% money-back guarantee.

1. Because we are all struggling to be more and more productive, I say that it’s better first to see what kills our productivity.  Two Big Productivity Killers

The biggest roadblock to productivity is what I call “resistance.” Resistance is some form of negativity…a non acceptance of what is. Resistance shows up in various ways, but the easiest to spot in the world of business is complaining and judgment.

2. This is something that i would really love to to. How about you?  Great Books I Read In 2009

The hardest part about sitting down to read a book these days is that there are so many other things competing for your attention, almost tricking you into believing you’re actually reading.  As an example, on a typical day, I could read 350 Facebook status updates, 75 Twitter updates, 250 emails, and 75 blog posts.

3. I thought it would be nice to read these messages too .  8 productivity experts give their productivity messages for 2010

At the start of the year I emailed a number of famous productivity writers and bloggers asking them what their productivity message was for the new year.  To my joy many of them wrote back to me (I really was flattered) – here is what they said. Enjoy – and be sure to check out their websites for more excellent advice.

1. 6 Easy Ways to Track Your Blog Success

In new year, everything starts afresh and so do bloggers. Aside from resolutions and blogging plans, it’s time to evaluate our blogging progress from previous year. Some of you may not be a fan in tracking stats but in order to plan well ahead, at least a simple review is needed. I don’t plan to bombard you with multiple tools, but some easy, accessible ways you can do for your blog evaluation

2. How to Get a Stalled Project Moving Again

Do you have a long-term project which you’ve stalled on? Perhaps you’ve got a half-written novel tucked away, or you started a blog that you haven’t updated for weeks or months. Maybe you began a bigcraft project – a tapestry or rug. Or you planned to redecorate the spare bedroom, but never got further than moving furniturearound.

3. 8 Unconventional Ways to De-stress and Release Tension

As we move through our daily routines we are often faced with obstacles and challenges which can lead to some degree of stress and anxiety. So to become more relaxed and free of tensions it is important to break away from your ordinary routine and find ways to de-stress. This process can be very simple or more in depth, but why not try something new and different? Here are 8, not your everyday ordinary, ways to de-stress and release tensions.

4. Fabulous Resources for Free Self-Education

What do Bill Gates, Ray Bradbury, Abigail Adams, Richard Branson, and Benjamin Franklin all have in common?  None of them received higher education; they’re autodidacts.

1. In order to optimize your life, you have to follow some rules, and before that you have to take some lessons. GTD lessons. 4 Lessons on How to Get Things Done

1. Avoid perfectionism

2. Have realistic expectations

3. Change the way you work

4. Set limits

2.Sometimes, certain questions make you realize some things, hidden in your subconscious. 25 Questions that Provoke Thought

If the question makes you think, it’s worth asking.

3. My guess is that a competent person = a productive one. True? Try the  The 4 Stages of Competence

About a year ago, I learned of the 4 Stages of Competence from a friend and business associate. This model has really helped me gauge and measure myself when learning new skills.  According to the model, you move from unconscious incompetence to unconscious competence.

1.  How to Think About Possibility – And Why It Matters

I’ve been thinking about possibilities for a good while now and have been slowly synthesizing a few different problems that have possibility as one of their root issues. It’s taken me a while because I’ve been fluctuating between the general philosophical theme and the local applications, and weaving all of the ideas together has been a challenge. I’ll take a shot at it today.

2.  Too Much Work? Here’s How to Handle It

As I mentioned earlier this week, the best way to be productive is to work hard and commit to less. However, it raises an important point, what if the few commitments you do keep simply have too much work? How do you handle it?

I recently had a conversation with Stefan Knafen, a medical student and writer for StudySuccessful.com. He claimed the biggest challenge of medical school was that there was so much of it. Thousands of pages of reading and hundreds of hours of lectures, all needing to be learned.

3. How to Make that Change Stick: The 11 Point Checklist for 2010

It’s a fresh new year.

Although you can make a positive change in your life at any time most people get an extra dose of enthusiasm around this time of the year. That’s only natural.

But how do you go about making changes that will stick? How do you not wind up in the same place where you started a few weeks or months from now?

1.As I probably mentioned in earlier posts, one of my biggest problems is to be organized. So, whenever I find something that could help me, I am thinking that there are probably people that have the same problem as I do. So, can you Make Time to Get and Stay Organized?

What’s the best time to get organized? The ideal answer is, “all the time.” However, taking advantage of natural times can kick-start or motivate the organization process: a New Year’s resolution, spring cleaning, start of the school year, an important deadline, etc. all provide opportunity to get organized.

Many people use the excuse “I just don’t have enough time to get organized.” If you don’t have enough time to get organized, then you’re a prime candidate to get organized. It takes time and energy to get organized, but brings the gift of added time to your life. So… what are some simple ways to manage your organizing time?

2. Sometimes I think about my failures, and I realize that some of them were caused by the wrong perspective that I was looking at problems. I was comparing my project to other projects, I was maybe expecting too much progress after too little time, and I did not have enough trust in me. I realized that reading  The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side

It always looks better. The other side, the grass on the other side. Not just the grass, also the neighbor’s wife, your friend’s sports car, your boss’s apartment, your colleague’s job and how ever many examples you want to hear.

3.Success! Don’t we all want it? 20 Powerful Beliefs That Will Push You Toward Success

I’m sure you have met at least one person in your life that is successful, motivated and self-empowered. This is someone that always seems to land on their feet, turns everything into gold and every success seems to come their way faster and thicker.