{"id":3004,"date":"2013-04-12T09:48:33","date_gmt":"2013-04-12T16:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.teachjim.com\/?p=3004"},"modified":"2013-04-12T09:48:33","modified_gmt":"2013-04-12T16:48:33","slug":"professional-development-daily-improving-you-your-career-and-your-life-one-day-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.teachjim.com\/index.php\/2013\/04\/12\/professional-development-daily-improving-you-your-career-and-your-life-one-day-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Development Daily &#8211; Improving You, Your Career and Your Life One Day At A Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Makeover Mixer<\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes you just need\u00a0 a makeover.\u00a0 Maybe you have seen the shows like Extreme Home Makeover or Biggest Loser.\u00a0 They each have that moment where the &#8220;makeover&#8221; is complete.\u00a0 Improvements made and life changed.\u00a0 Our family is inspired by the hope these moments mean for us. We decided to assemble a few of us to create a &#8220;makeover mixer&#8221; to create a makeover moments for all attending.\u00a0 Listen for your makeover moment! (Or schedule your own at <a title=\"Schedule your Makeover Mixer\" href=\"http:\/\/restoregood.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">restoreGOOD.com<\/a>)<br \/>\n[soundcloud params=&#8221;auto_play=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;color=0ac4ff&#8221;]https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/teachjim\/makeover-mixer[\/soundcloud]<\/p>\n<h2>Noteworth &#8211; Note Taking Tips<\/h2>\n<p>Effective note taking can make or break your day.\u00a0 Whether it is capturing a phone number or the name of a referral small bits of timely information can make the difference in short term activities.\u00a0 Effective note taking can make the difference in your career or your company.\u00a0 Applying the learning you gained in the last class, course or conference you attended may make the difference over the long haul.\u00a0 So what is the most effective way to capture notes and get them into your life?\u00a0 Listen and enjoy the answer.<br \/>\n[soundcloud params=&#8221;auto_play=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;color=0ac4ff&#8221;]https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/teachjim\/notetaking-the-key-to[\/soundcloud]<\/p>\n<h2>Use Context as Your Clue!<\/h2>\n<p>Context gives your activities focus and intensity. If you are focused on the wrong thing your productivity decreases and your likelihood of success too. Getting your mind and energy into the correct context will save the day. Context for choosing the optimal reading strategy is the focus of this call. Enjoy!<br \/>\n[soundcloud params=&#8221;auto_play=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;color=0ac4ff&#8221;]https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/teachjim\/context-the-key-to-productive[\/soundcloud]<\/p>\n<h2>Schedule Time for You!<\/h2>\n<p>Scheduling &#8220;Nap Time&#8221; or &#8220;Down Time&#8221; may be the most important thing you do today to increase your productivity.\u00a0 Inspired by &#8220;<a title=\"The Importance of Scheduling Nothing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/today\/post\/article\/20130403215758-22330283-the-importance-of-scheduling-nothing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Importance of\u00a0 Scheduling Nothing<\/a>&#8221; by\u00a0<a title=\"Jeff Weiner\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/profile\/view?id=22330283&amp;authType=name&amp;authToken=XTo9&amp;goback=%2Empd2_*1_*1_*1_%2F20130403215758*522330283*5the*5importance*5of*5scheduling*5nothing&amp;trk=mp-ph-pn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeff Weiner<\/a>, CEO Linkedin and conversations with some fellow entrepreneurs.\u00a0 So when is your &#8220;Nap&#8221; scheduled today? (BTW: We really do learn everything we need in Kindergarten&#8230;)<br \/>\n[soundcloud params=&#8221;auto_play=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;color=0ac4ff&#8221;]https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/teachjim\/nap-your-way-to-productivity[\/soundcloud]<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Makeover Mixer Sometimes you just need\u00a0 a makeover.\u00a0 Maybe you have seen the shows like Extreme Home Makeover or Biggest Loser.\u00a0 They each have that moment where the &#8220;makeover&#8221; is complete.\u00a0 Improvements made and life changed.\u00a0 Our family is inspired by the hope these moments mean for us. We decided to assemble a few of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.teachjim.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3004"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.teachjim.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.teachjim.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.teachjim.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.teachjim.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/blog.teachjim.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3004\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.teachjim.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.teachjim.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.teachjim.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.teachjim.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}