Tag: process
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Prioritize, Plan, and Execute
The weekend came and went. It wasn’t the worst weekend, but it was also not the best. In either case, it came to my attention that I dropped the ball again in regards to this whole posting everyday thing. I just completely missed it. But you know what? That’s OK. The point of failure is…
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Live the Process
Lean manufacturing. Six Sigma process analysis. 5S. The Toyota methodologies. Fancy lingo used only in the business world, right? One might be inclined to think so. Living as a manufacturing manager, my life is often littered with instances of these very concepts being enforced. When some of the more exuberant coaches come forward, they will…
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Know Thyself
I didn’t fall off the horse, per-say. In a manner of speaking, I willingly got off (that horse being writing and posting) when I saw that my life was getting too stressful to attempt to manage my hobby as well. For the last two weeks I have had a busy life. Not unmanageable, just busy…
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The Art of Juggling
Contrary to the title, this post is not about juggling as a literal activity, but rather I am bringing it up in the metaphorical sense. It is about managing activities. In this case: my writing. In any business venture, there are a lot of different bases that need covered to sell a product. Design, manufacturing,…
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A Week of Words
I’ve written every day since 2/2 this year. My per day average was just a smidge over 1500 words. All of this was thanks to the little rule I implemented. Then yesterday happened. I wrote 0. Nothing. Nada. Part of me wants so badly to piss on myself about it, to tell me that I…