Monday, December 19, 2011
GETTING CLEAR: SHINY OBJECT SYNDROME
9:27 AM | 
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LEADERHUNTRESS |
Is the only time you have a minute to STOP and THINK your commuting time or even bathroom time?
I'm not being crude, but in the world of multi-tasking - it's hard to even catch your breath. A lot of my commuting colleagues value time just sitting on a train.Just soaking in nothing - or letting the details settle.
Multi-tasking isn't the culprit; it's HOW we go about it. And since we are JUST human, there is so much to see and do and read that we're under a new kind of stress due to the proliferation of things that are SHINY and NEW. New apps. New platforms. New gadgets. New stats. Argh!
SHINY OBJECT SYNDROME is what the experts (yes, a lot of them too, thank goodness; my business is built on promoting those Thought Leaders) say is big reason we are in a tailspin.
Just received a post from Linda Anderson, who is an expert on AD/HD and has a very interesting newsletter "Getting Clear." She says "it actually has a name. It's not just folks with AD/HD who are distracted by anything that sparkles with possibilities and newness. Often entrepreneurs and business owners are also attracted, or distracted, by sparkly in the form of electronics, software and new ideas."
Karyn Greenstreet, who writes for business owners, and just did a piece on Shiny Object Syndrome (SOS).Click here
Says Linda,"It's hard to focus, get back on track and figure out what is really important on our To Do list. Experience tells me that we have to start handling SOS by first opening our eyes wide and recognizing that we are living in a distracting culture. How many things in your life are distracting you from accomplishing something that you really want to accomplish?"
This is all part of being conscious in my opinion. You do not have to go to India or Nepal to practice consciousness. Practice it while you work. Take a breath. Look at your list. Prioritize your tasks. And go through them one-by-one (expect to be interrupted; and choose your interruptions; that's what voicemail is for).
Now that I've written this, I can go back to work!
Friday, December 16, 2011
INDISPENSABLE 'LISTS' FEATURED IN BERLITZ'S 2012 COMPLETE GUIDE TO CRUISING & CRUISE SHIPS by Douglas Ward
1:23 PM |
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LEADERHUNTRESS |
SIX CRUISE-LINE RIP-OFFS TO AVOID
1. Currency conversion: A game where cruise lines win from total control over your onboard account. Using a foreign credit card to pay this account means you could incur currency-conversion charges.
2. Extra gratuities: Major cruise lines typically imprint an additional line on receipts, despite a 15% gratuity having already been added to the actual cost. Thus you’re invited to pay a double gratuity. What a rip-off!
3. Transfer buses: The costs of airport transfer buses in some ports, such as Athens and Barcelona.
4. Mineral water: The cost of bottled mineral water for shore excursions. Example: Celebrity Cruises charges $4.50, but then adds another 15% gratuity “for your convenience.”
5. Navigation bridge tours: Princess Cruises charges $150 per person to be entered into a “raffle” to compete for just six available tickets to see the ship’s bridge. Still want to see it?
6. Bingo cards. The cost of cards is rising dramatically. One extreme example: NCL charges $40 for a block of four cards.
"Cruising is still the best value out there," says Ward," but there are pitfalls to avoid. This guide provides a wealth of information about 285 of the world's major cruise ships, life and services aboard them and how to get the most from the cruising experience." As for those colorful stand-alone lists, Ward calls them "quick, at-a-glance reference features and critiques on several cruise-related subjects that are all invaluable to the savvy and cost-conscious cruiser". Are there more topics he might have covered in these mini-features? "Certainly," Ward says, "but 688 pages aren't enough to, well, list them all."
To obtain the 2012 Berlitz Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships: Find at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Powells.com, independent bookstores and wherever fine books are sold. Berlitz Cruise Ships 2012 app ($9.99), which works with iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch, can be purchased and downloaded at iTunes.
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