Getting Things Done: A Guide To Next-Action Lists

Nancy B. Alston

Getting Things Done (GTD), is a productivity methodology designed by David Allen. GTD increases your productivity by getting things out of your mind, and into a reliable system that you can trust. This frees your mind to work on the task at hand, instead of trying to remember a myriad […]

Awareness Without Action is Worthless

Nancy B. Alston

This is probably the most insightful quote I read from Dr. Phil McGraw’s MySpace Blog. First time I read it, I knew it was me! Ask me if I’m feeling guilty about this quote and I will answer YES. There are loads of situation in my life when I feel […]

125 Action Statements and Power Phrases

Nancy B. Alston

1. If you’re having a tough time getting by on your salary now, how well do you think your family will get by without it? 2. The only thing worse than a home without a mother is a mother without a home, isn’t it? 3. You can say, “I don’t […]

Politics, Profits and Professionalism

Nancy B. Alston

According to the Columbia Encyclopedia, Alternative Medicine is defined as “the treatment and prevention of disease by techniques that are regarded by modern Western medicine as scientifically unproven or unorthodox.” The American Medical Association essentially is the governing body of this profession in the United States. This organization defines what […]