Mike Vardy

Call For Help: The Verdict On A Month Of Virtual Assistance

In the final part of this four part series, I determine whether or not I deem the experiment a success, and what other findings I had along the way. I’ve recently wrapped up my month of virtual assistance, and along the way I learned a lot about what a VA can do for you…if you […]

3 Things That Children Can’t Help But Teach You

I’m not only a writer and productivity specialist – I’m a husband and father of two children. In fact, since I work from home I am home with my kids a lot. Tuesdays and Wednesdays are actually known as “Daddy Duty Days” around my house. It’s been during those days that I’ve realized what things you can learn being around children on an ongoing basis β€” things that are transferrable to many facets of your life.

3 Things You Should Do To Build Better Productivity Habits

The quest for improved productivity is an ongoing one, but what tends to happen is we spend time worrying about maintaining productivity rather than developing better productivity habits. This results in slower than desired improvements in what we need to do and, more importantly, what we really want to do. Here are three things that

The Thing About Help

Note: I’m nearing the end of my virtual assistant experiment, but I’m taking a break from sharing my results this week so I can have more data next week. We can’t do it alone. Even if we’re working independently, we need help in some form or another. That help doesn’t necessarily have to come from

Simply Podtastic: My 2014 Essential Podcast Diet

“An information diet is not about consuming less; it’s about consuming right.” – Clay Johnson, author of The Information Diet I think it’s important to take a look at what you’re consuming in terms of content fairly regularly. I’ve done so when it comes to a lot of the information I consume, be it the

3 Things To Help You Get More Out Of Your Weekend

3 Things is a weekly series posted every Sunday that highlights three things you can do to overcome a challenge, enhance your productivity, and improve other aspects of your work and life. Each of the things also offers an app or product recommendation that can help you take action and move forward. The weekend is

Review: Deckset for Mac

I’ve been giving more presentations over the last couple of years, and that has meant building more slidedecks. I tend to follow the Garr Reynolds’ model of presentation building, and I wind up using the slides as triggers more than anything else. So when Deckset for Mac hit the scene last week, I was very