Mike Vardy

How To Do A Year in Preview In 3 Steps

While the weeks that surround Christmas and New Year’s tend to be the time to take stock of the year gone by, it’s also important review regularly throughout the year. The same goes for looking ahead. Priorities need to adjust, new opportunities can arise, and courses need to be corrected. Plans will change as the months go by, but in order to adjust accordingly you should have a larger scale plan to start off with. That’s why doing a Year in Preview is so important. It helps you craft a plan that you can use as a roadmap for the weeks and months to come.

My Three Words For 2015

As we kick off the 2015 calendar year, I’m not just looking back at the twelve months gone by but the twelve ahead. I’m not a big proponent of New Year’s Resolutions, but I have taken to choosing some trigger words to help me propel the year to come to great heights.

4 Ways To Make Your Mondays Better

Tired of waking up on a Monday morning dreading the day that is to come? Read on for some tips on how to overcome this productivity obstacle.

The Priority

Now is one of the best times of the year to decide on your priorities for the future. And then focus on just one priority…and make it happen.

Productivityist 2.0: The Next Level

Ever since I launched Productivityist, growth has been consistent but between October 2013 and today the growth has been more than consistent – it’s been tremendous. As a result, the realization that change needed to occur rose to the forefront. And that was because of one simple and undeniable fact: Productivityist has become bigger than me.

The Art of Rapid Presentation Creation

The following is a guest post by Ryan McRae. Ryan is the founder of masterpresenting.com, a blog dedicated to creating courageous presenters. He has spoken all over the world, including Afghanistan. He is an Apple fanatic, voracious reader and lover of things pumpkin flavored. He can be reached at theryanmcrae@gmail.com. The task of giving a