Total isolation. That’s how I felt at the beginning of 2013. I had left a successful career as an Executive Search Consultant to pursue my passion for blogging. I went from spending the majority of my work day connecting with people to isolation in my home office.

At first, this was a welcomed break. Less people demanding of my time felt good. The ability to have creative freedom was just the jolt of inspiration I needed.

Becoming increasingly isolated was not. Even though I had built several income streams in my online business, I knew I was hitting a potential plateau. Have you ever felt like you were hitting a potential plateau?

So, I did it. I chose just one word that would be my theme for 2013 – connection.

I desperately needed to surround myself with other passionate people who were headed in the same direction. In a matter of 30 days, I launched a mastermind group that has ...

Almost every adult has had to do a job interview at some point in their life, but what do you do when you're on the other side, and need to give an interview to someone else? Most new interviewers just use a standard set of interview questions with no real purpose or goal in mind. They haven't learned the art of the follow up question after someone gives an answer to their original question.

While large human resources departments will provide training for these eventualities, what do you do if you're a part of a small business who doesn't have the resources for this kind of training?

Understand the Position You're Filling

To really understand how to give an interview for your job opening, you need to understand the position you're hiring for. If this position is one you aren't familiar with, try talking to people who have held this position, either now or in the past.

Make sure you have a good idea of what is really required on the job, day to day. Is this job more physically or m...

If you are just happening upon the course, we are on day 3 of the Get Productive series. It is a month-long challenge for you to take with the promise of doubling your productivity. If you haven't read the previous two installments, here they are:

Assuming you have decided on those areas of focus in your life, we are going to take a "big picture" view of your life. It is important for you to every once in a while "climb the tree" so you can see where you are and be sure that you are going in the direction you want to go. I like the analogy that David Allen uses in Getting Things Done. He describes it as looking at your life in different altitudes. Below is my version of his concept using the Get Productive Method we are covering in this course.

• 30,000 ft. view - Your Simple Life Plan
• 20,000 ft view - Areas of Focus
• 10,000 ft view - 90 Day Goals (yet to be covered)
• Runway - Get it Done - Using a Simple Productivity System (yet to be covered)

Watch this video for a better exp...