by Havi Brooks | Nov 6, 2008 | mindful time management, stuff I think about, working on patterns & habits
You know what people delight in? Pointing out whenever I seem to have procrastinated on something. Well, I’ll backtrack on that for the sake of clearer communication … Backtrack backtrack backtrack. Try saying that out loud. Okay. Not people, but some...
by Havi Brooks | Oct 15, 2008 | stuff I think about
Oof, I hate starting a blog post with a disclaimer but I’m going to. Okay, this bit is for people who aren’t regular readers and don’t know me and my duck yet. Hi! We’re usually really sweet and nice. Ask anyone. Oh, wait. That’s not the...
by Havi Brooks | Sep 8, 2008 | working on patterns & habits
The most interesting part so far of developing the non-icky self-promotion for people who hate self-promotion course has been the outpouring (okay, more like an in-pouring) of questions. Questions, what-ifs and semi-anxious expressions of worry or doubt. Of course I...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 22, 2008 | noozletter, not hating on yourself, stucknesses & stuckification
When you keep getting knocked down.It’s that truckload of criticism again. Criticism — the unasked-for kind that’s chock full of hurtful judgments — is no fun, to say the least. That’s not exactly news. But aside from the unpleasantness...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 20, 2008 | biggification, book reviews
So I read about three nonfiction books a week, mostly biggification and self-work (what regular people call business and self-help). Rated on a scale of ducks: 1 duck = Stephen Covey (yawn) and 5 ducks = Malcolm Gladwell (do a little dance). Books worth reading are...
