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Hi, I'm Stever Robbins. In every episode, I give actionable tips on how to work less and do more at work and home. My Personal Mission is spreading happiness by helping you be more effective at creating the life you want--one file folder at a time.
 
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Get-it-done Guy
I started celebrating the Friday before last, because I thought manuscript done meant work was done. Nope. We had a full round of edits to go. Just finished up all the edits and the book's off to the copy-editor's desk. My part--the hard writing part, at least--is over! Yippee! That light at the end of the tunnel is ev...en closer, now. It's pretty. It could be light filtering through a glass of Dom Perignon.Read More

November 10 at 2:43pm
Paul Nevlud
Paul Nevlud
Good work. Hopefully there isn't another 'last minute' action day tomorrow.
November 10 at 6:43pm
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Get-it-done Guy Still space in tomorrow's action day. Want to come be productive? Sign up for free here: http://actionday1105.eventbrite.com/

November 4 at 6:33pm
Raphael Love
Raphael Love
I did participate today. Not at the level I would have wanted to... I just wish I could coordinate other work responsibilities. I would like to try something similar outside of a normal workday. Saturday actionday or similar?
November 5 at 3:11pm
Michael C. Steffens
Michael C. Steffens
I've started doing action days for myself whenever I have a whole day to myself and an inexhaustible urge to lie around and watch NCIS reruns. My friends are impressed, even though no one wants to join me yet.
November 7 at 4:53pm
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Get-it-done Guy Six weeks of book mono-tasking-focus & flow was WONDERFUL. Multi-tasking today felt draining/scattered. FOCUS RULES! (as my book will discuss). The manuscript is done and we're in the 2nd-to-last editing pass. The book goes to copy-editing next week, so the end of my intense writing involvement is very much in sight. The light at the end of the tunnel is hopefully the light on the set of Oprah.

November 4 at 2:27pm
Scott Milford
Scott Milford
How about this... May your new book explode all over an unsuspecting (but enthusiastic) audience! ???

Another: May the spotlight of sudden fame render you blindingly rich...and happy! [I might need to work on this.]
November 4 at 6:41pm
Scott Milford
Scott Milford
By the way... I uploaded some Renaissance Festival pictures per our conversation a few months back. (Finally got around to it.) Just look in my Photos. :-)
November 4 at 6:46pm
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Get-it-done Guy I've breathed a huge sigh of relief. My manuscript went off to the editor Friday. Today I'm supposedly resting and relaxing. Looking around, the office is a disaster area. Two more action days this coming week to start bringing my life back into a semblance of normalcy after 18 months of writing. Join me Thursday 11/5 or Friday 11/6: http://actionday1105.eventbrite.com or http://actionday1106.eventbrite.com

November 1 at 10:37am
Brian Freese
Brian Freese
congratulations on achieving this significant milestone Stever! I look forward to the next one when it is published and the next one after that when it hits the "best sellers" lists.
November 1 at 11:35am
Raphael Love
Raphael Love
Yes... Grats on the progress to completion! I am contemplating signing up for the action-days but I am unsure if I can get access to it from work.
November 1 at 11:45am
Patti Kelly Tessler
Patti Kelly Tessler
So happy for you!
November 1 at 7:04pm
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October 27 at 8:19am
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October 23 at 6:09am
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Get-it-done Guy Book theme: know why you do what you do, and make sure it's a purpose you want. I envy people with bigger media presence, or better credentials. # But why? What do I think is better about their lives than my own? Do I think they have more fun? More money? More respect? It's weird to realize my envy is more conditioned by media/society/self rather than being connected to any actual outcome.

October 14 at 8:33am
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Get-it-done Guy
Alexander: actually, a purely scientific investigation should be grounded in the practical. After all, if I can change, and science says I shouldn't be able to, then it's a sign the science needs updating.
October 23 at 6:11am
Alexander Radev
Alexander Radev
I meant something else by scientific investigation. Normally, science should be impartial regarding applicability and should be recording facts. Application should be in arts and technology and can be based on scientific facts or drive them and hence produce science :) Distinction is not always visible, but still I find it significant.
October 23 at 9:06am
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Get-it-done Guy Still room in Action Days this week! Come play (more accurately, come help hold *ME* accountable for finishing my book)! http://actionday1013.eventbrite.com for Tuesday, 1014 for Wednesday, 1015 for Thursday, 1016 for friday. What's an action day? See: http://is.gd/3R9W0

October 12 at 11:45am
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Get-it-done Guy Action days next week! http://actionday1012.eventbrite.com to sign up. (Or 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016.) These are proving really effective and useful! What's an action day? http://is.gd/3R9W0

October 8 at 12:12pm
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Get-it-done Guy Short-term vs. long-term. Cheap socks may be better in the short term, but they stretch & need replacing way too soon.

October 6 at 4:53pm
Justin Scanson
Justin Scanson
Never go cheap with socks or shoes.
October 6 at 7:13pm
Get-it-done Guy
Get-it-done Guy
I like new socks every day, but being concerned about resource reuse, I must say that wasting cheap socks rubs me the wrong way.
October 8 at 12:10pm
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Get-it-done Guy I'm going to take my editor's advice (like I have a choice?) and remove two major book chapters and use them for some Future Purpose. They'll probably become a standalone eBook, or the foundation for a giveaway product, or maybe an audiobook or ... The good news is that I am really prolific when it comes to creating content. Now if I could just get good at the monetizing part, I'd have a career!

October 4 at 7:15pm
Mike Robinson
Mike Robinson
If it means I can get the book faster and have another one to read later just make it happen!
October 4 at 7:17pm
Michael Joseph Purpura
Michael Joseph Purpura
What does the "monetizing" part include?
October 4 at 8:01pm
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Get-it-done Guy
Michael: er, me actually making some money off all this effort. I'm not quite clear on how that part happens.
October 5 at 8:30pm
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Get-it-done Guy Action days, action days, and still more action days! They're working so well helping me get my book done that I'm having them again next week. http://actionday1005.eventbrite.com, http://actionday1006.eventbrite.com, etc. all the way to actionday1009.

October 1 at 5:26pm
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Get-it-done Guy My hair is on its way back to its original color. This cut is shorter on the sides and longer on top, like my avatar.

See? I listen to my fans. They said "Stever, you should be more animated." Voila!

Katrina Rucker
September 30 at 3:32pm
Charlene Coraccio DeCesare
September 30 at 3:46pm
Brenda Kent
Brenda Kent
NICE :-)
September 30 at 4:00pm
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Get-it-done Guy Tomorrow's episode is the first one so far that in some sense is about working more and doing less. If your management won't do their job well, sometimes your only recourse is to work around them in a way that really wastes everyone's time and effort :-(

September 28 at 12:27pm
Jay Edgar
Jay Edgar
There are silly, unpleasant realities we all must face.
September 28 at 12:32pm
R. Chad Burrell
R. Chad Burrell
I think you work for my company. . .
September 28 at 12:45pm
Rich Griffith
Rich Griffith
Woo Hoo!!! Couple those with decreased pay and you're a step away from a trifecta of some sort :)
September 28 at 2:08pm
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Get-it-done Guy Action days next week every day! Sign up and beat the rush (I'll bet you didn't know we have a rush for action days. Wait 'til you see what the pledges have to do during work week. Hint: involves aluminum foil hats and space aliens.)

Sign up at http://actionday0928.eventbrite.com and actionday0929, 0930, 1001, and 1002.

Source: actionday0928.eventbrite.com
Stever Robbins presents Get-it-Done Guy ACTION DAY! MONDAY 9/28/2009 -- Monday, September 28, 2009 -- Boston, MA
L. Elizabeth Hewitt
L. Elizabeth Hewitt
I WANT TO WORK WHERE YOU WORK.
September 22 at 7:15pm