by Christopher S Penn | May 8, 2017 | Advertising, Creative, Marketing, Productivity, Red belt
If you’ve not spent a lot of time around your creative services team members, you may have never heard the term swipe file before. A swipe file is a collection, a scrapbook of materials that have worked, arranged in such a way to inspire you and give you future...
by Christopher S Penn | Mar 3, 2017 | Awakening, Buddhism, Jedi mind tricks, Music, Ninjutsu, On ko chi shin, Productivity
In the martial arts, we spend a lot of time learning how to face and deal with difficult situations, dangerous enemies, and unpredictable challenges. However, the worst, most dangerous enemies we often face are ourselves. We get in our own way. We sabotage ourselves....
by Christopher S Penn | Nov 3, 2016 | Awakening, Productivity, Video
On Twitter, Ana Canhoto asked about the stickies on the wall near my desk: Indeed it is. It’s a system knows as the Eisenhower Priority Matrix. I recorded a short video explaining it: Try it out for yourself. It just takes some sticky notes and masking tape to...
by Christopher S Penn | Apr 6, 2015 | Mobile, Productivity
Laura Pezzotta asked: For my favorite mobile app? There are so many to choose from, but if I had to pick the Swiss army knife I use more than most, it’d be Evernote. Why Evernote? Versatility. It’s a document scanner, which comes in handy. It’s a whiteboard capture...
by Christopher S Penn | Mar 21, 2014 | Awakening, Productivity
Ever wish you could be more productive, get more done, work without distraction, or waste less time each day? There’s an interesting answer to this problem if you’re willing and able to do it – front loading your day. Something funny happens to East...
by Christopher S Penn | Apr 2, 2013 | Productivity
Those people who are familiar with the world of sales know the term BANT intimately. For those who have not done selling as a profession, it’s an acronym from enterprise B2B sales that helps sales professionals assess a lead’s quality. The term stands for:...