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I have started to write my next book about how to be more efficient, more organized, in order to reach our objectives. For a long time, this has been a key question for me. How can I do what I want to do despite what seems to me the endless possibilities of emergency and disruption… Since 5 years, I have been reading many, many books about it, and finally by picking a little bit of each, I have been able to have a method which works

So, I’m preparing a complete toolbox of the tools that I’m using, how I’m using them and why I’m using them.

Now, everyday, I use 750words.com to write my book. It is also a nice coincidence that Jason Theodor proposed this week-end to ask him a question and he’ll come back with 10 ideas.

Here are his 10 ideas for my book title: 10 Ideas in 10 Minutes™ for Book Titles are Work Efficiency:

1. Being Efficient at Work [the obvious one!]
2. Work to Live: How to shorten your time at the office to lengthen your life
3. The Right Tool for the Job: How to Save Time At Work
4. Work-arounds: Tips and Tricks for Efficient Employment
5. Take Some of the Work Out of Work
6. Work, Work, Work. That’s Not All You Should Do.
7. Post-its™ Are Your Friends - and other lessons from a life at work
8. Short-cuts from Nine to Five
9. The Evolution of Work
10. Work Smarter, Not Harder

I highly recommend you to have a look at his slides on creativity.

The book will be out 1st December, countdown in the right column.

Don’t hesitate to send me your experience or the tools you’re using. I’ll create a group to share them soon.

I like the work done by Xplane on Vizualization. They have just done a new marketing video for Youngme Moon latest book “Different” on differentiation in business.

Setting goals is what January 1st is all about. Did you know that 95% of the people who set New Year’s resolution never follow through? So, over the last few years, I’ve practiced goals’ setting instead of resolutions.

How can you set your goals

You need to start by setting tangible goals, SMART goals that can be measured and have dates to accomplish tasks by. Personally, I like to set up 3 key goals, not more.

You also need to set the reason, the purpose, the motivation behind each of these goals.

Last, but not least, for each goal, you need to associate a detailed action plan.

I hope you give this some thought and consider sharing how you set your goals for 2010 here. It’s been very helpful to me over the last few years, and I predict it’ll help me navigate the complexities of my upcoming 2010, as well.

Seth Godin used a quote that I really like: “Big ideas are…. little ideas that no one killed too soon.”

I just found the perfect illustration (scott c | via doobybrain).

Very interesting talk from Dan Pink on motivation at TED 2009

Today, I decided to mix 2 things, art and press release, inspired by Austin Kleon for the art and David Meerman Scott for the PR.

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I highly recommend you to watch this video… Any resemblance with existing persons would be purely fortuitous…

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I wanted to share with you this video prepared fro the launch of the Palm Pre.

This  might sound obvious but authenticity is key to gain credibility.

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In today’s economy, everybody is talking about prices, lower prices which inherently means lower margin.  So, what can you do to increase your margin?

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