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Productivity Tips from a Professional

Posted on by THOR in Livin' the Dream

Spring Cleaning is happening! Sorry that I am unable to track where this came from. It is not mine!

Worth sharing all the same:

Here are his tips for staying productive:

  1. Work backwards from goals to milestones to tasks. Writing “launch company website” at the top of your to-do list is a sure way to make sure you never get it done. Break down the work into smaller and smaller chunks until you have specific tasks that can be accomplished in a few hours or less: Sketch a wireframe, outline an introduction for the homepage video, etc. That’s how you set goals and actually succeed in crossing them off your list.
  2. Stop multi-tasking. No, seriously—stop. Switching from task to task quickly does not work. In fact, changing tasks more than 10 times in a day makes you dumber than being stoned. When you’re stoned, your IQ drops by five points. When you multitask, it drops by an average of 10 points, 15 for men, five for women (yes, men are three times as bad at multitasking than women).
  3. Be militant about eliminating distractions. Lock your door, put a sign up, turn off your phone, texts, email, and instant messaging. In fact, if you know you may sneak a peek at your email, set it to offline mode, or even turn off your Internet connection. Go to a quiet area and focus on completing one task.
  4. Schedule your email. Pick two or three times during the day when you’re going to use your email. Checking your email constantly throughout the day creates a ton of noise and kills your productivity.
  5. Use the phone. Email isn’t meant for conversations. Don’t reply more than twice to an email. Pick up the phone instead.
  6. Work on your own agenda. Don’t let something else set your day. Most people go right to their emails and start freaking out. You will end up at inbox-zero, but accomplish nothing. After you wake up, drink water so you rehydrate, eat a good breakfast to replenish your glucose, then set prioritized goals for the rest of your day.
  7. Work in 60 to 90 minute intervals. Your brain uses up more glucose than any other bodily activity. Typically you will have spent most of it after 60-90 minutes. (That’s why you feel so burned out after super long meetings.) So take a break: Get up, go for a walk, have a snack, do something completely different to recharge. And yes, that means you need an extra hour for breaks, not including lunch, so if you’re required to get eight hours of work done each day, plan to be there for 9.5-10 hours

This is some very helpful advice. I am already putting it to good use. How about you?

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Carles Blog Bio Draft 2010

Posted on by THOR in Livin' the Dream, Writing Samples

 The plan is to establish communication structures that lead to active participation. Communication is a dialogue. Please join the conversation! 

Carles Blog began in the Fall of ’09 as a personal project with a few intentions in mind: to keep me focused on my overarching intentions and goals, to act as an easily accessible cure for boredom, to open myself up in order to find other people of a similar nature, and to act as an easy reference for potential collaborators/employers. To date, it’s been successful!

This blog is me in a nutshell. Most everything I get into I blog about, so it’s kind of all over the place.  To see what I’m into, start by checking out who I follow on Twitter.

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As everything else in my life, it’s a work in progress- but it draws a decent picture. Essentially, I’m working towards self-betterment in order to achieve world betterment. Sometimes it’s a juggle between the two.

The old foundation is still being ripped up, so that the new pillars have a stronger foundation on which to stand. 

I’m serious.  I like to have a jolly good time. I struggle.

No one is perfect, if you’ve reached perfection you wouldn’t be reading my blog or any other blog for that matter. Some of what is said here is stated for the pure fact that I need to drill it into my own brain.

Sometimes I later disagree with my own arguments.

A bit rough around the edges, I used to swear here because I swore everywhere else. I’ve learned that it’s not that good to swear. Even though the word FUCK is sooooo colorful! So, I’m working on peppering in other language that ‘s just as decorative.

I do edit my posts. And, I always feel its best to have an outside editor. In this case, there’s none available. Please forgive any misspellings or punctuation errors. They usually occur in the case of changing the way a thought is phrased.

During my down time, I learn how to cook, bake, & sew.

I whole heartedly believe that food is medicine. While cooking I wonder if my attitude towards it ever causes others to wonder whether or not I am a witch. I really do dream of being Susie Homemaker!

Though in my daydream, I always have a house in the back where I can retreat to be alone. 

The word “I” is most likely one of my least favorite to use- EVER! It is a constant goal to be more creative, since it is assumed that since I am writing it, that it is my opinion!

I LOVE self expression and communication!

Graduating college in the Spring of ’08 just as the economy went KERPLUNK! Actually, opened me up to a world of experiences and opportunities that would not have been available otherwise. My career has plumped out nicely to be just that- a career. 

One that is fully committed to the complete overhaul & rejuvenation of:

Dear Mother Earth

The world of business– particularly in areas of morality

Personal SELF betterment

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Life Drawing Workshop

Posted on by THOR in C : me, Events, Public Relations, Writing Samples

Ready to get the Lead Out? 

Don Owen Colley http://buttnekkiddoodles.com/
Don Owen Colley
http://buttnekkiddoodles.com/

 Draw life to live drum beats on Sunday May 25th 1-4pm at the Ribcage from 3036 N. Lincoln, 3rd Fl., Walk Up

We will begin by loosening up with quick one & five minute poses.  Working out the kinks to longer sets of 15, 25 and onward…

You do not need to be a super duper  drawer to attend. 

This is in promotion of Self Acceptance.

Which is why you are invited to join me!!

Drop your name in the hat as you enter to hop on stage for Partner Poses. 

Art supplies will be on deck.
Snacks & Donations welcome. 

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Chicago Figure Model is a new division of Structure Constructor promoting important aspects of the Self:      
Self Worth, Self Reliance, Self Sustainability, Self Care, Self Acceptance, Self Assertion, Self Love & Self Esteem! 

Working in conjunction with a Return to Center through Artistic Values.

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Upon Arrival

Posted on by THOR in The American Dream
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Evanston Art Center May 22, 2014

Reading through my most recently completed journal book brought me to think of life when I was much younger.
In consideration of how disconnected from my own Self I have been… Actually makes me want to cry!!
Self love is so important. I am blessed to have realized the magnitude of it.
Fully caring for Carly now, I do not look back in disappointment. That girl was lost & looking for answers. Everyone starts by searching in the wrong places which is why it is always found in the last place you look.
Hello! My name is Carly. I was born to shine brightly and to write about my experiences.
Writers live exciting lives. Our work is not our 9-5. And, if what we’re doing is mundane than it is likely that the artist within will portray it vividly.
I am so happy to be who I am right now. Because I am okay with every part of me.
Holy shit! This moment has been a long time coming. I have arrived.
Rise & Shine!
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Poetic Skill Sets

Posted on by THOR in Livin' the Dream, Writing Samples

In October of 2013, I challenged myself to complete Structure Constructor’s place holder website in one week. Mission Accomplished. 
Growing as both an individual & in professionalism my intent is to have the pages of this site demonstrate my maturity.

What was created at that time however is worth keeping on display, somehow. Here is a piece from before. What I’m good at. Highlighted. Written with fluidity.

  • Engaging
  • Public Representation
  • Networking Extraordinaire
  • Watch eye
  • Writer
  • Social Media Speaker
  • Operator
  • Inquisitive
  • Observant
  • Strategist
  • Takes good notes
  • Backboard. For Brainstorming!!
  • Stepping Stones
  • Creative Solutionist
  • Crafty Frugality ask me about Sheboygan!
  • CARLY
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Claiming Power Clocking Hours

Posted on by THOR in Livin' the Dream

Greetings, Carly here once again with a story for you to attend.

Mars is preparing its forward motion as we speak. Finally, my fingers are ready to leap!

Mars is a militant planet which controls action! Since its retreat in February our attentions have been turned inward. Gears grinding. I keep self reminding– that we’re in this for the long haul. It’s okay to stall. Especially, for carefully planned preparation. Which is the blessing this retrograde has bestowed upon us all.

I’m here to share a bit about my new career as a Figure Model. More importantly to touch upon the Life Lessons which have lead me down this path:

  • Self Acceptance

  • Self Assertion

People LOVE me. All kinds of people, who I meet all over. Not just the ones

Thanks, Bodo
Thanks, Bodo

who get to see me naked. And, up until very recently I have been hating them.  

Unable to see the good in myself, it was an endlessly frustrating experience to have others show their appreciation. Then, has repulsion would have it– the more I hated it the more it would happen.

Until the fateful day (Scorpio New Moon, 2013) when I stripped down for a group of artists over 50. With Fear out of the way I was empowered with the freedom to consider options outside of self loathing.

Given time to sit & think slowly I began to unravel.

Along came Lesson #2. Guess what? I, Carly the Model, is in Control. 

Or, at least that’s what they would have you believe. In order to have control you must take it. And, while sex drives do no belong in a nude studio undoubtedly the human condition takes precedence over Man Made Rules.

Allowing people to cross my boundaries in humiliating. Only worsened by that fact that I am naked on top of that. Which really aids in lighting a fire for me to speak up. Yay! 

For now, these lessons are being hammered in. Time & time again.

Please, follow along as this girl learns through Figure Modeling what it means to walk a Life Path Number 11. 

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Science Fiction: Introduction

Posted on by THOR in Livin' the Dream

Hello,
My name is Metraiya.
I am a Warrior Princess.    A Catalyst. Conductor.                                                                                           And, a Chameleon.

Come with me to learn how to dance in the darkness.

Taken from Rebelle Society
Taken from Rebelle Society

My home is the Light House.  Let us see where the Light shines brightly and where it creates a gradient of colors as it meets the Night.

This, is my story.

Remember, my Friend:

The Stars are ours as we too are one of them.

Amen,

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Letter from a Friend

Posted on by THOR in C : me

Recently, I received some inspired words from a Dear Friend. It’s package was slightly deceiving– what  was inside is all the more intriguing.

Which came across my path at an interesting juncture. Having been at a loss for the words to simply describe mySelf, I have been reaching out to others for help.

This does not particularly apply here… Through out this year, I’ve found mySelf becoming angry at others most often for mirroring the very things that I do too.

Need a Clue? Be Direct.  Solicitations are never welcome. Understandable that it is most difficult to say that which is most meaningful.

Either way– here’s the story:

I thank you for your strength and believe me friend you are strong.

And may I add beautiful beyond what as I feel you currently see yourself. Your beauty is a marvel that rivals the awe one can experience from a vista overlooking the pacific coast during a sunset.

Much like the ocean you can not be kept you can not be manipulated by man (or a man) As you blossom into the woman you become. It is you who shapes the coast line. And the coast  and ocean have always had a back and forth. Your love is timeless.

The depths of what you can feel and realize will always be deeper than the coast can go. But it is where the mountains rise to great heights that meet water in the form of droplets that the land can finally understand the depths the ocean can go.

The coast and ocean have always had a back and forth. It is also there the ocean can realize the heights the land can go as she makes here way collecting herself back to the sea.

Ahem,

Perhaps two weeks ago I needed an ego boost. But not after weathering April’s heavy storms. Never before have I felt more confidence in mySelf as an Individual.

This mornings musings brought me to realize that while it may burn a bit to step into the Light– the pain is no match for all that it entails to live out a lie.

That’s all for now,

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Returning to Center

Posted on by THOR in Livin' the Dream

Hello!

I used to live a double life. Which really isn’t as exciting as it sounds. More stressful really.

What was happening in actuality was that I was unhappy with the choices I had made. So, in order to express my pain clearly I made the executive decision to create a pen named space where I was able to write freely without having to worry about anyone who knew me reading.

Until the fateful day when the one person I had hoped to hide from found my writings and read them all. Betrayal isn’t even a word to be applied here. Because I was the one all along not living in Truth.

My hope is that these days are behind me now. That it is no longer necessary for me to hide my Self from all of you.

It was only ever my own mind that convinced me to.

Right now, I work primarily as a model. A muse really for artists in need of inspiration. Sometimes this requires me to be nude. While posing portrait the other day I decided that it was time to solidify. Be me. Just me. And, to make no apology.

I feel that there have been many teaser introductions in recent past of things to come. Finally, now I have reached a healthy level of Self Acceptance to do my work without worry.

So, get ready. Because now I am officially ready to share myself with you!!

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How to Apply for a J.O.B.

Posted on by THOR in Bridge Building

Here are examples of a Cover Letter & Resume with References.

In line with Spring I am clearing out what is no longer needed.

These works are a job  well done. So they are being posted for the public in PDF file format.

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