In which Michael resolves to not over plan his week, instead picking just one thing from his blackboard list to get done by Friday.
#550: Listen for a chance to win a copy of Drawing Your Life
In which Michael announces a long overdue competition and talks about the launch of the self-study version of his new course Drawing Our Lives.
Special thanks to Pete Domican for donating a copy of Drawing Your Life to the competition.
To enter the competition:
1. Look up and draw the first thing that catches your eye.
2. Post your drawing somewhere online.
3. Email Michael the link to the drawing before midnight BST on Wednesday 9th October 2011 (please include your membership username use the subject line "Competition").
The four winners will be announced in the 560th episode of One Thing Today on Friday 11th October 2011.
#549: Being firm (for the time-being)
In which Michael talks about how is trying to overcome his unwillingness to look closely at his working habits and to make changes where necessary.
#548: Miranda Morris on the importance of examining our creative routines
In today's podcast, guest presenter Miranda Morris talks about her resistance to letting go of systems for getting work done after they've stopped being useful.
#547: A later start to the day than intended
In which Michael is reminded just how important it is to work as efficiently as possible after spending an hour this morning searching for something he needed before he could begin working.
#546: Morning coffee and some planning for the week
In which Michael brews an early morning coffee and makes some plans for the week ahead.
#545: Blackberrying
In which Michael records a very early morning episode of One Thing Today and decides that if the weather holds he will go blackberrying.
#544: Timers and chocolate cake can only help so much
In which Michael admits that chocolate cake and timers can only help so much with his hope to take himself in hand this week and get back into more of a work routine.
#543: Alison Clayton-Smith on resting before a busy time
In which Michael introduces a guest podcast from Alison Clayton-Smith who is talking about taking some time to rest before she heads off for a busy weekend.
#542: A trip to town
In which Michael is pleased to have woken up with a plan for the day—he's off to town to do a little work in his favourite cafe.
#541: Taking myself in hand
In which Michael decides it's time to take himself in hand and plans to try a few tricks this week to help him get back into a work routine.
#540: A morning coffee with friends
In which Michael takes some of his own advice and make doing something fun a priority for the day.
#539: Embracing resistance towards working
In which Michael records an early morning episode of One Thing Today at his kitchen table and talks about how embracing his current resistance towards working is helping him be very focused and efficient with the work he does do.
#538: Michele Fawcett on cumulative creative goals
Today Michele Fawcett presents a guest episode of One Thing Today in which she talks about setting cumulative creative goals.
#537: Being ruthless with work
In which Michael pours out a cup of Earl Grey tea and talks about how he plans to be much more ruthless about work in the coming weeks and months.
#536: Resistance to getting back to work
In which Michael talks about how resistant he is feeling towards getting back to work and how Ounce the kitten is inspiring him to carve out time and energy for fun.
#535: Breathing room
In which Michael talks about the importance of giving ourselves breathing room in the things that we do—something he hopes he is going to be able to do himself now that he is back from his holiday.
#534: Miranda Morris on being present and celebrating what might be
In which we visit Miranda Morris in Tasmania where it's the middle of winter.
Miranda has been thinking about how to enjoy her favourite season without being pulled off track by the approaching warmer weather and future plans.
#533: The importance of plans and routines (even if we don't stick to them)
In which Michael talks a little more about his holiday and how he came to realise the importance of having some plans and routines even if he chose not to stick to them.
In tomorrow's podcast, we'll be visiting the cool of winter in Tasmania when Miranda Morris will be here with a guest episode of One Thing Today.
#532: Looking forward to autumn
In which Michael is full of the joys of autumn and talks about being very glad to have made the decision to shift back into working slowly.
