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Jan 6

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Seeding the Brainstorming Clouds

If brainstorming ideas don’t flow freely, you can try at least three things to help.

Think about responsibilities, desires, and priorities to generate ideas

First, remind yourself of responsibilities, desires or priorities that are linked to whatever you are brainstorming about. Right now, we’ve been trying to give ourselves time to think about personal areas we’d like to be more successful in. We could try seeding the clouds, then, by jotting down specific personal responsibilities, ambitions and priorities you’d like to have more success with in your personal life. Read more

Jan 5

Designing a Concentration Cycle Project

Rain Barrel Notebook Page

By now, I hope you have a page in your notebook with lots of project ideas written on it. If your sheet is a little messy or unorganized, but you are satisfied with the quality and scope of your ideas, feel free to recopy it nicely, and do some simple categorizing. For example, if some ideas suit the “home” stewardship side of things and some reflect the “personal” stewardship side, now would be the time to redo the list, putting them in separate columns. If you like your page’s design, leave it the way it is! Read more