Archive for March, 2009

Real quick, I wanted to let everryone know that I recently got the chance to talk with Stephen Smith about The PAR System™.  He recorded our chat and has put it up as a podcast for everyone to hear.

Check it out at StephenPSmith.com.

Talking with Stephen was great.  He knows a great deal about so many different productivity systems and really put me in the hot seat comparing The PAR System™ to other productivity pros and their systems.  Plus, it was a good time!  Have a listen.

Also, on April 1st at 11:00 Central, I’ll be talking The PAR System™ on Chicks Who Chat who have made me an honorary chick!  I’ll post more on that tomorrow!

The PAR System™ Logo

The economic downturn is affecting us all.  Money is tight.  Jobs are being lost.

But out of troubles comes opportunity.  Friends who have lost their jobs are now becoming entrepreneurs.  Coworkers who are asked to do more are finding that if they do well, they have more opportunity to advance.   So can you!  God never closes a door without opening a window.

That’s not to say taking advantage is easy.  Quite the opposite, actually.  You are going to need a good system of planning, organization and action to take advantage of opportunity when it knocks.  That’s why I created The PAR System™.

From my personal experience and trial-and-error, I have discovered the power of:

1. Writing my to-dos down and recopying them everyday
2. Figuring out what is most important and doing that first
3. Writing down my goals
4. Breaking down larger goals to make them actionable
5. Doing not just planning

This is The PAR System™!

And there’s never been a better time to check out The PAR System™ because on April 1st (April Fool’s Day, hrmm…), I will be re-launching the website. Check out Twitter at 9 Eastern/8 Central for our launch party!  Search for the #parsystem hashtag!

In addition, I will officially launch the  The PAR System™ Membership program, a 6-month course to teach The PAR System™.  For those who want one-on-one productivity coaching, I will also offer The PAR System™ Very Productive Person™ Membership!

Now, to get this site kicked off in style, there will be some fanfare, a few laughs, and a lot of great giveaways including:

2 FREE The PAR System™ Memberships (a $95.94 value)
1 FREE 6-month The PAR System™ Very Productive Person™ Membership (a $99.00 value)
1 $50 gift certificate from Rachel Ferrucci at Touchd
2 FREE Zero2Novel Memberships (a $68 value)
1 hour of FREE novel consulting from published novelist Lonnie Ezell
2 FREE 1 hour consultations with Shelly Kramer (a $150 value)
1 FREE article/blog edit with Gina LaGuardia

All you need to do to have a chance at winning these prizes is:

1. Leave a comment for 1 entry
2. Retweet this post and telling me in a comment is worth 1 entry
3. If you get someone else to comment and they tell me, you both get 1 entry.
4. If you are really excited about these prizes (who wouldn’t be), you can write a blog post on why you need to be more productive and link back to this site and you will be entered 5 times for the drawing.

On the 1st we’ll draw for all the free prizes.  Retweet and tell me and you’ll be entered for a second time.

Check back for more prizes and more info!

If you are interested in a The PAR System membership, read more at StartBeingProductive.com or order now!

Get productive,
Chris