m2h blogs by Marcia Hansen

I was talking with a jeweler over the weekend about getting my watch cleaned and he said that one of the benefits of having a good watch is that it’s a legacy future generations can enjoy. I didn’t tell him this, but I was thinking, “what legacy?” I don’t have any children to inherit any meager possessions I might accumulate.

Reading a post, Creating a Legacy” by Carolyn Leighton at the WITI website, I am reminded that some women have left a legacy I appreciate and it’s documented in the movie, Iron Jawed Angels.

Leignton reminds me, “Like the women celebrated in Iron Jawed Angels, if we want change it is up to us to make it happen. We cannot simply point fingers and wait for things to improve.”
Again, I ask myself, “What Legacy Do I Want to Leave?”

Ilise Benum of Art of Self Promotion writes E-mail marketing tips that I’ve found to be quite useful. Here is a snip from a recent tip that I wanted to remember.

I’d add another tip: Remember their name and use it as often as it makes sense. People love to hear their name.

I tried to do my taxes last night and couldn’t figure out what to do with the 1098-T, specifically with box 4 – scholarships. I emailed a friend of mine who I think might have the answer. She works for Uncle, although she advises me she gets no perks, well, unless you count the yearly audit she has to endure. Yuck!

Dave Clark is teaching some classes I’d love to take: Document Design, Information Architecture, Rhetoric of Technology and Management, and Knowledge Management.

Most people think Shakespeare=English Major before they would think an English major would study any of the above. Not always so. Yes!

I’ve been hanging onto a blog post by John Porcaro that I’d printed about Bill Jenson’s book, The Simplicity Survival Handbook.

I wanted to remember his advice regarding email that gets acted upon.
Know, Feel, Do:
1. Tell me the one thing you want me to know.
2. Tell me why I should care.
3. Tell what you want me to do.

If it wasn’t for my computer automatically adjusting for daylight savings time, I wouldn’t have realized the time change. And then I have to go to TimeTemperature just to double check. Well at least I’m up early enough I can still make church.
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From Public Citizen, WhiteHouseForSale.org tracks special interest money in GWB’s 2004 presidential campaign.
And checkout BushSecrecy.org for info on what this administration is trying to keep secret and what others are trying to do about it.
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The New Physics of Love
Mindful Loving
Both books are by Henry Grayson.

Reminds me of Greg Baer’s book, Real Love.
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I admit I have a Type A personality, although I’ve learned how to delegate, mostly. I still need to watch myself and not create situations of overwhelm.

Saving Time
1. Try getting healthy takeout on the way home from work at Whole Foods grocery store.
2. Clean one room each day.

Future Time
1. Keep up the French lessons and spend another week in France. Imagine getting a museum pass and spending another 5 days in the Louvre!

Ways I Misuse Time
1. TV watching
2. Movie watching
3. Obsessive surfing

Use Time Better
1. Exercise when I get home from work. Go for a walk or hop on the treadmill.
2. Spend as much time writing in my weblog as reading other weblogs.

Time Consumed By Others
1. traffic
2. dealing with last minute requests.

Take Control of Consumed Time By
1. Listen to books on tape or French language tape in the car.
2. Create a plan to proactively manage last-minute requests.

As you can see I’ve been reading this month’s issue of O magazine. The April 2004 issue is all about time management and I was all over it. Lots of interesting and useful stories.
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