Posted on December 19th, 2007 by Conrad in Productivity, Self-Marketing, Success
No, this is not an article on how to quickly become America’s Next Top Model. All of you search-engine visitors hoping for modeling tips, please click ‘Back’ right now. 
Now that we have gotten that out of the way, I want to talk to you about the other type of modeling; the type of modeling that can realistically allow you to perform up to or more than 1000% better than you would have without it. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on December 16th, 2007 by Conrad in Productivity
Do you consider yourself to be a hard worker? What is your definition of hard work?
If you are like most people, you would answer with, ”Yes, I work very hard, every day”. I, too, used to consider myself to be a pretty hard worker.
That opinion of myself changed, however, as soon as I began to change my definition of hard work. I took a hard look at how my results were tied in with the different types of work that I performed, and soon learned that what I once qualified as ‘hard’ work, was not much more than ‘busy’ work.
So, what is the difference between hard work and busy work, you ask?
Hard work is work that has a big impact on your results and the level of your productivity. Busy work is simply work that keeps you ‘busy’ and may make you feel as if you are getting somewhere, but does little to affect your all-important results at the end of the day.
Here are a few examples of the characteristics of hard work and busy work, and what you can do to distinguish between the two and achieve a higher level of productivity: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on November 20th, 2007 by Conrad in Productivity, Thinking
Have you ever had something that you absolutely had to get done, but were procrastinating on for days, weeks, or even months? Unless you are superhuman, you probably struggle with procrastination quite a bit. About 85% of people aren’t motivated to do anything except the average stuff we are all expected to do, and the other 15% constantly struggles with peaks and valleys of motivation and laziness.
Today, I want to share with my readers a little trick that you can use to quickly boost your motivation and get yourself to buckledown and start working. It uses the power of the mind to (almost) instantly and effortlessly help you to move yourself to action. It works like a charm; I used it to get myself to write this very article. Read the rest of this entry »
Hello! My name is Conrad Hees, and I am an entrepreneur and writer from New Jersey. I write about how to promote and market yourself, your blog, and your business in todays current environment of new mediums and stiff competition. My mission for this site is to create a community of people who want to get ahead of the curve and learn how to elevate their status quickly and efficiently. I am working hard to make sure that this blog is a must-read for anyone who is serious about their success.