{"id":14,"date":"2018-01-29T17:35:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T17:35:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-02-20T09:22:51","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T09:22:51","slug":"personal-productivity-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biznessvirgins.com\/?p=14","title":{"rendered":"The diary of a Biznessvirgin : Personal productivity tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Personal productivity tools<\/p>\n<p>I started having lower back pains sometime last year, this made me change my sitting position and\u00a0 start posture exercises . The posture exercises have been quite helpful with the pain ; thought to share a few posture exercises for people who might just be having the same issues as me&#8230;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<table style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-GJpU6Ye9ZJo\/Wm8wNVwaQZI\/AAAAAAAAA1g\/QwvOsGVfYREMJxTcTsSPHazWV1TRWck3wCLcBGAs\/s1600\/posture%2Bexercises.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Personal productivity tools\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-GJpU6Ye9ZJo\/Wm8wNVwaQZI\/AAAAAAAAA1g\/QwvOsGVfYREMJxTcTsSPHazWV1TRWck3wCLcBGAs\/s320\/posture%2Bexercises.png\" alt=\"Personal productivity tools\" width=\"67\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"339\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">photo credit : medpravila.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I am all about smart work this year, I struggled with efficiency and effectiveness for the longest time, however over the last 2 years i have discovered ( and rediscovered) personal tools which have been really useful in achieving better focused results with my goals and visions.<\/div>\n<div>I explored a couple of tools before settling for the ones i use, i dumped some tools along the way not because they weren&#8217;t useful but simply because they din&#8217;t easily fit my lifestyle or the work i was doing.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">If you have set out to achieve certain goals this year, i advise you identify personal productivity tools to work with.<\/h2>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Here&#8217;s some of mine including how and why i use them, i hope you discover ones that work for you<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/evernote.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evernote<\/a>\u00a0: I am so in love with this app, it allows me put down my thoughts anywhere and at anytime so long as i have my phone with me. I\u00a0 use it to set targets, monitor and update tasks, goals and visions. I also like that i can assess it from other devices aside my phone. When my phone memory wiped out last year ,was bothered i had lost all the important stuff i saved on evernote but once i logged on with a different phone i got it all back.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Google drive and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dropbox<\/a>; i use these 2 apps to back up and share information ( especially heavy files) with others, whenever i need to free the storage space on my phone, i simply back up my files on google drive and \/or dropbox and delete the files from my phone.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hootsuite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hootsuite<\/a>\u00a0: I use this to schedule posts on my social\u00a0 media handles all at once, i don&#8217;t have to upload the same post separately on different social media platforms, i can do all that at once with hootsuite, which saves me alot of time .<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biznessvirgins.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/09\/the-diary-of-a-biznessvirgin-the-vision-board-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vision board<\/a>\u00a0: I feel like i have spoken so much about the vision board already, the vision board is a tool that helps my clarify and focus on my goals. You can click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biznessvirgins.com\/search?q=vision+board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to read previous posts on creating and using a vision board.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Intuition : There&#8217;s no technology for this, its the gut feeling that comes from within me, usually it opposes the clear sense of reasoning or obvious facts. I apply it every now and then when making really important decisions.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<table style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-epjfKgc7nYY\/Wm9aWlYAk1I\/AAAAAAAAA1w\/xG1rbtg8w9oR5NQua8KJJdp8iN2o8MCpACLcBGAs\/s1600\/personal%2Bproductivity.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"personal productivity tools\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-epjfKgc7nYY\/Wm9aWlYAk1I\/AAAAAAAAA1w\/xG1rbtg8w9oR5NQua8KJJdp8iN2o8MCpACLcBGAs\/s1600\/personal%2Bproductivity.jpg\" alt=\"personal productivity tools\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"200\" data-original-width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">photo credit : lynnrobinson.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Personal relationships : My personal relationships are invaluable, they contribute hugely to my general well being (mostly spiritually and emotionally); which in turn positively influences the quality of work i do. These relationships have also been very instrumental in driving growth within my business. However developing and managing the right personal relationships matter.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youversion.wpengine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouVersion Bible App<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; With this app ,i have my personal bible with me (on my phone) at all times. I can take notes,copy ,bookmark and do many other stuff on my bible every where i go.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.duolingo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duolingo<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; One of my personal goals over the next few years is to learn languages ; duolingo is an app i have been using for this purpose, its an app that teaches French, Spanish and a couple of languages for free.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Thought to share these tools with you, i hope it helps.<\/div>\n<div>If you wish to boost your personal productivity its important you find the tools that work for you.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Yours Truly,<\/div>\n<div>F.O (The Entrepreneur)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>P.S &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1%20John+4%3A4&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. &#8211; 1 John 4:4<\/a><\/div>\n<h1>Personal productivity tools<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Personal productivity tools I started having lower back pains sometime last year, this made me change my sitting position and\u00a0 start posture exercises . 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