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Make 2018 Happen with Evernote's 2018 Planner Templates Evernote fans, rejoice! You've been asking for them, you wait for them every year, and now the 2018 Evernote planner templates are here! This year, thanks to the new tables feature, the planners are more versatile, easier to work with, and more fun than ever before.

Sam Zell's biography, "Am I Being Too Subtle?" is a must read.

By Audrey Epstein The New Year brings with it the opportunity for change, growth, and renewal. We commit to accomplish new goals or resolve to finally complete old ambitions. Most of us feel more optimistic at the beginning of the year. New Year’s Resolutions are expected. Gym memberships go through the roof in January. The “fresh start” feel of each new year is infectious.

Ashley Welch and Justin Jones of Summersault Innovation Outline Ways to Help Your Team Kickoff the New Year   It’s getting to be “that” time of year again, when Sales and Sales Enablement leaders are planning their annual sales kick-off meetings. It’s no small task. In addition to the basic logistics of selecting a destination, blocking rooms and finding meeting space, there’s an unspoken pressure to top last year’s meeting. How can we make it bigger and better? What guest speakers will inspire? What awards will mean the most to our top performers? We get it. We’ve attended many of these ourselves over our careers, and we help our clients implement kick-offs for their teams by asking: “What if you planned your meeting from the customer’s point of view?” 

One of the most annoying parts of meeting scheduling is manually entering in event details like the meeting topic and conference call link. Today we're excited to launch  Meeting Templates , which allow you to set templates for your most frequent meetings and then populate meeting details with a single click when scheduling. Start scheduling faster by c reating your first meeting template  in Settings!

"I interviewed Deb McGee about how she was using Personal Kanban at the office, but she took the time to bring us back to what was really important ... how what we do and with whom we choose to do it makes us who we are.  In the video, Deb talks about suffering the loss of her mother during the holidays, using Personal Kanban to build a meaningful Christmas while processing that, relating to her kids, and building a household that helps each other every day. This video was a pleasure to make. Please do share it, I think it's a wonderful set of stories." - Jim Benson

CONGRATULATIONS !! everybody in ‘Merica! We only have 5 days to fight the FCC and the repeal of  # NetNeutrality ! Thanks to John Oliver there's a SUPER easy way to do this. Do you enjoy Netflix? Do you find yourself spending too much time on FB? If net neutrality goes away, our Internet bills go up and we give power to companies like Comcast and Spectrum. So here's what you can do — takes less than a minute. 1. Go to  gofccyourself.com (the shortcut John Oliver made to the hard-to-find FCC comment page) 2. Click on the 17-108 link (Restoring Internet Freedom) 3. Click on " express " (little link on the left of the page) 4. Be sure to hit " ENTER " after you put in your name , then enter the rest. 5. In the comment section copy/paste , "I strongly support net neutrality backed by Title 2 oversight of ISPs.". Then click "Continue to review screen". 6. On the next page scroll to the bottom and click submit , done. **

Loving the power of Grid CSS, go front end!

Francesco D'Alessio does a great job reviewing the new in GTD hotness.

Scott Ambler Disciplined Agile Fellow, Scott Ambler & Associates Many agile methods and strategies are geared towards small teams working in reasonably straightforward situations. That’s great work if you can get it. Most enterprises that are adopting agile today have been in operations for decades and sometimes centuries. They are typically dealing with significant investments in legacy systems and processes that won’t go away anytime soon. They have an existing culture that is usually not-as-agile as it could be and an organizational structure that puts up many roadblocks to collaboration. Their staff members are often overly specialized and many people do not have skills in agile software development techniques, and there are many thoughts as to what needs to be done to improve things, the adoption of agile being one of many. This is certainly not the startup company environment that we keep hearing about. Scott Ambler reviews the challenges faced by established enterpri

Meetingbird announced 2 new features today: One-click Rescheduling Next time you schedule a meeting using a  Meetingbird scheduling link , you'll find a new rescheduling link in the Description of the calendar event: This allows you or the person you're meeting with to easily move the meeting to a better time if a conflict arises. You'll also find this rescheduling link in the confirmation emails that are sent when the meeting is initially booked. Try It Shared Scheduling Links If you're part of a sales or support team that hands off meetings from one team member to another, you'll find the new  Link Sharing  setting extremely useful. It allows you to book a meeting to another team member's scheduling link. Guide: Handoff Meetings with Meetingbird

Here is a list of cool things you should consider buying for this year's holiday gifts! All-new Echo (2nd Generation) with improved sound, powered by Dolby, and a new design. EarBuddyz 2.0 Apple Airpods and EarPods Covers and Hooks Ultimate Body Press Bodyweight Resistance Trainer Ragim recurve bows Fremo Evo - an intelligent Battery Base for 2nd Generation Echo Dot. Solid Cast Iron Kettlebells CleanMyMac 3 Mac cleaning software THENX calisthenics subscription Saramonic SmartRig+ SEGWAY miniPRO Nite Ize Original Steelie Dash Mount Kit BackBlaze  Cloud Backup and Storage ONSON Lightning Cable 4Pack 3FT 6FT 6FT 10FT Extra Long Nylon Braided Cord to USB Charging Charger for iPhone Personal Kanban online training by Modus Institute Product Owner Coaching Course  by Vasco Duarte and Oikosofy Instant Pot DUO60 6 Qt 7-in-1 Multi-Use Programmable Pressure Cooker