The 4th annual To do, To stop doing & To’odle compilation

To do

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It’s a new year, fresh with the smell of a new calendar, a fresh start, a clean page.  At this time of year you may have already made (& broken?!) several resolutions.  Or you may be going strong with a resolution or two.

Wherever you find yourself, take heart from the inspiring people I’ve interviewed below for the 4th annual ‘to-do, not to do.’

They’re an interesting, eclectic bunch.  From Mike Volpe, CMO of HubSpot to Chris Weeks Director of Humanitarian Affairs for DHL, from white hot Danielle LaPorte to Disaster & Post-Conflict UN Chief, Dan Lewis, you’ll find something to inspire, your gray matter, motivate you out of your seat towards customizing & keeping your own to-do’s, not to do’s etc.

So banish any vestiges of overwhelm &/or guilt & get ready.  Below you’ll find your own customizable template to download & use.

Based on people’s aversion & boredom with to-do lists, 4 years ago, I started a more creative to-do tool, one meant to inspire & lift you up. It’s made up of:

  • To Dothings I want to start doing, being or having
  • To continue doingthese work, so I should continue doing these
  • To stop doingI tried these but they aren’t effective, so I shouldn’t do them anymore
  • To not doI know I want to stay away from these
  • To donethat’s not a typo; these are my accomplishments – I am proud of these.  This one is left off most lists I know of & yet it’s critical to take time to reflect on what we’ve done not just on what’s left to do.
  • To-oodle * what I do when I need/want to avoid following my lists & let my mind wander.

Some of my favourites are

  • Spirited, sassy Joanna Oser, wants to stop business negotiating with men who don’t work well with women. Next step is to take them to the mattresses!
  • Dan Lewis wants to stop reacting to stupidity (there’s no bottom to that hole).
  • Lainie says her to-done list is long, as I am really proud of what I’ve done. 
  • Danielle LaPorte’s to-done includes being fiercely proud of having launched The Desire Map program.

So grab some inspiration from these folks in the rest of the article below & then grab your own copy of the customizable to do list template. 

 Download the rest of the article here.  

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