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Find a Great Homepage and Copy It

By Jared Dees

Steal like an artist. Find a website with a great homepage and copy it. I don’t mean copy it exactly and I’m not even talking about the design. Find a headline and a call-to-action and then turn it into a template for your own work. For example, Bryan Harris’s homepage for Videofruit gets a 10%…

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July 15, 2018 Filed Under: Marketing, My Fiction Journey, On Entrepreneurship, Templates

School Lunch Planner (Template)

By Jared Dees

Are you a parent who can’t stand packing lunches? Are you having trouble remembering which kid will eat which foods? The School Lunch Planner template will help you plan ahead so you know exactly what to pack in your children’s lunch boxes. Add each child’s favorite, healthy foods to the template and increase the chances that their lunch boxes…

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August 23, 2016 Filed Under: Templates

A Word Count Chart for NaNoWriMo

By Jared Dees

National Novel Writing Month Word Count Chart

For the second year in a row, I am going to participate in National Novel Writing Month (a.k.a. NaNoWriMo). I’m actually not a novelist and I don’t plan on writing a novel (this year). Last year, I finished a non-fiction manuscript for a book I was working on and this year I am going to…

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October 30, 2015 Filed Under: Author Tips, Templates

Big and Specific Goal Setting

By Jared Dees

The One Thing Question Matrix

In chapter 12 of The One Thing, Gary Keller and Jay Papasan introduce readers to four types of goals in what they describe as the question matrix. The idea is that if you ask the right question, you can find the motivation to pursue extraordinary results. Many of us struggle with gaol setting because: 1….

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February 26, 2015 Filed Under: Exercises, Meaning and Motivation, Meaningful Work, Templates

The 80/20 Analysis Template for Personal Productivity

By Jared Dees

Here are 9 reasons to use the 80/20 Analysis Template (Google Doc / PDF). Are you thinking or feeling any of these things right now? There is too much to do and not enough time. I don’t know where to start. I would rather be doing something easier. I’m not getting anything done. I’m not seeing results….

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February 8, 2013 Filed Under: Best Of, Exercises, Meaningful Work, Productivity, Templates, Worksheets

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Jared Dees is passionate about sharing practical resources to teach faith. He is best known for his website The Religion Teacher and is the author of many books including 31 Days to Becoming a Better Religious Educator, Christ in the Classroom, and Beatitales: 80 Fables about the Beatitudes for Children. See all of Jared's Books →

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