{"id":7724,"date":"2016-04-11T10:43:57","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T08:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/?p=7724"},"modified":"2020-08-27T18:09:37","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T16:09:37","slug":"working-effectively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/working-effectively\/","title":{"rendered":"The 7 Rules of Working Effectively"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Read Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute <\/span><\/span><p>I try to write to you only when I have something really meaningful to share. Like when I shared the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/lp\/bluesky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Blue Sky Vision Board<\/span><\/a><\/span> that had hundreds of people responding with incredible, personal stories of how it got them back on track, chasing their dreams.<\/p>\n<h2>Blue Sky in Action<\/h2>\n<p>The show of support was overwhelming. Thanks to Jasmine from Harvard Law, and all of the others who were inspired to comment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-11-at-11.29.04-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7726\" title=\"7 Rules of working effectively - working effectively - www.powtoon.com\" src=\"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-11-at-11.29.04-AM.png\" alt=\"7 Rules of working effectively - working effectively - www.powtoon.com\" width=\"1018\" height=\"146\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>A Tribute to Working Effectively<\/h2>\n<p>Today, I want to share a little Powtoon I made that shows us how to stay focused and on track in pursuit of anything we truly desire. It&#8217;s a tribute to Stephen R. 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