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- A Rare, But Powerful, Time Management Treat: Honor Appointments With Yourself! - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2015 from Lisa MontanaroIn the world of time management, we give a lot of weight to appointments that we set with other people, or events and meetings that we have to attend. We block them out on our calendar and then we make a commitment to show up unless there is a true emergency. And that is certainly a good thing. ...
Views: 815 - Decide to Be Organized: An Empowering Process for Change - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2009 from Lisa Montanaro“There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.” ~ Psychologist William James In my years of experience working with clients to improve their organizing systems, I have noticed a trend. Disorganized people and organizations often have difficulty ...
Views: 792(1 vote) - DECIDE™ to Be Organized: An Empowering Process of Change - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2009 from Lisa Montanaro“There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.” ~ Psychologist William James In my years of experience working with clients to improve their organizing systems, I have noticed a trend. Disorganized people and organizations often have difficulty ...
Views: 761(1 vote) - An Alternative New Year's Ritual – The One Word Theme - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2015 from Lisa MontanaroAround this time of year when we flip the calendar from one year to the next, most people make a long list of New Year's Resolutions. It is a noble idea in theory, but often in practice, doesn't amount to much. Resolutions often get cast aside and discarded, making their creators feel inadequate ...
Views: 730 - Cinderella Actually Had 3 Ugly Step Sisters: The 3 Blocks to Success - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2013 from Lisa MontanaroIf you ask most people want they want for their career, business or life, often the word Success comes up at some point. Indeed, many of us want to be successful. So what stops some people from being successful but not others? A whole host of things. It is often said that success leaves ...
Views: 721 - Organize to Minimize Holiday Chaos - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2011 from Lisa MontanaroOverwhelmed just thinking about the upcoming holiday season? Relax. If you take a little time to plan your holiday season, it will be more enjoyable for you and your family! Focus on practicing good organizational techniques and time management principles. Here are some tips to make the ...
Views: 710 - What Does it Mean to "Be Productive?" Different Strokes for Different Folks - by Submitted on May 31, 2013 from Lisa MontanaroRecently, I posted the following series of questions on my Facebook business page: How do you define being "productive"? Do you think of it as literally producing more? Or is it about helping you feel more in control or "balanced"? Do you tie it into impacting your bottom line and making more ...
Views: 685 - Change Is Not a One Night Stand! Transformation Takes Time and Attention - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2013 from Lisa MontanaroI am noticing a pattern or theme that keeps coming up for many of my clients lately. They express their strong desire for change (whether it be to grow their business or improve or change something in their life or career), but that they don't "have the time" to devote to the change process. ...
Views: 679 - Communication is Key to Financial Wellness in a Relationship - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2011 from Lisa MontanaroYou often hear that money is one of the biggest reasons why people get divorced. Likewise, in business, differences over money cause many partnerships to split up. But money itself it not the problem. The problem is the lack of communication and differences in opinion as to the role that money ...
Views: 677 - Don’t Go It Alone: It Takes a Village to Run a Successful Business - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from Lisa MontanaroMeet Your Board of Advisors Imagine a group of people that are available to bounce business ideas off of, to help you make pivotal business decisions, and to serve as a sounding board. Major corporations have a Board of Directors. Non-profits have a Board of Trustees. Why can’t the ...
Views: 663 - Effectively Dealing with Interruptions: Don’t Break the "Flow"! - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2016 from Lisa MontanaroImagine you are on a roll, engrossed in a project, in the "flow." All of a sudden, the phone rings, an e-mail alarm goes off, a colleague is standing in your doorway, a text message is coming through on your smart phone, etc. Ah, interruptions. If you didn’t define all of those as an ...
Views: 659 - Want to Be More Focused & Productive? Take a Bite Out of a Tomato... Introducing The Pomodoro Technique - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2016 from Lisa MontanaroMost of us want to be more productive and focused. We want to get more done in less time, and work smarter, as opposed to harder. But we also live in the real world, where we have responsibilities, to-do's piling up, people relying on us, and a laundry list of tasks that we want to get ...
Views: 648 - Crazy-Busy Is Not a Badge of Honor! - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2013 from Lisa MontanaroDo you ever wake up feeling stressed just thinking about your day? Phone calls, emails, errands, and appointments. These days it doesn’t matter how early you wake up, the fact is you will already be behind schedule. Because time in our culture is moving so fast. It's like a race to get to the ...
Views: 644 - A Year in Review: How Do You Measure Success? - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2014 from Lisa MontanaroSo we are coming to the end of another year. And a particularly popular exercise that a lot of people do at the end of the year is to look back and reflect on their activities, goals, and achievements to determine if the year has been a successful one. But this begs the question: How do you ...
Views: 635 - The Power of Unscheduling Your Calendar: Giving Priority to Typically Unstructured Activities - by Submitted on May 11, 2018 from Lisa MontanaroThere is a practice that I have been using for years when it comes to my schedule and how I allocate my time. It is a habit I started doing years ago because I am very calendar-focused. I pretty much put everything on my calendar. And by everything, I mean even activities that most people ...
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