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By Donald WetmoreJul 21, 20051 topic

Time Thieves

You have 24 hours in every day, seven days a week for a total of 168 hours to accomplish what needs to be done in your life. And every day, eleven time thieves gang up on you and work to take some of that precious time away from productive use. Let me introduce you to this inconsiderate troupe.nn1. Poor planning. People donât plan to fail but a lot of people fail to plan. Without a plan of action set up before your day begins you are likely to get caught up in âstuffâ,

Primary topic: Time Management

Time Management

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By Donald WetmoreMay 19, 20041 topic

Crisis Management

Crisis Management, for the most part is when a deadline has snuck up behind you and robbed you of all choice. And crisis management, for the most part, is poor time management. Why? Youâre under pressure, maybe cutting corners. Things can slip through the cracks. Your stress level is increased. The quality of your performance may not be what it ought to be.nnI have been amazed through the years when my college students would hand in term papers and inform me that they didnâ

Primary topic: Time Management

Time Management

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By Donald WetmoreJun 29, 20041 topic

Three Steps for Positive Goal Setting

As I conduct my Time Management Seminars all over, my audiences consistently tell me they want more out of life. Almost everyone I speak with has a yearning for improving several aspects of their lives. They have dreams and goals about their futures that are as yet unrealized.nnMany come to the end in life with those visions unrealized, pictures in their minds only.nnAchieving goals helps us to get the âwant toâsâ in our lives. Life ought to be more than just achieving

Primary topic: Time Management

Time Management

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By Donald WetmoreApr 5, 20081 topic

Why Is He Always Late?

Weâve all had this experience. We walk into a meeting for six people at 2:00 p.m. and five out of the six are there but one is not and so we wait. And we wait some more and eventually the other person comes strolling in and our 2:00 p.m. meeting now begins at 2:15 having kept five on-time people waiting, wasting more than a full hour of the organizationâs productivity time.nnWhen queried, the late comers believe they really could not have made the meeting on time. âYou

Primary topic: Time Management

Time Management

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By Donald WetmoreJul 6, 20061 topic

The Eleven Biggest Lies

The Eleven Biggest LiesnnBy: Dr. Donald E. WetmorennIn the world of Time Management there are things said to us that we accept as truth and we act accordingly. The problem is sometimes they are not truths. They are lies and as we believe them, they waste our time.nnThose who speak these lies to us are not bad people at all because you and I are among them. We all speak these untruths to one another from time to time. So let's not wish harm and doom to the liars. Let's avoid t

Primary topic: Time Management

Time Management

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By Donald WetmoreJul 13, 20061 topic

Spring Fever

SPRING FEVERnnBy: Dr. Donald E. WetmorennYou develop your jam packed âto doâ list the night before. You awake to the new day ready to conquer the world. But the sun is shining after a long winter. It warms your soul. The birds are singing and the fresh scent of new flowers breaking ground is all around you. nnOuch! You just got bit by the spring fever bug and all the ambition of your plans from the night before go out the window as you proceed to fill your day with unimpo

Primary topic: Business Opportunities

Business Opportunities

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By Donald WetmoreJul 14, 20061 topic

Twice as Much

TWICE AS MUCHnnBy Dr. Donald E. WetmorennI take Time Management very seriously. I have conducted over 2,000 presentations as a professional speaker on Time Management over the last twenty years to over 100, 000 people. But a good laugh now and then is as important as our serious side.nnSo, I have accumulated some of the most offbeat Time Management tips for you to get twice as much done. I know youâll get a chuckle or two from them.nnâ¢ Donât buy an address book and fill

Primary topic: Time Management

Time Management

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By Donald WetmoreJul 14, 20061 topic

Manage Appointments & Scheduled Events

Manage Appointments & Scheduled EventsnnBy: Dr. Donald E. WetmorennAll of your time management requirements fall within one of two categories. You have appointments and scheduled events, time specific commitments you have made to be somewhere at a particular time. All other obligations are discretionary items, tasks you will accomplish at your discretion, around appointments and scheduled events. These will go on your âTo Do â list. Here are some ideas on how to more easi

Primary topic: Time Management

Time Management

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By Donald WetmoreMay 19, 20041 topic

Crisis Management

Crisis Management, for the most part is when a deadline has snuck up behind you and robbed you of all choice. And crisis management, for the most part, is poor time management. Why? Youâre under pressure, maybe cutting corners. Things can slip through the cracks. Your stress level is increased. The quality of your performance may not be what it ought to be.nnI have been amazed through the years when my college students would hand in term papers and inform me that they didnâ

Primary topic: Time Management

Time Management

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By Donald WetmoreJun 3, 20081 topic

Time Management Secrets

I have spent most of the last twenty years researching, studying, writing and speaking about Time Management and Personal Productivity. I have learned a whole lot and my full-time mission now is to share that knowledge through my writings, seminars, consulting and keynotes with people who want to get more done in less time in their business and personal lives.nnOne important lesson I learned is that there are three simple, yet powerful Time Management Secrets. Knowing these w

Primary topic: Time Management

Time Management

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By Donald WetmoreMay 19, 20041 topic

Crisis Management

Crisis Management, for the most part is when a deadline has snuck up behind you and robbed you of all choice. And crisis management, for the most part, is poor time management. Why? Youâre under pressure, maybe cutting corners. Things can slip through the cracks. Your stress level is increased. The quality of your performance may not be what it ought to be.nnI have been amazed through the years when my college students would hand in term papers and inform me that they didnâ

Primary topic: Time Management

Time Management

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By Donald WetmoreJul 18, 20061 topic

The Curse of Perfectionism

THE CURSE OF PERFECTIONISMnnBy Dr. Donald E. WetmorennThereâs a rule known as the Pareto Principle. It teaches us that 20% of our efforts produce 80% of our results. The additional 80% of our efforts will only yield an additional 20% of results. The first thrust of effort then is the most productive use of our time. The latter thrust is very costly.nnFor example, letâs say you allocate 2 hours (which weâll represent as 20% of your time) to clean a room, a basement, or a

Primary topic: Time Management

Time Management

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By Donald WetmoreJan 2, 20061 topic

Ten Time Savers

In my Time Management seminars which I have conducted for more than 100,000 people from around the globe, I show people how to get more done in less time, with less stress; to help them have more time for the things they want to do in their work and business lives.nnIf you can recapture a wasted hour here and there and redirect it to a more productive use, you can make great increases in your daily productivity.nnHere are ten of the techniques I share in our Time Management s

Primary topic: Time Management

Time Management

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By Donald WetmoreMar 13, 20061 topic

Top Four Time Management Issues

Talk with most anyone and ask them what they think are the top issues in time management and you will get answers such as, âHaving a well prepared âto doâ listâ, âManaging multiple prioritiesâ, âManaging Meeting timeâ, âHandling the flood of paperwork and emailsâ. All are good responses but overlook the top four time management issues that, in combination with one another, can do more to keep you from having, doing or being what you want and deserve.nnThey

Primary topic: Time Management

Time Management

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By Donald WetmoreNov 24, 20071 topic

Visions That Repeat

VISIONS THAT REPEATnBy: Dr. Donald E. WetmorenYou spend a lot of time reliving memories from the past. Some memories are positive and uplifting and give our days a bounce, enhancing our productivity and results. Other memories are not so bright and bum us out, draining our spirits and motivation and productivity.nMemories are stored in your head after a long journey that begins with a single vision. Visions are the pictures you see in your mind. You can have positive visions

Primary topic: Time Management

Time Management

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