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Paul Burton Quick Facts
Main Areas: Time Management, Productivity Best Sellers: QuietSpacing - Helping Smart People Work Better Career Focus: Author, Speaker, Trainer, Coach Affiliation: National Speakers Association, ASTD Paul enjoys a national reputation as an expert in solving the productivity challenges faced by people working in today's frenetic environment. When not giving high-content keynote addresses on his experiences, Paul is delivering interactive training programs or customized coaching services to help his clients achieve greater success.
Paul is the creator of the QuietSpacing™ method - a systematic way to effectively process the numerous inputs people receive each day while reducing the interruptions and distractions they suffer. Thousands have adopted the QuietSpacing™ method and report increased productivity, greater control of workloads, and higher professional satisfaction.
He authored the companion book "™ - Productivity Has Evolved," as well as numerous articles on productivity which have been published locally, regionally and nationally.
In 1999, Paul co-founded what is today the largest online kayaking retailer in the country - Outdoorplay, Inc. (www.outdoorplay.com). After grooming a management team to run the company, Paul founded Vision Mechanix where he developed the QuietSpacing(tm) method while working with his overwhelmed clients.
Earlier in his career, Paul practiced corporate finance law in Portland, OR. He later served as General Counsel to two Portland-based corporations. At the second, GemStone Systems, Inc., he also managed operations for the rapidly growing, 35-person professional services department serving a Fortune 500 client base. During Paul's tenure as corporate counsel he taught as an adjunct law professor, developed and participated in continuing education courses, and consulted numerous start-ups during their emergent stages.
As a former attorney who has worked in both the corporate and entrepreneurial worlds, Paul is well qualified to work with clients in all fields. He is passionate about what he does and derives great satisfaction from his clients' successes.
Time is the most important non-renewal resource. Memories are the currency of time. Success, then, is measured by the number of good memories made. Thus, we need to make the most of each day.