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What do you need to do to achieve your dream? How do you reach something so far away from your current condition? In order to achieve your dreams you must break down your vision into achievable milestones and goals. This is a method that has been taught for many years, but is only half the ... Views: 1192
TO DO Lists help us to remember important tasks that need to be done. List making is a great tool for focus and efficiency that I recommend as a personal life coach. And I acknowledge the list makers of the world, like myself. Lists really do help with productivity! But have you noticed that ... Views: 1191
Organizational Environment
Today, large organizations are extremely complex and busier than ever. Because of their size, they face greater challenges, such as increasing competition and an increasingly global environment to operate in. To consistently produce outstanding results, ... Views: 1191
I often ask Clients ‘how often do you take a lunch break in a typical week?’ The response, more often than not, is a wry laugh, surprise or polite invitation to take a reality check. For many people, lunch and breaks are rapidly disappearing from the working day, without much thought about the ... Views: 1191
As I set up my own company –there is plenty to think and do every single day – how to add value to clients, how to reach the target audience, best way of marketing & networking, optimizing social media use, continuity plans, expansion plans, deadlines to ensure things get completed etc.
I am ... Views: 1190
Today the word "work" has come to mean something to be avoided as much as possible for many people. But there is value in work. Not just for the money you can earn from it, but from the person you get to become. Hard work draws out talents and capacities that may otherwise have laid ... Views: 1190
So, you are a perfectionist. And proud of it! And in some ways, that serves you really well. You maintain high standards, delivery quality, and people value your level of expertise. But sometimes, that perfectionism is causing you stress, procrastination, and depriving the world of receiving ... Views: 1188
Overwhelm is one of the toughest things my clients face.
No surprise, of course.
Many entrepreneurs tend to have one thing in common:
They’re creative types with lots of great ideas and a deep desire to be of service in the world. (If you’re reading this, you’re probably that ... Views: 1188
Year after year, survey show that Americans of all ages consider the holiday season as the most stressful time of the year for them. One of the factors leading to this situation, and its persistence, is that people don’t change how to handle this season physically, time-wise and emotionally, ... Views: 1187
Today, I want to go into more detail about how to set one up that’s going to increase your sales and be easy to maintain.
Let’s get started.
1. Opt In – We’ll start with someone subscribing to your list. This is one you’ve probably got covered already. If you have any kind of freebie ... Views: 1186
Engaging employees requires more than directing them in what to do; they also need to receive credit for their accomplishments. Such recognition helps to improve the employee experience according to Ventana Research: Five Reasons to Use Social Recognition in Business, 2014.
The research ... Views: 1185
Today you’ll see that B2B concerns caught up in the heady rush of social media are doing everything possible to buff up their profiles with interesting content and branding initiatives. However, unlike a B2C market where building a fan following requires that you regularly create exciting ... Views: 1184
Field Service Management Software and Field Service Automation to enterprise businesses streamline field service operations job scheduling, productivity, mobility, work orders, billing, accounting, parts inventory. Helps companies manage the business activities. FFT Job Scheduling Software and ... Views: 1184
As a solo spiritual business owner, it's easy to get overwhelmed with all of the various and sundry tasks on your "to do" list (trust me, I speak from experience!).
This feeling can be exacerbated by the energy of the Waxing or growing Moon (the period between the New Moon and the Full Moon, ... Views: 1184
Search engine optimization is an endeavor that should be uppermost in the minds of any serious blogger or webmaster. Good search engine optimization is a daily application, that if applied at every instance of opportunity will return an increase of traffic and a decrease of page ranking for your ... Views: 1184
Every day is a new opportunity for change. For many years after graduating with my bachelor’s degree I really struggled with my time. Always just making deadlines and procrastinating like no other. My social calendar was truly the best scheduled thing in my life. Everything else was done when I ... Views: 1182
I know it so well. That feeling of overwhelm.
Feeling like I'll never get it all done. Feeling like I have so much to do and not enough time to do it in.
Feeling pressured by all I want to accomplish and all that my life entails. Feeling like it never ends, no matter how efficient I ... Views: 1182
There is a common misconception that all introverts like to, and want to, be alone most of the time, and all extroverts like to, and want to, be with other people almost all of the time. In my experience, I haven't found this generalization to be true.
Take me, for example. I am categorized ... Views: 1182
I hate wasting food. Rather than allowing food to rot, I have to become an Iron Chef sometimes, and think of some way of salvaging the food. Sometimes I perform miracles, and sometimes my creations end up in the trash anyway. Regardless of how many times I've overcooked the fish, under baked ... Views: 1181
Having an effective leader at its helm means that a business is much more likely to find long term success. If you want to inspire your workforce, consider if there are any of the issues outlined below which you need to address.
Create the Right Environment
The working environment is ... Views: 1181
When I worked in Corporate America, many people carried steno pads with them everywhere they went, writing their notes from meetings, decisions made, and more. I frequently saw these people reviewing these notes, looking for ideas, clues from conversations, agreements and more. One of the ... Views: 1181
If you're tired of setting goals and not achieving them, then maybe you need to set SMART Goals.
SMART is simply an acronym that stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely.
I will explain each one in detail so next time you set a goal, you will be SMART about ... Views: 1181
How many times on average you spend at work per week? Most people will probably say something between 40 hours to 50 hours or even 60 hours as for the elite average. Now let me ask you this, when you come back from work, how many hours do you take out of your family time to finish an unfinished ... Views: 1180
As we all know but again I want to define the term "VPN" stands for the Virtual Private Network. VPN provides network connectivity over a long physical distance. By the means of VPN long-distance and secured network connections are established. Because work over both private networks as well as ... Views: 1180
In today's business climate, many people are choosing to become self-employed. Self-employment can take many forms, but for those who choose to leave Corporate America to become holistic practitioners, the idea of committing to an entirely new career in their field can be intimidating.
I ... Views: 1180
Seven Personal Challenges That Determine Your Home Business Future
Are you one of the many people who are working from home? Perhaps you operate a home based business or work for a company who is saving on office space. Either way, you have some new challenges. Here are the top seven ... Views: 1180
If you are running a business with a staff assisting you, then you must be keen to ensure that the work of your staff is directed into productive streams and how they spend their time on the web. This is where online monitoring software can aid all the problems of employers. There are Online ... Views: 1179
We’ve all been there: wanting to grow our business but not knowing what to do or how to do it. There are so many options and tasks to do each day; it can feel like you’re going crazy (I’m not the only one, am I?!)
Instead of being pulled in ten different directions, there are a few simple steps ... Views: 1178
Today I’ve compiled for a very quick top ten list of my favorite organizing tips.
- Get more sleep! – You’ve heard it here before but it cannot be overstated: you will never be more organized then your personal energy allows.
- Pitch your mail ASAP – sort your mail as you walk into your ... Views: 1178
For every moment you are angry, you lose 60 seconds of happiness.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Where is your stress coming from? Inside or outside of you? Are you subconsciously adding to your feelings of frustration? Perhaps you are sabotaging your self by not being honest about what you need. ... Views: 1177
Meetings meetings everywhere!
Great way to communicate. Great tool for propelling the way to goal. A great investment of time or a huge ZAP of it – and energy too.
It’s a good idea to do a quick meeting review every now and then. Just to be sure that your team isn’t over-using this ... Views: 1176
With the level of unemployment at a 17-year high and the recession meaning that many who are employed are looking for better jobs, there are often hundreds of candidates for each sales job advertised. You might be dreading the prospect of rifling through a stack of CVs or application forms, but ... Views: 1175
It hardly seems possible that it's almost mid-September.
I don't think I really was paying much attention until all the stores are selling school supplies, and then I took notice. School? Already?
Yup, our street will be really quiet with all the kiddos back in class.
That also means ... Views: 1175
Many folks think that wealth or money-making is as simple as praying and waiting until God rains down money from heaven.
The above belief could only amount to a myth and equals frustration. The Bible teaches believers how to make huge legitimate money in a simple formula - "Cast thy bread ... Views: 1175
How hard you fight on this issue will determine how successful you will be in life. Some people who read that line will chuckle to themselves and move on. Some people will not chuckle but will still move on. Then there will be a small group who read that line and will take it to heart and ... Views: 1174
PRIORITISE
Put First Things First. Understanding the importance of priorities and organising your schedule accordingly can radically and swiftly enhance your ability to produce more in less time. Many entrepreneurs are ambitious individuals who in their pursuit of conquering the world, fail ... Views: 1173
I see people soliciting requests on Facebook for interns for the summer. One business announced they had openings for 24 interns. Really – your business truly needs 24 interns? How is it possibly running now without those billets filled? Do you have staff who can realistically manage 24 interns? ... Views: 1173
Human beings across the world have run into communication barriers since the beginning of the human race. Language is an extremely important part of culture and is what allows different people to relate to each other, but because there are currently somewhere between 3,000-5,000 languages on the ... Views: 1173
Engagement is all about focusing the power of leadership and the workforce on the productivity and profitability of your organization. This holds true for profit centered organizations and non-profit membership driven associations. An engaged focused workforce is key to a successful business ... Views: 1172
Are you dealing with more regulation, a reduced workforce and a shrinking budget leaving your organization with decreased productivity, mediocre performance and waning profitability? Are you hoping to push a button that will delete all old programming and thinking and magically upgrade your ... Views: 1172
“I’m sorry I didn’t have time to get to your order today“. There is not a person on the face of the earth that has not heard that from someone in their lifetime. It’s a classic excuse. Unfortunately it’s absolutely false. The person who just told you they did not have your order ready when ... Views: 1171
It is important to learn how to increase focus when working online since there are many distractions to contend with that decrease your work productivity! In order to have a profitable business on the internet your work efficiency must remain at a high level since in most cases you are working ... Views: 1170
I was coaching a client one day who was feeling rather overwhelmed with trying to launch her new idea. I invited her to start a process of writing down all of the responsibilities, projects, tasks and other “shoulds” that she had swimming around in her mind. When she called in for her next ... Views: 1169
Many admit they’ve become more productive after having shifted from office work to freelancing. That seems logical first: working from home is less stress and interruptions, more flexibility and comfort, and tons of saved time. Sounds a bit Pollyannaish, doesn’t it?
In reality, a freelancer ... Views: 1167
We all do it—at least some of the time. We put off doing things we need or want to get done.
Heck, I even wanted to put off writing this article.
As I write this, the sun's shining and the wind is a perfect 10-12 knots out of the south. My boat is tied up in her slip while I sit here ... Views: 1167
I believe that you can make a huge contribution to your community through what you do. Let me describe how some individuals have greatly helped others.
Can a single person make a big difference in society? Of course! Naturally, no one can do all that is required alone. Others will either ... Views: 1167
Many people tell me they would love to work from home but don’t think they have the discipline. They have visions of getting distracted on Facebook, running errands all day or spending time cooking, cleaning or gardening instead of working. And some of my clients who are stay-at-home moms often ... Views: 1166
Isn’t this decade one of the most exciting to be alive? Not only in the domestic USA, but in Germany, Italy, even South Africa, many of us have complex professional lives, bursting family schedules, cellular technologies to stay connected, even commitments with spiritual organizations. We ... Views: 1165
Want to boost productivity and morale? Save time and improve relationships?
Stop sending emails.
How did we ever survive without it? A real time saver. For some things. For others – a real time zapper.
Just imagine….or maybe you don’t even have to imagine…it happens to many people every ... Views: 1164
If you are a designer and looking for a cheap solution and asking yourself the question time and again “How Do I Convert .OLM to .PST,” reading this article will surely answer to your query.
Most of the web designers worldwide cherish the use of Mac OS as the preferred operating system as it ... Views: 1163