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Bridging the Great Divide Between Ideas and Action - By Laurie DuparPut an End To Time Robbers - By Laurie DuparProductivity for Life - By Laurie Dupar- 10 Simple, Everyday Ways You Can Be More Productive - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2014 from Kayla MatthewsWhen I wake up in the morning, I generally have a huge, mental list of a dozen or so big tasks I want to accomplish in the day. But, more often than not, I don’t accomplish all of those things. I’ve been working on improving my productivity for years, and I really feel like I’m getting somewhere ...
Views: 1471 - Take Action That Matters - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2014 from Ursula JorchTake Action! Just Do It! Action is the Key to All Success! I was once part of a corporate training group. We were leaders in the organization, real action-takers who were rewarded in that setting because of our ability to 'git 'er done'. We had just spent the first morning of a 2-day retreat ...
Views: 1289 - Identify and Achieve Your Most Important Business Goals - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2014 from Margie BeiswangerToday is a fresh start. Every day, as they say, is a fresh start. Only sometimes it doesn't feel that way, does it? Too often it seems as though you'll never reach your goals - especially the ones that matter to you the most. It seems like your goals and dreams are still out there in ...
Views: 1587 - Why You Will Keep Procrastinating Until You Do This! - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2014 from Kirstin O´DonovanHow different would your life be if you just didn’t procrastinate at all? Or, think about how much better your life could be if procrastination actually made you more successful instead? Both might be hard to imagine, but today I am going to tell you why they are both possible. ...
Views: 1695 - How Are You Spending Your Precious Energy? - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2014 from Ursula JorchHe kept low, barely visible, seeming to almost slide forward. His feet seemed to be the only things he was actively moving. The rest of his body was in complete concert, following along. When an opportunity arose to move forward undetected, he did. When his quarry, a small herd of impala, got ...
Views: 1020 - Do You Love Your Home Office? - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2014 from Kim Kirmmse TothHow would you describe your home office? Neat, tidy and organized? Chaos? I can honestly say my home office is often less than stellar. It's a project I am working on as I write this to you. I don't care how long this takes me; I am going to create my home office to be a place I really want ...
Views: 1269 - 5 Habits that Stop Your Business Success - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2014 from Margie BeiswangerTo create success in your business there are lots of steps you can be taking. In fact, it can be overwhelming and frankly, downright confusing, to decide what you should or shouldn't be doing. Am I right? To be honest, the steps you need to take in order to build your successful business may ...
Views: 1409 - Be More Productive and Get More Done by Clearing the Clutter - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2014 from Margie BeiswangerIt’s an all too familiar story: you have way too much to do and not enough time to do it. You want (and need!) to be more productive and get more done, but clutter is everywhere and getting in your way. It may be physical clutter, mind clutter, or a horrid combination of even more than ...
Views: 1911 - Stop Accepting Advice - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2014 from Carrie GreeneAccording to the weather app it's 57 degrees and mostly cloudy. I was hoping to sit outside, get some work done and soak in some vitamin D. I looked outside. Not a cloud in the sky and the sun was warm. Obviously the weather app was wrong. Can you guess where I am right now? Outside on the ...
Views: 750 - Keys to freedom and flexibility - by Submitted on May 23, 2014 from Carrie GreenePeople tell me that they want to go into business for freedom and flexibility. It’s easy to embrace the freedom but are you willing to embrace the keys you need to unlock that door? A client of mine shared with me that when he went into business 3-years ago one of his goals was to be able to ...
Views: 860 - When There Aren't Enough Hours in the Day - by Submitted on May 17, 2014 from Melissa HeislerDiane Beaulieu, Entrée Kitchen owner and B.I.G. pod leader, asks, “When you have that feeling of there just aren’t enough hours in the day, where do you suggest one starts to relieve the stress?” Great question Diane! Take Back Your Work LifeThere are four places to find relief when you ...
Views: 1512 - Growing 2014 VA Scandal - by Submitted on May 14, 2014 from Abigail FazelatFor several years, the VA has been under fire for repeated instances of negligence. Reports released by CBS in 2013 revealed that medical professionals associated with the VA prescribed 259% more narcotics than in 2002, and that individualized therapy had fallen by the wayside. An affiliate of ...
Views: 1459 - Increase Your Focus, Memory & Productivity - Lemon Essential Oil Research - by Submitted on May 13, 2014 from KG StilesLEMON ESSENTIAL OIL ( Citrus limonum ) Aromas: Fresh, sweet, lemony, citrus, fruity Chemical Family: Monoterpene, Lactone Keywords: BODY-BRAIN TONIC Who doesn't love the sweet, tart and fresh aroma of lemon? It's scintillating clean scent appears in many cleaning agents and it's ...
Views: 4967(1 vote) - How to Grow Your Business and Stay Sane... at the Same Time! - by Submitted on May 01, 2014 from Margie BeiswangerWe’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: 1300 - Eliminate Distracted Focus – Improve Performance - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2014 from Pat HeydlauffDistractions are rapidly becoming enemy No. 1 in the workplace. In fact, 45 percent of employees work only 15 minutes or less without getting interrupted, and 53 percent waste at least one hour a day due to all types of distractions according to recent research by harmon.ie, a provider of social ...
Views: 1976 - Do You Want to Do Great Work? - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2014 from Ursula Jorch"More than anything, I want to do mediocre work." Said no one, ever! Part of valuing yourself and what you offer in your work is that you want to do high quality, and even great, work. And why not do great work? It's the most fulfilling, most meaningful, and usually the most productive in ...
Views: 1026 - Prioritize Your To-Dos: Time Management Tips for the Busy Business Owner - by Submitted on May 01, 2014 from Margie BeiswangerDo you ever feel overwhelmed by your workload? Do you find you can’t keep up with critical deadlines? I know you don’t want to hear this, but... You’re probably not managing your time well enough. To Make A List... Or Not A to-do list that works is more than a list of all the things ...
Views: 1387 - Whew! I Made It! - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2014 from Carrie GreeneWe did it! It’s finally springtime, my favorite time of year! Here in New Jersey we experience very distinct seasons and during the winter everything dies, or at least it looks like it does. Then spring comes and the earth magically comes back to life. The snow melts, the branches of the ...
Views: 1703 - Strategy and How to Get Some - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2014 from Ursula JorchIf I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard a business coach say, strategy is crucial for success!, I would be writing to you now from my hammock on a Tahitian beach, and servants would be bringing me another umbrella drink. It’s gotten to be so commonplace, that it’s a given. It makes a lot ...
Views: 1024 - Room Dynamics Fuel Efficiency - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2014 from Pat HeydlauffAlthough it was a beautiful sunny spring day outside, there was a dark cloud hanging over attorney Steve and his office reflected it. Steve was the managing partner of a multiple-city law firm spread across the state. He complained about how unfocused, distracted and disorganized he felt. He ...
Views: 1217(1 vote) - Labels, Schmabels: Extroverts & Introverts Don't Always Fall Into Neat Little Boxes - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2014 from Lisa MontanaroThere 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: 1342 - Today is the Day - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2014 from Kathleen GageHow often have you said, “Today’s the day!” regarding something you are committed to changing. Yet, by day’s end you either didn’t do what you said you would do or you did something that directly sabotaged your success? Unfortunately, this happens more times than not. Whether it be to eat ...
Views: 1544 - You Better Learn to Handle the Pressure Long Before You Become Famous - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2014 from Kathleen GageI work with speakers and authors who, more times than not, have the dream of “making it big.” Making it big means different things to different people, but for most it means having a national, or international, audience, being a featured guest on major radio, television or podcast shows, ...
Views: 1112 - Here’s what article marketing can do for you - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2014 from Kathleen GageRecently one of my premier clients was invited to write a monthly article for a highly visible online magazine specific to her market. The magazine is extremely well known, has a huge readership and is definitely a feather in my client’s cap. These type of opportunities are huge and can ...
Views: 790 - The Mompreneur’s Twist to Working “On” Your Business - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2014 from Christina WeberFor quality control I’ve been my own student in my own “Faith Based Revenue Boosting Program”. It is odd that something I’ve written created such epiphanies when applying it. An early mentor stressed scheduling time weekly to both work “in” and “on” your business. Seeing clients, ...
Views: 1119(1 vote) - Single Moms, Do You Give In? - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2014 from Jessica RectorWhen you're a mom, sometimes you can't get anything done. Well, you can't get things done the way YOU want them done. As I sit my eight-month-old son down in the living room surrounded by his security gates, that rarely do as they're intended, I'm ready to work. Yet, he has something else in ...
Views: 1299 - Three Ingredients for Misery and Their Antidotes - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2014 from Debra PayneThere are many ways to be perpetually miserable. Although we are all vastly different in many ways, we share common themes around the subject of misery. In fact, misery is a pattern than emerges in many people's lives far too often. I've outlined some manifestations of misery here and filed them ...
Views: 1642 - Room Dynamics Fuel Success - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2014 from Pat HeydlauffAlthough it was a beautiful sunny spring day outside, there was a dark cloud hanging over attorney Steve and his office reflected it. Steve was the managing partner of a multiple-city law firm spread across the state. He complained about how unfocused, distracted and disorganized he felt. He ...
Views: 1308 - Why Your Creativity Is Best in the Morning - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2014 from TJ PhilpottYour creativity is something you need and use in all aspects of your life but it does require a high energy level to produce the best results! The fact is the more creative you are the easier it is to solve problems and the more competitive you therefore tend to be as well! Having said all that ...
Views: 1827 - Leaders Follow Through - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2014 from Vernon MyersLeaders are responsible for making things happen, on-time and as scheduled. Superiors and subordinates don’t want excuses from their leaders, they want results. When a leader makes a commitment to complete a task or accomplish a mission, follow-through is the guarantee that he provides to ...
Views: 3744 - Leaders Are Responsive - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2014 from Vernon MyersGood leaders must possess the ability to effectively communicate to superiors, subordinates, and peers. Responsive leaders must not only be able to communicate effectively, they must be able to communicate in a timely manner with clear purpose and intent. A leader must possess the ability ...
Views: 1613(2 votes) - Procrastination: Is Procrastination Good Or Bad? - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2014 from Oliver JR CooperWhen people talk about something they have been struggling with as of late or for most of their life, procrastination is often mentioned. This could be something that is having an impact on every area of someone’s life in extreme cases or it could be something that just appears in certain ...
Views: 1656 - Business Systems: Don’t Over-Complicate Things - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2013 from Carrie GreeneAre you over complicating things? I was at our local Whole Foods Market® for a networking meeting. I drank a cup of tea (I’m not a coffee drinker) as a small group of us talked about our businesses and exchanged ideas. After the meeting we said our goodbyes, I grabbed my empty cup and ...
Views: 3049 - The Power of Action - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2013 from Dakota HandzlikLet's face it, actions will always speak louder than words. You can say something until you're blue in the face, but only by actually doing it can you make it true. That being said, are you living a life of real activity, or merely a life of wasted potential? As much as I hate to ...
Views: 1053(1 vote) - 3 Ways to Cure Holiday Overwhelm at Work - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2013 from Joey FaucetteHas your to-do list grown overnight? Yes, it’s “the most wonderful time of the year”…and yet many of us miss the wonder of it all due to the overwhelm at work that accompanies the holidays. Here are 3 ways to cure your holiday overwhelm at work starting today: Focus on Positive ...
Views: 1117 - Seven Tips to Accomplishing More Every Day of Your Life! - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2013 from Bill NieporteAfter complaining that I had “too little time” to do all the things that “needed to be done,” a mentor said: “You have the same amount of time per day that everyone else has…24 hours. You don’t need more time. What you need is the discipline to use the time you’ve got more wisely.” With ...
Views: 1384 - Leaders Recognize That Leading is A Gift - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2013 from Vernon MyersLeadership is a privilege reserved for those who are ready for the awesome responsibility of training, developing, mentoring, guiding, and correcting the people who are under their charge. The task of leadership offers long hours, lots of hard work, frustration, setbacks, and ...
Views: 1069(2 votes) - 10 Keys to Saying Yes to the Right Projects - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2013 from Carrie GreeneThis is a special request article. A client of mine told me that a colleague reached out to him to do a “quick” project. He priced it on the low end, since it was for a friend and it seemed pretty straightforward. She said yes and he set his team off to work. The result…”She’s been a ...
Views: 1533 - 69 Ways to Get What You Want - This Year and Every Year - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2014 from Lynn PechinskiOne woman I respect and admire is Debbie Zimmerman, who is the co-founder of the 100 Women Project along with her daughter, Sheri Oppenheimer Baker. Always delivering a smile and a kind word, Debbie lights up the room with her personality. Her passion - and life's work - is health coaching and ...
Views: 823 - 3 Positive Strategies to Finish Your Day Strong - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2013 from Joey FaucetteMost business professionals today that we coach are overwhelmed. They get to the end of the day with an ever expanding to-do list and fall exhausted into the evening commute. They return the next morning after reversing the commute and fall exhausted into their desk chair, thinking, “Here we go ...
Views: 1449(1 vote) - 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: 1157 - Productivity and ADHD - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2013 from Laurie DuparDid you know that the answer to your productivity depends on the first 15 minutes of your day? Physically we know having breakfast in the morning is important to getting the right fuel to sustain our energy and metabolism throughout the day. What we may not realize is that fueling our brain ...
Views: 3500(1 vote) - Time Management- Moving Out of a Wind Storm onto a Staircase - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2013 from Beth TabakFirst, shift focus off learning how to manage time. We manage ourselves, not time. Time management starts with personal growth and development: learning and developing new skills and implementing good habits that create productive work days with high quality time off. Does your approach support ...
Views: 1261 - Your Secret Sauce and Your Unfair Advantages - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2013 from Dean LA Douceur, MBAEveryone has a secret sauce. I define your ‘secret sauce’ as the ideas, thoughts, techniques and insights you've gained from being in your chosen areas of pursuit. In business, the arts and many other pursuits, your secret sauce is the inside information combined with your experience which ...
Views: 1755 - Slow Down to Accelerate Your Results - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2013 from Valencia RayProductivity is not simply activity. Without a clear vision, a heartfelt why, and a clear strategy, you will waste your resources - time, energy and money. You will also increase the likelihood that you will create dis-ease in your body from overworking and stress. On the surface, these ...
Views: 1135 - Online Self Help Tips On How To Be More Productive - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2013 from Ewen ChiaAre you having problems with your productivity? In this article, I will be sharing with you some online self help tips on how you can improve your productivity and hence accomplish more things in lesser time. Do read this article with an open mind and I believe you will learn something new, so ...
Views: 1710(2 votes) - Why Online Affiliates Prosper More When Stressed - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2013 from TJ PhilpottOnline affiliates all tend to prosper more when they bring a sense of urgency to their business! This makes perfect sense considering that this business model is fast moving and always changing! Working in such an environment often calls for immediate action to be taken to successfully maximize ...
Views: 1087 - Dealing With Unemployment: Making a Schedule - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2013 from Dan ClarkeWhen you're unemployed one of the hardest things to deal with is all the free time you have during the day. It's easy to waste hours on useless activities like playing computers games or reading everything except the want ads. It's even easier to just sink into depression as the minutes tick by ...
Views: 1462 - Stay Connected, Not Addicted, by Using Technology Wisely - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2013 from Lisa MontanaroWith all of the technology devices at our fingertips these days, it is easier than ever to stay connected 24-7. But, how do we balance the need and desire to stay connected with the danger of technology taking over? By continuing to be the master of technology, not the servant! I travel a lot ...
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