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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- CIA Model of Stress Reduction - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Roger SeipA saying that you’ve probably heard a lot in business, in sports, and human performance in general is controlling the controllable. What does that actually mean? I wanted to take this concept of controlling the controllable, which is actually really good advice by the way, and take it out of the ...
Views: 8094(4 votes) - Multi-Tasking Decreases Productivity: Fact or Myth? - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2009 from Lisa Montanaro"To do two things at once – is to do neither." ~ Roman philosopher Publilius Syrus, 100 A.D. When we need to accomplish many tasks, we do 2-3 things at once, sometimes more. We do this in order to be more productive. Multi-tasking has basically become the American way. In fact, employers ...
Views: 2705(6 votes) - Productivity Enhancement Rituals - by Submitted on May 15, 2011 from Tony DosanjhSome recent researches show that since people think of productivity, it may help them very much since they do not just motivate themselves but also they can inspire others. If a person is informed the concept of productivity then he/she will be able to acquire or learn skills to make the ...
Views: 988(1 vote) - 6 Ways to Be Productive on the Weekends - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2013 from Carly WrightIt's easy to let your weekends slip on by without accomplishing a single task. Sure, laying out by the pool all day or watching movie marathons are both appealing options. However, think about how you'll feel on Sunday night when not one chore was completed. Procrastination is a problem for ...
Views: 1496(2 votes) - "How to Market on Facebook and not look Stupid" - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2009 from Karen MonasinghFacebook is far by nunn the most phenomenal networking platform and according to Alexa it out ranked Youtube & Yahoo in September 2009 sitting right behind Google. People all over the universe are connecting on Facebook to meet and socialize with people. If you are among the smart marketers ...
Views: 906(1 vote) - 1,440 Minutes - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2011 from Thomas GargiulaWe all get 24 Hours in a day. So, how come some people get way more accomplished than others in the same amount of time? I am not referring to busy work, chores and things that are senseless. I am speaking about very valuable accomplishments that have a huge impact upon our world. I am also not ...
Views: 994(1 vote) - 10 Great Productivity Web Sites - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2008 from David BohlLet’s face it - we can all use a little help when it comes to streamlining our lives. But improving productivity problems can be a bit of a paradox. We’re so busy that our lives tend to get clogged up with tasks left undone, half-digested projects and poorly thought out systems, which impairs ...
Views: 1386(1 vote) - 10 SUGGESTIONS FOR A MORE PRODUCTIVE YOU - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Rhonda HamiltonRecently I received an e-mail that included suggestions for living life (author unknown). The e-mail made me think about attitudes and people skills that increase productivity. Here are my thoughts in a beginning list of ten suggestions. 1. Give people more than they expect and do it ...
Views: 1223(1 vote) - 10 Ways to Stay Productive Working Remotely - by Submitted on May 13, 2020 from Lucky EtametaSo many folks had dreamt of working independently from home without having to jump busses and without having to face traffic, the privilege of working at your timing with no boss ordering you around. This is indeed is a desired state. But with the outbreak of the deadly COVID19 pandemic which ...
Views: 552(1 vote) - 3 Simple Ways to Stay Productive & Limit Time On Social Media - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2011 from Ramone BellagambaMore than any other life skill time management is a weakness for most. A lot of my life coaching clients have goals to get better in this area. With social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn some users spend hours on these sites. What starts as minutes then turns into hours. With ...
Views: 1225(1 vote) - 3 Technologies That Will Make Your Life Easier - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Alex KnollAs a techie I am always looking for new and better ways to use technology in my life. Through these searches, I always come across some great ideas that most people don’t know about. In this post I will discuss three of these ideas and how to use these technologies to make your life ...
Views: 1758(2 votes) - 3 Tips for Boosting Work Productivity - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from TJ PhilpottYour work productivity begins in most cases with the proper planning and coordination of your own efforts. Obviously this is your personal responsibility to both plan and implement the chain of 'events/activities' that will help you to increase productivity in your professional life! The ...
Views: 888(2 votes) - 5 Benefits of Buying Sustainable Clothing and How to Do It on a Budget - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2018 from M Nasir Aziz5 Benefits of Buying Sustainable Clothing and How to Do It on a Budget If you want to live a happy and healthy life, you need to adopt health in every area of your lifestyle. Here are 5 benefits of buying sustainable clothing. Temporary trends and "fast fashion" have dominated retail ...
Views: 1139(1 vote) - 5 Benefits Of Having A Plan of Action - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from TJ PhilpottThe benefits of having a plan of action are undeniable and are especially important for anyone who works online. Most people operating an internet business do so without a team of support therefore their every effort needs to count. Growing a business by yourself is both very rewarding while ...
Views: 2088(1 vote) - 5 Easy Steps for Generating Time - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2011 from Germaine PorcheAfter hearing complaints about how slow he was in getting dressed in the morning to go to work, Jed decided to examine his routine. He learned that it took at least an hour for him to shave, shower, and get dressed. If he could invest just 15 minutes less every morning, he would generate more ...
Views: 1511(3 votes) - 5 Elements To Help You Take Intention to Action Not Procrasination! - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2011 from Ramone BellagambaEvery 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: 1293(1 vote) - 5 Ways to Boost Your Personal Productivity - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from TJ PhilpottFor anyone with a lot of drive and ambition finding ways to improve upon their personal productivity would be of great value to them. In an age where we seem to be required to get more done and in less time the need to increase productivity is even greater. Our lives continue to roll out ...
Views: 751(1 vote) - 7 Simple Ways to Beat Procrastination - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2013 from Sydni Craig-HartYou know the feeling. You're sitting at your computer watching the cursor blink. You haven't gotten a single thing done. You've worried about an important client project, all of the phone calls you need to return and made are making mental notes about the errands you need to run. You just can't ...
Views: 1246(2 votes) - A 5-Minute Time Management Solution - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2012 from Karin StewartAs a productivity and time management coach, I often hear “I don’t have the time to work on time management, it just takes too much darn time!” This is true if you choose a complex system such as Getting Things Done, the Franklin Covey system, and others, which require you to learn the system, ...
Views: 2915(1 vote) - A Printing Time and Money Saver - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2007 from Randall "Randy" DeanHere's the tip: use the "Fast Draft" mode in your printer settings when printing documents for simple internal review. This mode will print your documents 2-3 times faster than "Normal" mode, and also uses significantly less toner. It will save you a ton of time and money, especially on longer ...
Views: 6999(1 vote) - A To-Do List is Not a Wish List - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadHow 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: 1308(1 vote) - Are You a Productivity Environmentalist? - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Dave CrenshawOften I hear people say they need to go to work on Saturday or fly to a remote tropical island things done. This is because these environments have less distraction. However, these ideas are not necessary, not very practical, and not very wise. Too many entrepreneurs make themselves dependent ...
Views: 990(3 votes) - Are You Losing Your Marbles? - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from Jan BolickMy friend and former colleague (UD 1996), Brooke Packard Blanchard, sent me this story. We don’t know the author. If you do, please let me know. I would love to give him or her the proper credit. The story may make you sad at first. But put the wise words to work and it will serve to boost ...
Views: 2596(3 votes) - Are You on Track or Running Off the Rails? - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2009 from Dennis KelleyTime is the great equalizer. It doesn’t matter how rich you are or how poor you are. Not even how famous, infamous or average you are. Time does not stop for anyone and you can’t get more of it. You can’t slow it down or speed it up. With each breath that you take or heartbeat in your chest, ...
Views: 1251(2 votes) - Are you Ovewhelmed with Technology? - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2010 from Suzanne Saxe-RouxThe improvements of the internet and the tools for entrepreneurs and all professionals, that have less than mediocre technical skills, has made all the difference in enabling entrepreneurs to build businesses without breaking the bank. On the flip side, however, is that all the new technology we ...
Views: 1180(1 vote) - Are you swamped? - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Sharon SaylerI’m sitting here serving jury duty and can’t do my regular routine. (I’m not opposed to doing my civic duty, it’s just the timing.) Sitting here is leaving me feeling swamped with my To Do List and sucked-under… lots to do, plus it’s finally summer here in Oregon (we get so little summer, it is ...
Views: 2127(1 vote) - Are You Wearing Success Blinders? - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2010 from Danielle MillerI live in a part of the country that has a large population of Amish folk and this time of year they are gearing up for weddin’ season. What this means for those of us who are the “English” is that getting from here to there involves passing quite a few buggies as they make their way to a ...
Views: 1462(1 vote) - Be More Productive By Challenging Yourself - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2013 from TJ PhilpottIn order to be more productive working online you must learn to manage your time better and approach each task with more focus! By doing so you'll soon discover how you can get more done in less time thus allowing you to set your sights on other aspects of your business! One of the best ways to ...
Views: 1665(1 vote) - Better Productivity is about Locking and Rocking - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Bryan Beckstead“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: 1305(1 vote) - Busy Work is Not Always Productive - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2009 from TJ PhilpottBusy work can be regarded as any task or assignment we engaged in that consumes our time but in the end shows little for our effort. The net result is a decrease in our personal or business productivity. Now if procrastination is your thing, great, but if you have goals and objectives you're ...
Views: 1194(1 vote) - Checklists - Building Teams in Complex Environments - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2010 from James MurphyHumans excel at solving complex problems. Unfortunately, humans are also prone to making simple errors without a reliable 'road map,' or operations checklist. In the digital age, we are amazed at the abilities of computers to solve problems. But the computer's capacity to solve problems is ...
Views: 1995(1 vote) - Cleaning up your garden (and your life) - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from George ForderStuck in the middle I looked up the word "entropy". "Order to disorder in an isolated system", is the natural way things go. Weeds grow in a garden. People fill the natural gap. Life is a bit like Tetris. The only way to get through, is to avoid entropy by actually doing something. My garden ...
Views: 1423(1 vote) - Clear Up Your Clutter! - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2009 from Hunter PhoenixDid you set any goals for this year? Are you well on your way to reaching them? One of the most common stumbling blocks I see as a coach is the culprit of clutter! So much time is spent on getting more; more stuff, more money, more time, more happiness. Yet seldom do we look at what we need to ...
Views: 1546(2 votes) - Creativity Happens >Between< Our Thoughts - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2017 from Lance BregerOut on a run…WHAM! In the shower…POW! Washing the dishes…BANG! On the toilet…BOOM! Creativity often slaps you upside the head like a villain from a 60’s Batman television episode when you least expect it...SMACK! It was reported that Einstein would sit in the bathtub for hours until ...
Views: 1480(1 vote) - Does Your Work Schedule Got You Down? - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from TJ PhilpottAre you fighting a losing battle with your work schedule? For anybody who works online it is important that the working schedule they organize be realistic as well as properly targeting priorities! It is understandable for anybody growing a business that they may be a bit ambitious in terms of ...
Views: 912(1 vote) - Email Marketing – Trends To Grow in 2013!! - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2013 from Linda MentzerWhat would the domain of Email Marketing look like in 2013?, as this remains the time of the year when most marketers gather around to speak their views about email marketing. But whatever be the nature of discussion be, the point to be sure about is email marketing cannot be categorized as the ...
Views: 1397(1 vote) - Empty Your Mind to Become a Creative Thinker - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Jason CooperSince starting my blog, I have found it rather difficult to read (oddly enough, something that I usually love to do) a good book for any particular length of time. My observations are, that the less I read the more creative in my writing I become. It is also no accident to discover that ...
Views: 929(1 vote) - Get Better Production by Following Theses Two Maximizers - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadI specialize in Time Management and Productivity Maximization. It would only be fair to say that dealing with Time management issues is easier than production issues. The main reason is that when you are dealing with time, the concerns are the same for everyone. When you develop a way for ...
Views: 1185(1 vote) - Get Organized: Put Procedures In Place - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2009 from Becky EskerI love the acronym of SYSTEM, Save Your Self Time Energy and Money. While it is about finding the most efficient way to do things, it is also about knowing specifically how things are done. In other words, you need documentation of the step-by-step process or procedure of how your systems are ...
Views: 1731(1 vote) - Get Yourself Unstuck: 8 Smart Reminders - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2010 from Helaine IrisWhether you consider yourself a occasional procrastinator, or a terminal one, getting stuck in the mud occasionally - paralyzing your ability to act sometimes happens. While it's certainly useful to explore the reasons behind persistent procrastination patterns and resolve them, this article is ...
Views: 1166(3 votes) - Greensizing for Productivity - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Laura StackWe all want to do our part to help the environment. But if you can give the Earth a break and increase your productivity at the same time, that’s a real no-brainer! Luckily, a lot of the things you can do to help sustain the planet can help sustain your productivity as well. Read on for tips on ...
Views: 1408(1 vote) - How Email Marketing Helps Improve Efficiency - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2011 from TJ PhilpottOne of the very best ways to improve efficiency when operating an internet based business is to build a mailing list! Many underestimate the many efficiencies an email marketing campaign can offer and some as a result fail to put the proper emphasis on this strategy! Here are 3 undeniable ...
Views: 1119(1 vote) - How negative thinking affects us - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2011 from Dia ThabetHow negative thinking affects us? Is negative thinking a habit? What is the power of negativing thinking on your subconscious mind? Have you heard someone say “I feel tried when I get up in the morning. I need to drink a cup of coffee, so I wake up?” Or “I always get nose allergy in July ...
Views: 1367(1 vote) - How Stress Affects Our Work Productivity - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Luka MalgajOur main foe at work is stress and a lot of stress. There is no doubt to that! With all the troubles and pressure we have while working, it would take a miracle for us to be able to withstand all the pressure from our job while having our work productivity unaffected. No matter how fit we may be ...
Views: 7016(2 votes) - How To Determine The Quality Of Your Products! - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2010 from Michelle PavelBelow is a link to a little questionnaire that can help you determine if you are providing 'quality' products. http://www.bestbuys4business.com/business-blog/2010/01/determine-quality-products/ If you have more than one product, write down or type up your answers (excel maybe more ...
Views: 3754(1 vote) - How to Improve Efficiency When Marketing Online - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2011 from TJ PhilpottFor any entrepreneur working on the internet it is vitally important to continually make strides to improve efficiency of effort. Most successful online businesses can attribute their accomplishments towards their ability to increase their own work efficiency. In a nutshell they have learned how ...
Views: 825(1 vote) - How to Manage Stress When Overwhelmed by Work - by Submitted on May 06, 2010 from TJ PhilpottThe need to learn how to manage stress is becoming more important due to the fast pace and increasing responsibilities in our daily lives. Both home and work seem to be placing additional demands upon us that do NOT come with any additional time with which to meet them. The result quite ...
Views: 1735(2 votes) - How to Manage Time and Energy to Boost Personal Productivity - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2010 from Pat HeydlauffAre you stuck on the procrastination highway where productivity slows to a crawl and stress uncontrollably speeds up? Why, because you’d rather be doing something else, fear of failure or lack of organization? Or are you procrastinating just because you do not know how to manage your internal ...
Views: 1566(1 vote) - How to Overcome Fatigue in Your Work Place - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2013 from Joshua NyamacheIn our work places, fatigue causes low productivity, wastage of materials and break down of machines. You may experiences pains in your back, neck or headache because of working throughout without taking a break. This is unhealthy because human body requires sufficient time for rest. God gave us ...
Views: 2893(2 votes) - How To Stop Being Lazy - by You may have your priorities straight but still, many Americans struggle daily with a lack of motivation that can hinder their productivity at work and in their daily life. Many times, their lack of motivation can be falsely diagnosed by medical professionals as ADHD, nutrient deficiency, and ...
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