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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- How To Analyze and Report Sales and Profit Generating Activity - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Ron HequetTactics For Keeping Score On Your Business. Years ago when my son was part of the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) tour, I tried not to miss one of those tournaments when it was anywhere near the Dallas / Fort Worth area. I even saw a few when it was out of state, like California, ...
Views: 2596 - 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) - Task List or Wish List? - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Donna LindleyIs your to-do list a mile long? Do you look at the same long list of tasks every day and wonder where to start? If so, how do you choose which tasks you will work on today? Writing down your to-dos or entering them into your task list is only the first step to getting things done. You also need ...
Views: 2385(5 votes) - The Lost Secret of Think and Grow Rich - by Submitted on May 29, 2010 from Vic JohnsonOne of the most powerful principles hidden in the goldmine of knowledge called Think and Grow Rich is what I’ve named “The Pyramid Principle.” Now, I’m not talking about some mystical kind of pyramid power. And I’m not suggesting you go sleep in a pyramid or put a bunch of pyramids around ...
Views: 2516(4 votes) - Wish, Hope, and Pray Marketing - by Submitted on May 24, 2010 from Sue PainterWith apologies to one of my favorite authors, Elizabeth Gilbert, I want to ask you to assess your marketing with a cold eye and an honest look. Tell me.....is your marketing system based on the wish, hope, and pray method? Here are some signs that it is: 1) No one in your organization has a ...
Views: 2174(1 vote) - 5 Ways to Boost Personal Productivity - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from TJ PhilpottAre you always looking for a way to stay sharp, gain an edge and boost your personal productivity? If so you are in the good company of a large percentage of the rest of the population of the planet earth. With so much to do and the list seemingly growing every day we are all looking to increase ...
Views: 1367(2 votes) - Five Tips to be more Productive - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2010 from David UtkeAre you driven in life to achieve and excel? Or do you simply like the idea of being driven and excelling, but to lazy and unfocused to take any real action. Their are habits that separate the winners from the losers and it is best to start adopting some winning strategies if your ever going to ...
Views: 850(1 vote) - Do You Pull The Plug On Your Own Productivity - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Sharon MelnickAs you know, you have approximately 60,000 thoughts a day, but a single one can pull the plug on your productivity for the whole day (or week). For example, I had a client who who sold insurance. He got a referral to meet with the person who heads a big union. Can you imagine, get to ...
Views: 1163(2 votes) - Using Change to Promote Creative Thinking - by Submitted on May 15, 2010 from TJ PhilpottChange can be considered an asset that helps promote creative thinking. Life as it is has each of us routinely existing in environments that lack the necessary stimulus to tap into our own creative resources. Consider a picture hanging on the wall in your home. The longer it is there the less it ...
Views: 713 - Using Time Wisely When Writing Articles - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from TJ PhilpottWriting articles can actually take a good amount of time when you combine all the necessary preparations along with the writing process itself. In fact it is not unusual to begin monitoring the time you invest in this process which can than lead to writer's block. The more time you realize you ...
Views: 898(1 vote) - Breaking through the Barriers of Writer's Block - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from TJ PhilpottWriter's block occurs when we lose our train of thought or have seemingly run out of ideas. When this occurs it is only natural to increase your determination to get the writing process back on track. Actually this can make the situation worse since it introduces more pressure which further ...
Views: 1072(1 vote) - Uncorking Your Creative Thinking - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from TJ PhilpottCreative thinking is how we as human beings evolve on a cognitive level. Our ability to utilize our problem solving skills lead to innovative solutions that allow our society to make advancements previously thought impossible. Thinking outside the box is what separates us from many other life ...
Views: 1492(2 votes) - Time Management Techniques for Working Online - by Submitted on May 08, 2010 from TJ PhilpottThe use of effective time management techniques is an absolute must for anybody working online from home. The home environment has plenty of built-in distractions to begin plus it is also likely that there is nobody to whom you can delegate any of your work. With a lot to do and nobody to help ...
Views: 730 - Creativity and Boundary-Setting - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Christopher EdgarIf someone told you that a piece you wrote is garbage and you’re a moron for writing it, could you object to their behavior? When I work with people who are having trouble starting a project, this is often an area where they feel blocked. They don’t trust their ability to protect themselves ...
Views: 1114 - The Benefits of Blankness - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Christopher EdgarIf you spent a moment without thinking, would you cease to exist? When I give talks about using mindfulness practices to focus on your work, at least one person usually tells me they “can’t meditate” because they can’t seem to force their mind to quiet. But often, if I get the chance to ...
Views: 1168 - Are You Operating Your Business in a Vacuum? - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Kris CavanaughAs a business owner running the many different facets of your business, it’s not uncommon for you to feel as though you’re operating everything “out of your own head.” So when the answers you are seeking won’t appear you’ll often reach out to others around you for a fresh perspective. You ...
Views: 1507(1 vote) - Increasing Productivity and Restoring Order to Your Life - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2010 from TJ PhilpottIncreasing productivity in your life usually starts with identifying those areas or reasons that may be 'wasting' your time or energy. With the fast pace lives many lead it is easy to develop the bad habit of putting many things off till later. This results in an accumulation of clutter and ...
Views: 1013(1 vote) - The Top Ten Ways to Reduce Time Spent on Email and Reclaim Your Productivity - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Marsha EganThere’s no arguing that email use is on the rise. Every day, people tell me how overwhelming it is to address their email backlog and how just opening up their inbox stresses them out. To help remedy this crisis, here are ten surefire ways to manage your outgoing email to reduce the number of ...
Views: 2057 - The Importance of Self Motivation for Online Marketers - by Submitted on May 10, 2010 from TJ PhilpottThere is no greater asset online marketers can have than self motivation, NONE! Working online is typically reduced to a team of one for most online entrepreneurs due to the size of their business or budgets or both. As a result entrepreneurs learn to wear many different hats and also come to ...
Views: 830 - Productivity And “Pushing The Moment” - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Christopher EdgarI shudder a little when I think about some of my old working habits. One of these habits was to do what I now call “pushing the moment.” When I’d be under time pressure, or I just wanted a task off my plate quickly, I’d tighten up my shoulders as I worked — as if I were physically trying to ...
Views: 876 - 3 Ways To Reduce Email-Related Suffering - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Christopher EdgarWhen I speak to a group, I almost always get questions about e-mail. “I just get so much e-mail at work and I don’t know what to do with it,” people say. Worse yet, they’ve usually tried several e-mail organizing systems, and the overwhelm they’re feeling hasn’t gone away. I think this is ...
Views: 1023 - Playing in Traffic is Dangerous - Workspace Arrangements that Increase Focus - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2010 from Paul BurtonWhenever I speak to audiences about productivity, be it during a training seminar or a keynote presentation, I always, always, always recommend that they face away from passing traffic. The urge to look up is so strong and whenever we fall prey to that urge, we lose our focus. The natural ...
Views: 1918 - Business Law: Uncover the Stories Behind Business Entities - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2010 from Nina KaufmanYou've felt that glimmer of the Divine impulse - that insistent idea whispering in your ear saying: "start a business . . . start a business . . . ." You have experience in your field. You've done your homework on determining the right clients for you, where you'd want to locate the business, ...
Views: 1944 - 5 Ways to Overcome a Negative Attitude - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2010 from TJ PhilpottCarrying around a negative attitude is like carrying around a gorilla on your back. Not only are you less attractive to others but your attitude also makes everything you do much more difficult. It feels like you are carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders (actually it is just a ...
Views: 2600(1 vote) - ***8 Ways to Move from Stuck to A Creative Genius - by Submitted on May 04, 2010 from Jennifer HowardNo matter how much we enjoy what we are doing in our life and in our business, there are times when we all find ourselves in need of a creativity jump-start. As many of you know, I'm working on a book to be released this Fall. I greatly enjoy the topic and the writing process, however there ...
Views: 13643(7 votes) - Write it Down! Tips to Accomplishing Your Tasks - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2010 from Donna LindleyDid you know that the average person can only keep seven things in short-term memory at one time? Do you lay awake at night worried that you will forget something important? Are you consistently forgetting about tasks that need to be completed? Before you assume that your memory is failing, try ...
Views: 1805(2 votes) - ***Speed Reading Tactics: What's Your CORE? Not Knowing Can Cost You! - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2010 from Ed CaldwellMulti-tasking, multiple projects, multiple goals, multi-media pretty much describes the state of the workplace and school environments today. With all this flurry for our attention and focus, it is amazing that anything actually gets completed. With all the distractions around us, unless you ...
Views: 2968(5 votes) - How to Get Motivated - 5 Simple Techniques - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2010 from TJ PhilpottLearning how to get motivated is something that would save many a lot of wasted time and would definitely help boost their feeling of well being. There is no doubt the sense of accomplishment helps boost your spirits but often a lack of motivation keeps us from experiencing this euphoric ...
Views: 1544 - 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) - To Do Lists Are Not For Everyone - Creative Ways To Manage Your Time, Reduce Stress and Get More Done - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2010 from Jennifer HazlettIf you don't follow a schedule you may start your day by sitting down at your desk wondering what you will do today. You will not be productive and likely not accomplish anything important. Let's say you start with checking email and get sidetracked forgetting the world outside of your inbox ...
Views: 1654(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) - The Importance of Solitude When Marketing on the Internet - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2010 from TJ PhilpottMarketing on the internet can be a very fast pace environment with constant change and challenges. Working online from home can even add a few additional distractions you would not normally encounter in a 'normal' work environment. The phone ringing off the hook, kids playing and the neighbor at ...
Views: 668(1 vote) - How to Easily Overcome Procrastination Permanently - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2010 from Jimmy RoosEveryone does it, including you. You have things to do, important things or unimportant things, and you delay doing them until the last minute. If Procrastination were an Olympic event you might have won a gold medal, you’re that good at it. You make jokes about being a world class ...
Views: 1384(1 vote) - Boost Personal Productivity by Simplifying Your Work Schedule - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2010 from TJ PhilpottOur days grow longer and the work loads grow heavier putting increasing pressure on each of us to increase our personal productivity. There seems to be no end in sight to the seemingly daily challenges we face that test our work productivity. Looking for productivity improvement in any area to ...
Views: 916(1 vote) - How to Be a Master Life-Juggler - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2010 from Andy WoodJugglers fascinate me. Not the run-of-mill, three-balls-in-the-air type, but the ones I call the Master Jugglers. I love the guys or gals who can toss torches, chainsaws, balls and small animals all at the same time. Well, maybe not the small animals part, but you get the point. In a ...
Views: 1209(2 votes) - How to Stop Putting it Off - Say Goodbye to Procrastination For Good - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2010 from Isi DixonProcrastination – probably the number one cause for people to be disorganised, for not achieving what they want, for not being the best they could be. What people don’t realise, however, you only need the right tools to conquer it. Procrastination is a little bit like an addiction, once you ...
Views: 2164(10 votes) - Transform Your Life One Change at a Time - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2010 from Marien Perez• Do you want to become more assertive and successful in your work relationships? • Do you want to feel healthier, get fitter, and feel more optimistic about your life? • Are you ready to free yourself from procrastination, and start freeing up time to do the things that really matter to ...
Views: 1202(4 votes) - Top 10 Tips to move from a Culture of Now to a Culture of When - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2010 from Dave CrenshawA colleague of mine, Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D, asked me to put together a list of top 10 invaluable suggestions on how to from a "Culture of Now" to a "Culture of When." A "Culture of Now" says that all needs to be done right away, it needs to have an promptresponse. The "Culture of Now" is ...
Views: 890(6 votes) - 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) - Use Your Strengths to Boost Your Personal Productivity - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2010 from TJ PhilpottMost everybody has an interest towards increasing their own personal productivity. The motivations here may differ due to varying reasons such as performance incentives at work or possibly even plain old pride. The fact is that each of us would like to be able to increase our personal ...
Views: 732 - Are You Giving Your Profits Away? - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2010 from Dana Pharant RMTSelling product is a challenging prospect for many massage therapists. They may fear that they will be viewed as pushy, money hungry or somehow unprofessional by their clients if they sell products. On a different note, we’ve all experienced the client who thinks every treatment should be free; ...
Views: 1106(1 vote) - How Doing Less Can Increase Productivity - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2010 from TJ PhilpottOne of the best ways to increase productivity is by doing less. Huh? That is right if you are looking to increase your personal productivity start today by deciding to accomplish less. This may seem a little odd at first but IF over the period of one day the 'quality' of your work does NOT ...
Views: 664 - Top 7 tips of how to not lose sight of, and realize your business vision - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2010 from Monique MacKinnonWhat is analysis paralysis? What is the negative impact of experiencing analysis paralysis? "Analysis paralysis is "an informal phrase applied to when the opportunity cost of decision analysis exceeds the benefits". It stems from self-sabotaging beliefs, including the following: - Once I ...
Views: 1394(1 vote) - How to Make a Great Decision - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2010 from Mara FisherFor a moment let us think about the decisions that we made this week. Were they easy or difficult? Did you avoid or postpone any decisions? Are you hoping that others will make the decision for you? Making decisions are important because how you make the decision and of course what decision ...
Views: 1266 - Drowning in Paper Clutter? Grab a RAFT & Sail to an Organized Shore! - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2010 from Lisa MontanaroPaper. It should be a benign part of our lives. It means no harm, really. But somehow, when it piles up and has a paper party with its friends, it becomes dreaded clutter! What to do? Grab a RAFT and sail to an organized shore! (Okay, technically, it should be RAFTS, plural, but that just ...
Views: 3754(1 vote) - Don’t Fall Into the Trap of the Shoemaker’s Shoes: Benefit From Your Own Expertise! - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2010 from Lisa MontanaroHow many of us have heard the old familiar phrase, "The shoemaker's children always go without shoes?" This phrase has become synonymous with almost anyone neglecting his or her own business. We are all guilty of it now and again. We get so busy working in the business that we forget to 'mind ...
Views: 1628 - The Effects of Procrastination and Action Steps to Make the Most out of Your Time - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2010 from Sonia GallagherProcrastination is a very common habit among professionals and business owners. It affects them on a daily basis and can create a huge amount of unnecessary stress. 3 Most Common Effects of Procrastination: 1. Lowered morale. Knowing that a job is still incomplete or is unfinished can ...
Views: 2661 - Self Improvement and Motivation with your New Years Resolution - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2010 from Kevin AbdulrahmanBarely two months in 2010 and already many a New Year’s Resolutions have been broken. Why are they so difficult to keep? I call February, the forgotten month. Resolutions will have long disappeared until a birthday or the festive season closing into another new year. Achieving your goals ...
Views: 2022 - 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) - The Advantages of HR Staffing - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2010 from Melissa NathansWhat are the advantages of working with an HR staffing company rather than hiring new employees? First and foremost it saves companies money. Rather than risking a full year's salary on new employees, you only pay for the labor you receive. Even if you hire part time workers on your own, you ...
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