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In the next few minutes, I’m going to share with you a tip about how to better to magnify your time and make yourself more valuable in the market place. And the tip that I’d like to share with you revolves around your personal keywords.
Now, you know what keywords are if you spend any time on ... Views: 1030
When we think about all the things we have in all areas of our lives, we may not see how much we really do have unless we write it down. If we were to write down all the money we have made in our lifetime, if we were to calculate all the time we have accumulated or all the friends we have made, ... Views: 939
We can’t really manage time. We can work within its boundaries, though, in a manageable way. Key to getting things done and accomplishing what we want to accomplish, is to create the space in your life to let those things happen. To get the results you want, you have to create space for good ... Views: 1073
You as a property owner have the legal right to a certain amount of light and you should know those rights. These rights apply to either your home residence or your building location. Over half of the room should be lit by natural light. This can be compared to the light provided by a candle ... Views: 1012
Every fall, I began to feel the constricted pressure of having too much to do and no time to get it all done. One year, I had an epiphany about why this happened and what to do about it.
It was a crisp, beautiful fall morning. For me, it was the kind of weather that makes me want to get up ... Views: 2381
My teenage daughter had a book report due last week. She selected the book the first week of school and was so excited to read it. The book has over 800 pages. I raised my eyebrows when she first told me because although she enjoys reading she is not a voracious reader. For her that is a lot ... Views: 1071
One common complaint that many people bring up when they are trying to improve their lives is that they are perpetually busy. It seems like there are just not enough hours in the day for most of us. Sound familiar?
We all have different circumstances and responsibilities that must be tended ... Views: 1080
The idea of work-life balance is so appealing. This is especially true when you are feeling out of balance - when you feel like you are just barely keeping your head above water. Yet striving for someone else's definition of work-life balance can be stressful itself...especially as we approach ... Views: 932
When you hear the word overtime is mentioned, these 3 words may probably cross your mind: deadline, caffeine, stress. Yes, very familiar indeed, huh? Nevertheless, I am going to add up 3 more which work just as well, and they are: relaxing, television, sleep. Whilst the second list seems ... Views: 1713
This is a true story – heard every day – from all walks of life. The names have been changed to protect the innocent and guilty.
Jane could be a co- worker, student, direct report, family member – actually anyone in your life.
In this version – she is a customer service rep trying to keep ... Views: 1313
Procrastination – 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: 2021
With Labor Day passed and September into full swing, many of us are once again busier than ever! When time is so precious, one of the biggest culprits and thieves seems always to be email.
Do you remember when you first started using email….roughly. Or more to the point, do you remember a ... Views: 1199
Have you ever heard anyone say “There’s just not enough time to get everything done?” “The world is just going so fast.” “Technology is making life so hard.” “The faster I go the behinder I get.” The rate of change we are experiencing today does make it seem like the world is going faster. ... Views: 3293
Every day we hear someone say, I am so busy. I just don't have enough time to get things done!And I imagine each of us has fallen into that same feeling from time to time. Are you a good manager of your time? Could you improve upon your use of this limited and precious item called time? If we ... Views: 2098
In this digital age, businesses are continuously evolving as technology rapidly transforms.
What this means to you is that expectations for your work productivity are rapidly increasing, too.
With all the professional and personal demands placed on us, it is more important now than ever, ... Views: 2318
In my last Article: “Sprint Your Way to Success” we talked about how to use sprints to set and achieve your goals. Now, here are a few key tips from the Sprint methodology to help keep you focused:
1. Hold a Daily Check In with Yourself
This needs to be done the first thing in the morning, ... Views: 803
It only takes a moment, but it makes all the difference. Before you begin your next project, stop to ask your deepest self how you define the scope of this new task.
The difference is one of inspiration and guidance. We all have this deepest self, and most of us are lucky to have had ... Views: 1084
Often clients come to me feeling tired, overworked and overburdened by the demands on their time. Unanimously they all want more hours in the day so they get even more done. One of the first exercises I ask of my clients is to conduct an energy audit.
The energy audit has 3 parts:
1. ... Views: 1494
Does this sound like you? You rush from one meeting to another, deal with demanding customers, handle employees' concerns, put out the latest "fire" at the office or at home, return phone calls and wade through a knee-deep pile of emails. With a day like that, it can be so easy to get caught up ... Views: 1403
There’s a simple way to re-focus your time and energy to get a better start and results in a new year—or any time of year—in any area of your life. Just ask yourself the two questions offered here.
Two emails I received reminded me about the principle described below. I’d already had in mind ... Views: 1234
When you write an article there are many times it can take FOREVER to complete it. Now this is due to a number of reasons which we can take advantage of to help us write articles much quicker. It only stands to reason that if you can speed up the writing process itself you can produce more ... Views: 756
I sat among a pile of papers and cried.
Everywhere I looked, I saw more work to do, and the longer I looked at it, the more overwhelmed I became. Finally, I burst into tears. “Why can’t I just figure out a system for all of this paper?” I said to myself. Here I was, an intelligent woman, and ... Views: 2473
First, so there are no surprises, there is no secret formula to breaking up large tasks, you just do it. The fact we are here is the biggest step you will make in this area. Large overpowering tasks are just a collection of many smaller jobs all joined together. Start thinking like this and ... Views: 4787
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: 1167
"The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers." -Thich Nhat Hanh
It's Saturday morning and I just completed my "weekly review." For those not familiar with the popular "Getting Things Done" book and ... Views: 2278
You know that big project (or presentation or proposal) that’s due in two weeks?
The one you haven’t started yet?
I know. I know. You’ve been meaning to do it. But it’s going to take HOURS and there are so many other things to do. You just haven’t had any big chunks of time to devote to ... Views: 1242
Every time you say yes, you are also saying no. Every time you say no, you are also saying yes.
Many people find it challenging to say no… to their loved ones, to their boss, to their own many desires. If a request is made of them or a project shows up, they feel obligated to accept it, ... Views: 1214
Feedback is critical to the success of any project. Timely and targeted feedback can enable project managers to identify problems early and make adjustments that can keep a project on time and on budget.
Earned Value Management (EVM) has proven itself to be one of the most effective ... Views: 906
“It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste time.”
Henry Ford
Managing your time, finding balance, and living a complete and joyous life in this day and age almost feels like an oxymoron. Today, more than ever before, we run from one task to ... Views: 1164
Life is filled with distractions that can take your focus off the tasks you need to accomplish and time management is a struggle for many. While it is a difficult skill to master for many, time management is simply managing the time you have allotted to you while on this earth. You can manage ... Views: 1505
You have invested thousands of dollars in programs and trainings. You are working your butt off on your business day in and day out. You follow the instructions to a T. You do everything by the book. Sometimes you make a few sales, get a few clients… sometimes you don’t. There seems to be no ... Views: 1038
We all know how to deal with stress, right? Get rid of what's stressing you. And if we can't get rid of it, at least reduce the number or severity of the assorted stressors in our lives. But how do we do that?
That's where we get stuck. Sure, we all would like to be less stressed, but where ... Views: 1143
Ever leave a meeting and wonder why you met?
Ever have a meeting and after much discussion, decide on a plan but then – nothing ever happens?
Here are three questions can lead the leader to conducting more efficient, more effective and maybe even fewer meetings.
Questions to ask and ... Views: 1574
Why Managing Time Sometimes Fails?
By Pierre Ah-Fat
‘If you control your time, you control your life’ Alan Laiken (1973)
‘Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.’
(Mother Teresa)
‘You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you ... Views: 1957
Over the past 30 plus years, I have had the privilege of working with a great many people from all walks of life. Despite the wide range of demographics I could categorize them all by saying every one of them would have benefited from establishing their own PLLL. Life is a journey, not unlike ... Views: 899
Did you start your business with the high hopes that you’d spend every waking moment pouring through piles of receipts trying to update your bookkeeping reports, chasing down past due payments from customers or struggling to keep up with the growing list of marketing tasks to hopefully attract ... Views: 2576
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: 1158
I've never worked with a client yet who didn't feel pressured by too much to do and not enough time. This week is National Take Back Your Time Week, an initiative that's being pushed in both the United States and Canada. Tuesday (January 25th) is Better Business Communications Day, too. Seems ... Views: 1132
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I admit it! Sometimes I'm overwhelmed by the seemingly endless
streams of paperwork. Emails I want to ... Views: 1213
One thing that the New Year brings on is the desire to get organized, or reorganized, as the case may be. Managing your business depends a great deal on time management. If you are not managing your time efficiently you will tend to have lack of focus, scattered energy, projects never get ... Views: 1341
Writing articles can take quite a bit of time if you 'allow' the writing process to 'hold you captive' until you have finished your composition. For many it is common to sit down with the intentions of starting and completing the entire process in that one sitting. This approach contains some ... Views: 681
How do we read books? It may seem that there is nothing special in it. We take a book, open it from the first page and read it till the end of it. That is the way most of us do and actually it is an inefficient way to read books. It will result in relatively poor reading speed and low ... Views: 1097
There’s only one thing I hate worse than mopping the floors…
…and that’s dealing with the endless emails that come into my inbox.
I’m not talking about the stupid once-in-a-lifetime-do-it-right-now-or-die kinds of emails, I’m talking about the legitimate things you need to deal with. ... Views: 1432
Before embarking on a project, it is clearly necessary to show that there will be a benefit either in terms of money or service or both. The document which sets out the main advantages and parameters of the project is called the Business Case and is (or should be) produced by either the client ... Views: 620
My mother once said that “The older you get, the faster time will fly.”How true that is! Perhaps this is why people try to cram as much into their day as possible. However, when you become too busy and forget to set aside adequate time for yourself, it will take its toll on you physically, ... Views: 1371
It was a Saturday morning in May when I realized that I was not as smart as I thought I was. This happened about 35 years ago but it is as fresh in my mind as if it was yesterday. I was operating one of my franchise organizations and this franchise was in the Lawn Care industry. In this ... Views: 1105
Every day we take risks. If we cross the street we risk being run over. If we go down the stairs, we risk missing a step and tumbling down. Taking risks is such a common occurrence, that we tend to ignore it. Indeed, life would be unbearable if we constantly worried whether we should or should ... Views: 1017
Christmas decorations have begun to appear in stores and malls all over the country. People are already starting to think about (and stress over) gift-giving, and it’s only October.
Do we need to panic? Can selecting a gift for someone be easy? While it may always be difficult to find a ... Views: 1121
Do you feel you DO NOT have enough TIME to do and accomplish all you desire?
Do you feel you DO NOT have enough TIME to get just what needs to be done completed?
Is your focus in life like a flashlight or a laser?
If you answered YES you need to explore delegating and outsourcing. Some ... Views: 1921
Q: Tony asks, “What is your best method of keeping your plate from getting so full, you feel frazzled?”
A: That is a great question. There are a lot of different ways to simplify your systems so you don’t feel frazzled, but let me give you a really quick method to manage everything that’s on ... Views: 1277