Have you ever had so much going on in your personal life (good or bad) that it disrupted your productivity at work? I am sure you have at one point or another in your life.
If you don’t have problems, get some quickly – problems build character. If you don’t having anything exciting happening outside your business, change that, too! There are many instances that could affect your performance at work such as:
Relationship troubles
Death of a family member
Planning a wedding
Moving
Looking for/Buying a new home
Parenting Challenges (unruly teenagers anyone?)
Or even just personal challenges within yourself
And the list goes on….
As the daughter of an Read More...
Today’s Top 10 List comes from Karin Vibe-Rheymer-Stewart, Ph.D., a time management consultant that is frequently asked, “What are the most common time management mistakes people make?” Here are her answers, in no particular order.
How many of those time management mistakes do you make?
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1. Being a slave to your blackberry or cell phone
You know you have become a slave to your blackberry or cell phone when, almost every time it rings or buzzes, you jump and answer it. Cell phones and Read More...
If you find yourself asking, “Where did the day go?” these top 10 tips for better time management will help you become more focused and productive. Remember, your time is valuable.
1. Shift from Not Valuing to Valuing your Time.
This is an important change to make and when it happens you will never waste another minute! In a dollar sense – this means you are comfortable charging for your lifetime of knowledge and experience – don’t allow clients to take this for granted. You have invested a lot of time and energy. In life, we only get one chance with our time – we cannot go back and use the last 10 seconds!
2. Get the most out of your Read More...
Phones ringing, interruptions for co-workers and emails….the next thing you know an hour has pasted and you have nothing to show for it! It happens to everyone – losing focus.
For today’s Top Tips Tuesday we have 18 techniques for you to stay on (or even ahead) of schedule. Please post a comment if you have any other tips on staying focused in a hectic work place.
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- Write out a daily task list and plan your day.
There’s nothing like a task list sitting next to you to keep you focused. When you have a list of the things you need to accomplish in a day, having that close to you constantly reminding you of what Read More...
Yesterday we announced our Contest Winners in our Time Management Contest. Today, for the Top 10 Tips Tuesday, we wanted to give you some time management tips.
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1. Work on your Highest Priority Task Durning Your Peak Performance Time
Schedule demanding tasks to the part of the day that you work best, where your energy levels are at their highest. It maybe first thing in the morning or early afternoon – work out when it is and then see yourself moving ahead.
For me, I am most productive in the morning. I schedule all of my “high brain” activates such as writing and planning at that time. I save administrative tasks for the afternoon.
2. Check Your Email on a Read More...
There were so many fantastic comments, over 120 in fact! Thank you for the great participation and for making the Time Management Contest one of our most popular to date!
Your answers represented many valuable aspects of time management from prioritizing, to doing important first, to Covey’s quadrants, to the importance of family and personal time.
Some of your comments about giving tasks A, B, C priorities reminded me of my mom’s weekly plans she made every Sunday growing up (I learned a lot from her!).
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Time Management. What a funny word. In many ways it doesn’t really exist because time continues, we can’t manage it. We can only use it.So, how do we insure that we are using it effectively?
In my experience coaching people, there have been two simple questions that helps to guide people on how to use their time.
I encourage you to write these down. Pull out a piece of paper, right now, and a big marker and write these down and then post it right next to your desk.
#1 Is this the most valuable use of my time right now?
When confronted with that question, it’s usually not a difficult answer. Honestly, you know. You will know if you’re wasting time Read More...
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I recently received this email from a contact of mine, and a few of his tips really stung. I know I’m guilty of not following these priorities all the time, and I know not doing it doesn’t serve me. I thought I’d pass it on-maybe you’ll get a bit stung, too, but it’s good for you!
A friend and I were talking recently about time management and prioritization. I told him that for me, the key to getting things done is to know the single most important thing I must do that day and to do it first. That way, it is impossible to get to the end of the day and say, “I did not get anything done.”
My friend looked at me and said, “That’s called swallowing the Read More...
Have you ever found yourself thinking about work when you were supposed to be enjoying time with your family… or thinking about your plans for the evening during your work day? Nearly every day, I hear someone tell me they wished there were more hours in the day or that they feel overwhelmed with too many things happening at once.
There are two questions, if you get in the habit of asking yourself and then give yourself an honest answer, that can immediately help you become more effective.
- “Is what I am doing right now moving me closer to my goals?”
By stopping and asking yourself that simple question, you will quickly be able to Read More...
