We all have the same 24 hours in the day to make of, as we will, but how is it that some people are able to accomplish so much and others are scrambling to get the minimum required in any given day? How can some find the time to balance work, personal life, health, and family and still manage to take that vacation without stress or concern? What abilities do they have that I don’t?
I was asking myself these same questions five years ago as I was struggling to make a living as an actor in New York. I worked two and sometimes three jobs to barely get by and make enough to pay for the necessities of life. I was searching for the magical cure to my busy but unproductive Read More...
Have you ever returned from a trip and found your home to be a disaster? Have you looked at the sink in your kitchen, piled with dirty dishes and told yourself “I really have to clean that” only to walk right past it? Is your office so cluttered with papers, post-its, bills and junk that you can no longer use that space? How about your bathroom? Is it difficult to find a space to put your hairbrush without having to move the hairdryer or facial soap? When you walk across your bedroom floor do you trip over shoes and pair of pants? In your living room, do you need to move over books, toys, magazines and misc stuff just to find a place to set your drink on the coffee table?
If you answered “yes” to any or all of the above questions than you are essentially hand-cuffing your ability to function Read More...
Today’s Top 10 Tips Tuesday is a guest post from Leo Babauta, the author of Zen Habits. Leo has a popular blog on living your best life – you should check it out! Read this post for a sample of his work and learn how to get a boost on getting things done.
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********************************** We all need a productivity boost now and then — sometimes throughout the day. We each want to be productive for very personal reasons — to accomplish more, to make more money, to get done earlier to make more time for Read More...
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….
It seems as I am getting older, there are more and more demands on my time. Keeping an organized schedule is essential to making sure commitments are honored and I show up at the right time and place for myself and the folks who are counting on me. Staying on track with personal and professional goals, projects around the house, day-to-day errands, things I’d like to be doing, etc. Perhaps you can relate?
Over the past few months, I’ve had moments of of sheer excitement and energy stemming from these activities. And I’ve had a few moments of feeling scattered and stressed from my perceived weight Read More...
MANY people have been complaining recently about their time management problems specifically around having an inordinate amount of meetings to attend on a daily basis. This leaves them with little or no time to tend to their emails, voice mails or anything else, for that matter. The incredible stress this causes can be greatly reduced.
First off, know that you really DO have control over the number of meetings you attend. If you use a group calendar system like Outlook and your calendar is empty at the time a meeting is called, then you will be scheduled to attend it. However, if you intentionally block out time (translate = show busy) for your Read More...
The average person has about 300 projects to take care of right now. The fact is, you will never get caught up – but you WILL start getting your life under control when you STOP doing things.
What should you stop? How do you determine this?
Take a look at your tasks to finish. Ask yourself, “If I could only do one of these things before 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...
Have you ever returned from a trip and found your home to be a disaster? Have you looked at the sink in your kitchen, piled with dirty dishes and told yourself “I really have to clean that” only to walk right past it? Is your office so cluttered with papers, post-its, bills and junk that you can no longer use that space? How about your bathroom? Is it difficult to find a space to put your hairbrush without having to move the hairdryer or facial soap? When you walk across your bedroom floor do you trip over shoes and pair of pants? In your living room, do you need to move over books, toys, magazines and misc stuff just to find a place to set your drink on the coffee table?
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