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The Distractions & Procrastination category focuses on reducing procrastination and overcoming distractions.

Do You Follow Through?

2016-12-07T20:00:28-05:00By |Checklists & Systems, Distractions and Procrastination, Goal Setting and Mind Set, Teacher as Student|

"Time Truth:  Task management is about capturing your priorities, sorting them into a tool you trust, and tracking them until they are completed." - Julie Gray. Welcome to the next post in the "Teacher as Student Series" where I share my new awareness with you regarding my learning when I was a student in the Holistic Time Coaching class taught by Julie Gray and [...]

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Coffee and Coaching with Vision

2016-12-07T20:00:29-05:00By |Awesome People, Checklists & Systems, Distractions and Procrastination, Goal Setting and Mind Set|

If you start with defining who you want to be, and then look at strategies on how to get there, you can create enormous success. But first, you need to determine what your end goal is! Caryn Fitzgerald of Coffee and Coaching with Caryn and I explored this concept and more on her show.  Caryn's nickname is "the Manifesting Queen" because of her ability to [...]

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It’s All In a Day’s Work

2016-12-07T20:00:30-05:00By |Checklists & Systems, Distractions and Procrastination, Goal Setting and Mind Set|

As you know, the SystemSavvy Consulting blog is all about success in all its forms.  My posts and my programs are geared toward the entrepreneur who wants to reach career and personal goals by using the ideal systems, attitudes, and time strategies for their own life. Well, I just ran across a fabulous info-graphic (right) from SalesForce Canada that echoes everything I teach!  It's [...]

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Gift Giving Can Be Fun!

2022-05-09T13:58:51-04:00By |Distractions and Procrastination, Goal Setting and Mind Set|

Congrats on continuing your journey towards creating a stress free and productive  year end! One of the areas that can create stress is gift giving.  Intellectually we realize, "It's the thought that counts" yet often the reality looks a little like this . . . Frantically wrapping gifts the night before you are to give them. Exhausted the next morning because you were up [...]

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Schedule Time for Interruptions

2016-12-07T20:00:32-05:00By |Distractions and Procrastination, Prioritizing|

Even the most productive of us can get stuck in a rut. I recently received this email from a former client Jim, who struggled with constant interruptions (don’t we all, at some point?). Jim's sales team is one of the top performing teams in  his company.  He's a great sales trainer, and one of the things that makes him so great is his ability [...]

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All or Nothing

2016-12-07T20:00:33-05:00By |Checklists & Systems, Delegation and Elimination, Distractions and Procrastination, Goal Setting and Mind Set|

Why do we think that we can go from 0% activity to 100% activity overnight? Just because we can create a plan to implement an action, somehow we believe that the result is automatic. One of my coaching instructors calls this magical thinking. I like to think of it as, "Because I've decreed it, it must be so!" [Tweet "Move out of the "all [...]

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But I Just CAN’T Turn Off the Phone – What if it is an Emergency?

2016-12-07T20:00:43-05:00By |Distractions and Procrastination|

Distractions and interruptions can certainly derail the most carefully planned day.  Having a clear (and workable) plan to overcome these distractions can help make anyone's day more productive. But sometimes, the obvious solutions just aren't "doable" for YOU.  Sometimes you need to adapt to fit your personality and lifestyle. Yesterday I explained how a Parking Lot can help to reduce internal distractions.  Yet, the [...]

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What To Do When Your Distraction Solution Distracts You

2016-12-07T20:00:43-05:00By |Distractions and Procrastination|

What do you do when the solution to a problem, creates an even bigger problem?  Recently a client and I were discussing distractions.  From a time management standpoint, he felt he "could" accomplish so much more if he could just eliminate (or at least reduce) the distractions in his day. He was able to identify two different types of distractions mental and physical. Mental [...]

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How to Overcome Mental Distractions

2016-12-07T20:00:45-05:00By |Distractions and Procrastination|

Real Life Scenario #10 -  “My obstacles are mental distractions. I think of something other than the original task, and lose focus quickly.” If you’ve been following my posts this month – you know that I’m tackling real life time management scenarios all month long.  If you have missed a previous post – be sure to check out any that apply to YOUR life. “This may [...]

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What Exactly IS Productive Procrastination?

2016-12-07T20:00:47-05:00By |Awesome People, Distractions and Procrastination|

I was super excited and super honored when THE Sales Wizard, Hugh Liddle asked me to guest post on his blog.  You see - he is a fabulous man, with a huge heart, and a ton to give to the sales community.  To be able to share some of my insights on procrastination with his peeps is a pretty big deal for me. So [...]

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