Christmas can be a tough time of the year for many reasons. We take already "busy" lives and then add a number of commitments to our plate - then wonder why we feel frazzled and out of control. We can easily fall into the "it needs to be perfect" trap. (Feel free to define "it" any way you want!) And don't get me started [...]
Most business people work every day on multi-step projects. You usually do it all without missing a beat. But what about those days when you're constantly interrupted? In the real world, unless you live in a bubble, when you're distracted it's easy to miss a step. One way to make sure you don’t miss something is to create a checklist. A checklist allows you the [...]
Boundaries: Lately a big topic here in this blog, because it's an important issue for any entrepreneur. Amanda recently told us how she succeed in preventing everyone from wanting "a piece of her", I described how Rosie and Ariel learned to honor their own agendas, and my VA Holly offered some tools to set boundaries in your home-based work. Recently I was offered the [...]
Procrastination is a topic that clients often ask to discuss during our coaching calls. Sometimes they lament, "I know I'm a procrastinator, it's just who I am, I wish I could change." Others will comment, "I want to stop procrastinating, I know it's 'bad' for me, but I just do my best work when I'm under pressure." Sometimes clients will say, "I'm so excited [...]
When Amy Walker of Walk Your Talk Radio invited me to talk with her, the topic seemed to set itself. We all deal with "the balancing act" - managing family and work obligations. And Amy is a master at helping women to find balance in a busy, chaotic world. It's so important to add yourself into the balancing mix. How do you remember to [...]
It snuck up on you. All of sudden your perfectly planned week has turned into chaos. Forget "too many tasks to do, not enough time" you are drowning in tasks, AND appointments, AND meetings, AND obligations, AND . . . Everyone needs a piece of you! You haven't checked your email in days. The list of calls you need to return is now 2 [...]
Today I'm going to continue my "time management is like a boat" analogy. First, you need to keep your head above water, then you can get into the boat. When you are feeling overwhelmed and out-of-control it is difficult to make long term decisions. Every thing feels immediate and urgent. However, once you are able to move past the overwhelm, then you can begin [...]
Have you ever looked at your schedule and realized that it was pretty packed? A client recently told me, "I scheduled 7.5 hours of tasks into a 7 hour day - and didn't schedule any time for lunch, email maintenance, or productivity (or potty!) breaks. Then, I got upset because I didn't finish everything. That's crazy, right?!" Is this familiar? Enter Julie Gray's Time [...]
Time management is a journey - not a destination. Becoming more efficient and effective is a goal, a mission, a vision - not a stopping point. Excelling in the area of time management means something different for each of us. I'm curious ... where are you in your time management journey? [su_youtube url="http://youtu.be/fZeEkDmQy4k" width="360" height="280"] As I work with clients - I find they [...]
A time strategy visionary takes a time management course and realizes she doesn't have enough time. This isn't a brain teaser or a joke. This statement is actually based on my experience of enrolling in and completing the Holistic Time Coaching course through Coach Approach for Organizers. Each week I will share my experience and ah-ha moments as I put myself back in the [...]
