Do you sneer at the friend that jumps out of bed at 5:30am ready to start her day? Or does your brain start to slump by 4:00 in the afternoon - and you're useless by 8:00? Or maybe you just do whatever is needed to get your work done regardless of your own energetic needs? We usually create a to-do list and focus on [...]
From a time management stand point I love checklists. When you use a checklist you've created a process, stepping stones that allow you to logically move from step A to step B. In addition, you help reduce the potential of overwhelm as you no longer need to try to remember everything involved in your project. [Tweet "Create a checklist - and use it!"] If [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Previous Belief: If the task, appointment, priority is important, it must be scheduled at the same time every day. Current Belief: If the task, appointment, priority is important, it must be scheduled. [su_youtube url="http://youtu.be/KZWvfE3rCD8" width="360" height="280"] Confession time - I love my flexible schedule. I do! Having a schedule that differs day to day is one of the things I like about owning my [...]
"I'll start exercising as soon as things get back to normal." "As soon as my business evens out, I'll spend more time with my family." "I'll take a vacation as soon as things settle down." Guess what - I hate to rain on your parade, but this IS your normal! [su_youtube url="http://youtu.be/Q-89uE14PwY" width="360" height="280"] Waiting until "things get back to normal" is counter-productive. You [...]
Congratulations on surviving the holiday season and end of the year "busy-ness". If you had the opportunity to read any of the previous 9 "have a stress free end of the year" posts, hopefully you were able to do more than just “survive” - and instead THRIVED!!! You may be wondering why I created a post about creating a stress-free end of the year [...]
Usually I set my goals for the year during the first week of January. I use the phrase "set my goals" somewhat loosely. Usually, this is a task that "needs" to be marked off my to-do list. So, I look at last years goals, adjust the completion date on some, cross a couple off (either I accomplished them - or they are no longer [...]
