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What happens when in a busy day your mind is so crammed with all your "to dos" that you feel like you're going to explode? When you try to find where the end of the thread is so you can start doing something, anything? And then when you start something, anything, only to drop it to deal with an emergency? We've all had this [...]
"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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Today's scenario is near and dear to my heart! Usually I serve my clients in the virtual arena - but every so often I'll meet someone for our first session in their work space. AND - usually the first thing I notice is the "little stacks of paper" or "post-it notes" or " post-it notes, little slips of paper, and multiple notebooks" scattered on [...]
Having a weak working memory can be frustrating. You KNOW not to lock your keys in the car, yet you sit them on the seat so you can grab your water bottle, purse, and files – and the next thing you know – you've locked your keys in the car. Or – you run into the corner market for some milk and . . [...]
Does this resonate with you? “I set appointments with myself to work on my goals each day, but something more important and urgent always pops up. I find I’m no further to accomplishing my “big idea” today than I was a month ago.” Keri just wrote to say, “I love the parking lot technique because I seriously feel like I have 3923493 tabs open [...]
Awareness * Work * Evaluation How often do you start a project only to be pulled away by people needing your attention? Earlier, I recommended following a 3 Step System to reduce distractions: Step 1 – Awareness (what distracts you and when), Step 2 – Work (how can you adjust your environment), and Step 3 – Evaluation (what is working, what isn’t). How did you do? If [...]
Have you figured out a way to eliminate other people as distractions, only to be derailed by the distractions in your own head? Here’s the advice I gave my newest client. Dear SystemSavvy, I find that when I’m working on a project – I’m easily distracted. But not by other people, by other ideas in my own head!! Do you have [...]
