In our first conversation, my new client Mary told me she struggled to manage the huge amount of email she received. The way she looked at it, she isn’t spending enough time each day processing the 150 and 200 emails she receives on average (and of those, 60 – 70% require additional action on her part). Mary's habit is to devote 30 minutes at [...]
How often do you say, "I'll do just one more thing before I leave for my appointment"? Or "I'll just finish up one more thing in the office before I end for the day"? Or "I'll do one more thing before I go to bed"? And, if you are a "one more thinger" . . . how often does it stop at ONE? Or [...]
I'm a HUGE fan of Cena Block and her Time and Space Style Inventory (TSSI). Anytime you can learn more about your personality, I think it's valuable information to have. You are able to make more informed decisions, anticipate potential obstacles, and overall live with a higher awareness. As a time strategy visionary, I found that to be able to gain these insights in [...]
Do you find, like most of us, that some days you are "more on your game" than others? You can't be efficient and productive every single day, can you? Do you say, “I have all the willpower I need. I can tap into it anytime I want. I am the master of my domain.”? The amount of willpower (or, motivation) you have each day and [...]
It's the end of October. The leaves turn colors, the temperature drops and ... retailers get the jump on the holiday season. Yes, I know, we all complain about this very early emphasis on Christmas and the other winter holidays, but think about it ... they may not be entirely wrong! No matter what holiday (or none) you celebrate, the mid-winter season is usually [...]
In a recent post, I mentioned that a husband and wife team had recently switched up their schedules to help them focus on their priorities. The wife was having great results as she had decided to focus a chunk of her day to prospecting - and this focus was paying off in new business. Her husband, however, was struggling with his new schedule. He [...]
Amanda Griffith Amanda Griffith has graciously offered to share her experience with a real world time management challenge. I've written briefly about Amanda's challenge in a post exploring setting and maintaining boundaries (read it here). Amanda is a consumate professional. She continues to push herself to acheive more in both her personal life and her professional life. I consider Amanda to be [...]
Let me tell you a story. (And if you can relate to this story please be sure to leave a comment below.) Once upon a time ... in a land far, far away (Florida) there lived a focused and diligent entrepreneur. He had been working with a brilliant time strategy visionary (hmmm wonder who that could be?! LOL!) and was becoming incredibly efficient and [...]
Nicola Cairncross is an author, speaker, and business consultant. But in her role as host of the fabulous podcast The Business Success Factory, Nicola is simply brilliant at teaching entrepreneurs how to create an automated marketing machine, turn knowledge, skills and expertise into digital products and stop trading time for money. [Tweet "Own your brilliance - focus on your strengths and shine!"] I recently [...]
Delegation. I know - this is one topic I cover OFTEN on my blog. Why? Because I sincerely believe this is one of the areas in which you can "gain" a large chunk of time. (Read more on delegation here.) Yet clients often resist delegating. [su_youtube url="http://youtu.be/w4L_wcNoT8c" width="360" height="280"] Sometimes the reason is "I just don't have anyone to delegate to". (See this post [...]
