The Secret Solution to My Brain is About to Explode

2016-12-07T20:00:13-05:00By |Checklists & Systems, Delegation and Elimination, Goal Setting and Mind Set|

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 [...]

The Best Time to Create a Checklist Is …

2016-12-07T20:00:18-05:00By |Checklists & Systems, Goal Setting and Mind Set|

Have I mentioned recently that I love checklists?  Well, I do!!!  (For many of the reasons why, please check out these other posts on the value of creating a utilizing a checklist.) First, for what activities should you create a checklist?  Just about anything that recurs and has multiple steps. For example ... Create a dinner party Plan a work event Prepare for vacation [...]

What is Your “Zero Point”?

2016-12-07T20:00:19-05:00By |Uncategorized|

One of the things I really enjoy about my work is meeting others who are reaching out to help entrepreneurs. I recently spoke with Chris Sprague of Expert's Showcase (@chris_m_sprague) to talk about one of my favorite topics: how to accomplish your #1 most important task, every day. Chris is an interesting personality - as an author, speaker, and host of the show, he [...]

How You Can Succeed at the Balancing Act

2016-12-07T20:00:22-05:00By |Awesome People, Goal Setting and Mind Set, Overwhelm|

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 [...]

What’s the “WHY” Behind That Task?

2016-12-07T20:00:23-05:00By |Delegation and Elimination, Goal Setting and Mind Set, Uncategorized|

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 [...]

How to Quickly Create an Island of Hope When You’re Drowning in Overwhelm

2016-12-07T20:00:25-05:00By |Overwhelm, Uncategorized|

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 [...]

45 Tasks an Entrepreneur Can Delegate to a VA

2016-12-07T20:00:25-05:00By |Awesome People, Delegation and Elimination|

I have talked often about the importance of delegation and all the things a Virtual Assistant can do for you. Holly Matson This time I’ve asked my own assistant Holly Matson, of Lightseeds by Holly, to offer her thoughts on specific tasks that can be effectively delegated to a Virtual Assistant. Virtual assistants exist in nearly any specialty you can imagine, just [...]

Get in the Boat and Enjoy Your Journey

2016-12-07T20:00:26-05:00By |Checklists & Systems, Overwhelm|

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 [...]

How Many Hours in a Day?

2016-12-07T20:00:27-05:00By |Goal Setting and Mind Set, Overwhelm, Teacher as Student|

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 [...]

Keep Your Head Above Water

2016-12-07T20:00:27-05:00By |Goal Setting and Mind Set, Overwhelm, Uncategorized|

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 [...]

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