As we near the end of the year, it's normal to feel "busier." Let's be honest - you are a multifaceted human. You have personal and professional commitments - and probably not a ton of "free time." Then, the end of the year rolls around and we throw in 4th quarter goals, winter holidays (that come with multiple celebrations), and possibly lots of shopping. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Take a look at a social media post by any entrepreneur and you'll find frequent references to stress, exhaustion, confusion. The cause? Juggling!! No, not balls or bowling pins - but tasks and time and family and business and needs and... and... As a Time Strategy Visionary, I've been privileged to work with many jugglers, some more successful than others. Take Amanda for example. [...]
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 [...]
Recently I was speaking to a friend and she stated, "I'm taking a sabbatical from my business to figure out what I really want to do." I remember thinking, "WOW - I thought you LOVED your business." Which was quickly followed by, "Goodness, doesn't a break sound nice." Of course, I didn't actually say either of these thoughts out loud - instead what [...]
"Every little NO protects your big YES." - some amazingly smart woman. (I wish I could remember who I first heard say this so I could credit her!). "I'm so busy doing things for other people, I don't accomplish MY goals." - a client "Syndi". "I don't know how to say no, without offending the other person." - overheard in line at the [...]
No, that's not a trick question! Ever notice how you work differently when you are on vacation? IF (and this is a big IF) you are doing any work at all, you tend to make sure you are only doing the most essential tasks. The other tasks you leave until you return, or you delegate to someone else. What would happen if you worked [...]
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 [...]
