You are unique - your time management system should be also! But . . . how do you know WHAT STRATEGIES will work for you? You need to understand your preferences! So, what are those preferences? Cena Block, a productivity expert and business coach, has developed a tool to guide you in determining how you like to manage your time and space. The Time [...]
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 [...]
Cookies, cookies, and more cookies. This is the time of year when you see cookies everywhere! In fact, today is even National Bake Cookies Day. If you like to bake – what a wonderful time of year for you! If you prefer not to bake then you certainly would appreciate an alternative. I fall into the “I’d rather not bake” category. (For a pretty [...]
I love country music. Love, love, love country music! Each summer, my husband and I attend country concerts at Blossom Music Center, an outdoor venue located in Northeast Ohio. With most concerts, you pretty much know what to expect. The entertainers will play some music off their newest album, some of their older, yet popular songs, and possibly cover some hits from various artists. [...]
When it comes to simplifying your life using checklists, routines, and systems are one step in helping you become more efficient. Sometimes you need to create your own system based entirely on your situation and personality, other times you can use a checklist exactly as someone else created it, and every so often you can take a successful system and adapt it to fit [...]
I've often heard "you can build (or break) a habit in 21 days". Yet, I'm not sure I've actually built (or broken) a habit in 3 weeks. Have you? For example, this past month, I've been participating in the Ultimate Blog Challenge. Each day this month I wrote a different blog post. This included holidays, weekends, and the week I was on jury duty. [...]
I've found that turning actions into habits is a great way to create lasting change. We identify an obstacle, create a structure or routine to overcome this obstacle, and then refine our process until we no longer need to think about the solution - it becomes automatic. For many of my clients initiating action is a challenge. We know "the advantage of working from home is [...]
I'm always curious around what strategies and techniques are my clients finding the most helpful. Which changes are they the most excited about? How has their quality of life improved? But I also want to know what isn't working. What stumbling blocks have they run into since we last worked together? What old habits have they fallen back into? (Backsliding is common when creating [...]
