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 [...]
A time strategy visionary takes a time management course and realizes she doesn't have enough time. This isn't a brain teaser or a joke. This statement is actually based on my experience of enrolling in and completing the Holistic Time Coaching course through Coach Approach for Organizers. Each week I will share my experience and ah-ha moments as I put myself back in the [...]
Steve Jobs is quoted as saying, "You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future ... believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart even when it leads you off the well worn path; and [...]
What are you grateful for? How often do you "hit pause" and actually think about it? In a recent session with a client, she began designing her action plan for the next week. She was deciding which area she wanted to apply extra focus and effort: delegating or scheduling or estimating her time or email management or energy management (these were only a few [...]
Did you know that October is ADHD Awareness month? Though I have not been diagnosed with ADHD, I realize that I have many of the typical symptoms when I'm tired or experiencing an unusually large amount of stress. (As do many of my clients!) I'm guessing you might also! I know that when I can "take care of myself" I'm able to focus [...]
Last week I woke up tired. All morning I kept trying to "get moving" but I was dragging. Now, please don't think I'm complaining - I'm not. (My intent is to share my reality with you - and hopefully impart some wisdom in the process.) For whatever reason, I was just plain not my normal, high energy, motivated, knock 'em dead self. As I [...]
"When we say YES to one thing, we say NO to something else." How many times have you heard this time management quote? For years I believed I could say YES to everything, I just needed to be a "strategic scheduler". You know what I mean - if I wanted to attend a networking event at 8 am on Thursday and I had a [...]
The following was adapted from the Time Management Home Study Course for Direct Sales Professionals. If you find that balancing your career, family, direct sales business, and holiday obligations causes you to push aside your self-care, I encourage you to continue reading! I find that self-care is one of the toughest principles for business owners to follow. When you are exhausted, you are [...]
What are your favorite ways to relax? Stop – and really think about this! Write a list! What do you love doing? How do you relax? If I change the question to – what are your favorite ways to relax during the holiday season – does your answer change? Now, let’s change the question one more time – think back to last year, how [...]
I Haven't Had a Free Moment For So Long, I've Forgotten What I Do For Fun! What have you done recently just for fun? This really isn't a rhetorical question - I promise! Many professionals recently returned from their National Conventions. Big goals, audacious dreams, and L O N G to-do lists. But, after a certain point the more you work, the less you accomplish. [...]
