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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The key to high productivity is energy management
- One of the issues most often raised by my clients is better time management. People have tried prioritizing tasks, blocking out parts of their day for certain tasks, implementing new systems and getting better at delegation. While all of those things can make a difference, there is something else that will have an even greater impact on your productivity. The key to high productivity is energy man...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Do you put a value on your time?
- As a small business owner, does the following paragraph sound familiar to you??"Other than doing the technical 'fix-its' with my computer?I do it all! I have found that this keeps me very limited in growing my business and taking on new clients. I wish I had someone to help but how can I justify hiring someone when I can do the work myself?when I have the time?"This is a ve...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Organization tips that add more hours to your day
- One of the most common complaints that small business owners have is lack of time. What most don't realize, however is that their lack of time stems from a lack of organization. But with a few simple tips - that you can implement immediately - you can literally add hours to your day.--- Putting Things In Their PlaceFirst and foremost, you should live by the motto, "A place for everyt...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Linking purpose to everyday behaviors
- How do you know what's the best use of your time right now?Link your daily behavior to your purpose.You'll make better choices and see the value in seemingly insignificant or trivial tasks. It keeps you focused on doing what needs to be done to get what you say you want.It's one thing to say what you want, to choose projects that will get you what you want, and set goals that ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Time management - honor your time and energy
- Your time and energy are the two most precious gifts that you have. Evaluate each month where you are placing your time and energy. Here are some ways that I have used to help me honor where I place my time and energy:Place a yellow sticky note on your telephone answering machine that says "Is this phone call the most valuable use of my time and energy?"Find who you are on the inside...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 5 time savers you (probably) havent tried yet
- 1. Do tasks less frequentlyClean house every 10 days rather than every 7. Run a report every 6 weeks instead of every 4 weeks. Hold a meeting twice a month instead of every week.2. Race yourselfLook at the clock & commit to have the task done by a specific time. Youâ??ll stay focused, avoid distractions & probably work with higher quality.3. Make the mo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Time: do you spend it or invest it?
- Time is our greatest and most precious asset. Time is the great equalizer of all us human beings. Why then do we not recognize and treat it with the respect it deserves?Whether you are rich, poor, healthy, ill, or just humming along in your life somewhere in between, we all have only 24 hours in each and every day to invest wisely. We often spend a great deal of time and energy thinking and...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Creating a not-to-do list
- When I sit down with a client to work on prioritizing and delegating, the biggest challenge we face is deciding what kinds of activities and responsibilities to give up. Quite often, we get so entrenched in what we think we SHOULD be doing, that we forget to pay attention to what we ENJOY doing. So when it comes time to let go of the boring, tedious, and time-consuming tasks that eat up our day, w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Keeping time
- What keeping time really means is...being on time!You know, there was once a upon a time when my friends or my husband's friends invite us for dinner or a gathering, they would expect us to be late by half-an-hour. They would be totally prepared if we were late and come in with unironed clothes, grouchy kids and soup stains all over our jeans and shirts. But whenever we appeared earlier or ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Winning the fight between you and the clock
- "Slaves to the clock" was the cover story in the March issue of CEO magazine."You can never out work a problem, you have to out think it." said A.G. Lafley, Proctor & Gamble's CEO."Too much to do. Too little time. It's a universal problem. From the CEO to the newest hire.We're bombarded with information. E-mail, faxes, voice mail, overnight deliveries and old-fashioned snail m...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Put a couple of elephants on your plate
- How do you eat two elephants? The same way you would eat one; one bite at a time. Monstrous tasks often appear to be complex and overwhelming. That's why it's so very important to isolate the parts from the whole. Break your elephant-sized project into several smaller tasks. Identify one area and cut it down to size. Lather, rinse, and eat. The key is to begin! It doesn't matter if you have or ele...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Plan your day and stick to your plan
- How many times have you remarked to someone that there are not enough hours in the day? The sad truth is, not matter how much you wish it, it is unlikely that you can get more than 24 hours in each day. So, the trick to time management is really how you get the most out of the hours you have. One way to do that is to become an exceptional planner of your day. It is not very difficult ? just takes ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Too much to do? too little time?
- Hey - Did someone press the FFW button?Have you ever felt like someone just pressed the Fast-forward button on your day and before you know it the day is over and you are sitting there wondering what you've accomplished?I love to organize and with working Part Time outside of the home and FULL-TIME at home with my business, 4 children and Husband I really rely on a schedule and many ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Could you use a ?stop doing? list?
- One of the tried and true organization and time-management tools is the trusty old "to do" list. I was trained to diligently put one together at the end of the day for the following day, and whatever tasks I failed to complete, to carry it forward. This system has worked well in helping me prioritize and focus. But I have also heard many of my colleagues complain about having too much on...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Time and life, bit by bit
- Looking out through my picture window during a recent winter storm, I felt like I was in a giant snow globe. Big, fluffy snowflakes were falling, covering everything with a nice wintry blanket. Ah, how nice. I love snow... all two feet of it in my driveway!!Now don't get me wrong, I really do love snow (send more!) but it does take its toll - my back was a bit sore, and it grew more difficu...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Making headway on a slow day: 9 ways to turn down-time into productivity time
- If you work from home, you know the kind of day I mean. You made the calls. You revised those drafts. You sent out the emails. Where is everybody!? As much as you used to relish a slow day when you were corporate, it's a little different when you're playing boss to yourself. Your mind gets to wandering. Should I head out to the park? Should I hit the mall? Should I... file for unemployment?...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Delegate or drown
- Why waste your precious time working on tasks, which are definitely not your forte when you can delegate or invest your money on a product or service which will free up your time? You can then focus on the more important areas in your work and your life.Debbie's StoryDebbie was the Director of her own computer company, employing four staff.Debbie had a hectic lifestyle. She wo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 21 questions to assess your readiness for time management
- How many of us are guilty of "Putting the cart before the horse?"Much is written on HOW to manage your time (the load in the cart) while little mentions the first step (the horse that pulls the load) of time management, asking WHY before we do the HOW.Millions of people have read Napoleon Hill's, "Think and Grow Rich." Why have most of these readers failed to grow...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How you can double, triple, or even quadruple your reading speed!
- Are you drowning in a sea of unread papers? Do you feel frustrated because you cannot keep up with your reading assignments? You may have wondered if you should take a speed-reading course. Or can you learn to improve your reading ability by yourself?The good news is that if you are committed and actually do the work, you can develop your own speed-reading program at home. You can greatly i...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to minimize trips to the grocery store
- Still awaiting the birth of my baby (I am overdue), it is increasingly a challenge to go grocery shopping. Thank goodness I have wonderful friends and neighbors who offer to go for me.This forces me to know EXACTLY what groceries I need for the upcoming week. I don't want anyone to have to make repeat trips to the store so I've been honing my meal planning and grocery shopping skills as bes...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - More time wanted? deal with your time-wasters now!
- Ever feel that you spend too much time shoring up the performance of some of your people? More time with one or two than with some of the others.And doesn't that just drain you? So think about those employees and how they are draining you and damaging the energy you have. The energy that could well be directed much more productively.There are people in your business who just seem to ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How are you viewing your time?
- In working with and coaching people across the country, one of the top requests we continually receive is how we can help people manage their time better.Many people think of their time management skills in relationship to their time organization device. Yes? your calendar, Outlook, or PDA can be an extremely valuable tool in helping you to organize your time, but those things are not your ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Effective time management techniques
- TIME MANAGEMENTWith the creation of the universe, God gave humankind a miraculous gift. A wonderful gift which cannot be seen or touched but without which there will be no meaning in life. In fact without which it would be difficult to imagine life. It is time!God being kind and just gave this to all of us in equal quantity. He knew that some of His children would be wasteful. So He ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 reasons to take breaks at work
- My job in Chicago began with three months of probation.I was petrified to leave my desk.The company provided us with two 15-minute breaks and a half hour for lunch, but I wasn't having any of it. I researched, wrote and edited at full throttle, without interruption, eager to prove my capacity to produce.After six weeks, my supervisor said my probation period was done, in half ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Overcome procrastination - discover ways to get more done in less time
- So What Then Is The Opposite Of Procrastination? Urgency is the opposite of procrastination. When we have a sense of urgency to get things done, we do them. Something inside motivates us to carry through. One of the most valuable habits you can develop in life is a sense of urgency, an inner drive to get on with it, to get the job done now.Procrastination Awareness ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Having time on your side
- Clarity brings accomplishmentOne of the most important things you can do to effectively manage your day, week, month or year is to get clear on what it is you want to achieve. When you lose track of your goals or fail to plan appropriately, you end up spinning in circles and nothing gets accomplished. The clearer you are on your goals, the better results you will get. Make sure your ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 5 days to a simpler life!
- Of all the Attraction Principles, the most popular class I teach is "Simplify Your Life - Yes, You CAN!" Based on class attendance, articles in the press, and requests from clients, it's clear there is tremendous desire to live more simply, be more productive, and have greater peace of mind. While the details are different for each of us, the central theme is: "I want less stress, more time and mo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The laundry has never been more fun or the pitfalls to working at home
- As a home-based, self-employed woman, mundane tasks can be as compelling to me as chocolate. Laundry. Dishes. Email. Try as I might to stay focused on running my business, at times, these uninspiring tasks beckon to me as a moth to a flame.Why, you might ask, do I compare the common task of laundry to the delightful and satisfying experience of chocolate? It's not that I adore the opportuni...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Low tech time management
- A simple kitchen gadget is transforming my life. I don't know why I never thought of it before. It wasn't my idea. It was a side comment made by nationally recognized life coach Alicia Smith, at the beginning of the Coachville teleseminar Understanding the Dynamics of Adrenaline Addiction. She said she "lives by timers."It was at that moment I realized: I have no inherent sense of...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Time management training - a necessary investment or a waste of money?
- Many organisations view time management training as something they'll spend their money on, only if they have to. Usually when pruning the company or department budget, training is often the first area that gets the chop. And yet can you really afford not to?Here's what Dr. Donald Wetmore a Time Management Specialist from the U.S. recently said in the on-line e-zine Activepro...Train...