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- Work Smarter Not Faster for Maximum Efficiency - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2007 from Shafir AhmadWith our busy lives and mounting responsibilities we think that the faster we work, or the harder we work, the more we will accomplish. While this sounds good in theory, it is just not true. When we try to work faster, we may lose focus and this results in taking longer to complete a project. ...
Views: 1338 - So You Want To Balance Your Work Life and Home Life? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2007 from Shafir AhmadBalancing your work life and your home life can be very difficult. Your job can require more of you than you are able to give in a typical 8 to 10 hour day. A lot of people will bring work home with them at night or on the weekends or will work longer hours to get their jobs finished. But the ...
Views: 735 - Deal with Time Wasters for Effective Time Management - by Submitted on May 04, 2007 from Shafir AhmadThere are two main categories that time wasters or time bandits can fall under. The first category is self generated internal time wThere are two main categories that time wasters or time bandits can fall under. The first category is self generated internal time wasters. These are the things ...
Views: 840 - How To Get Yourself Organized By Using A Checklist - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2007 from Shafir AhmadA checklist is the best way to get organized for any event. Most of us make a grocery list before going to the store, why not make a list for everything else in life? The benefits greatly outweigh the time that it may take to make one. The more checklists that you make, the faster you will get ...
Views: 948 - Six Ways to Become More Efficient At Work And At Home - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2007 from Shafir AhmadMost of us are eager to give of ourselves and then give some more. Whether it's giving advice to friends or coworkers, volunteering for activities in the community or at our child's school or just saying yes to every request that comes our way. What happens with all this giving is you become so ...
Views: 745 - Eliminate Six Common Mistakes in Time Management - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2007 from Shafir AhmadDo you wish there were more hours in a day to get everything done? Well, isn't it true that you have the same amount of hours as any other person on this planet? Maybe what you need is not more hours, you just need to learn to manage the hours you already have. Here are six common mistakes that ...
Views: 771 - How to Deal With the Stress of Being Too Busy - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2007 from Shafir AhmadIf you are like most people, you find yourself in a mad dash from the time you wake up until the time you go to bed. People these days are busier than ever before and this adds a lot of stress. But there are ways to reduce the stress of being busy by managing your day and life a little better. ...
Views: 5038 - An Agenda Helps Keep Your Meetings Short - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2007 from Shafir AhmadMeetings could be considered a necessary evil of the everyday work life. A poorly organized meeting will not only be a huge time waster, but can also ruin your credibility with your coworkers. It is vitally important that you learn the basics of conducting a short and well organized meeting. ...
Views: 836 - Make Your Time Count by Scheduling and Prioritizing - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2007 from Shafir AhmadIf you are like most people today, you live a very busy life. You wake up in the morning and before you know it, bedtime is here again and you feel like you still have a million and one things to do. This can cause a lot of added stress in your life - stress that you don't need. So let us look ...
Views: 751 - How To Manage People Who Want A Little Of Your Time? - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2007 from Shafir AhmadDo you have to deal with people who just love to waste your time? They will creep up on you and talk nonstop for hours on a trivial subject, or maybe they just want to gossip. I used to get a lot of these, until I said enough is enough, and I actually went and got a sign made which I hung over ...
Views: 706 - Make Time For Important Things By Making An Appointment With Yourself - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2007 from Shafir AhmadWe only have a limited amount of time each day, and it is important that we get as much as possible out of our day. Often we are inundated with things to do that are urgent, and lots of stuff that just happens to need to be done today. If we do not know how to prioritize these tasks, we may ...
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