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- A To-Do List is Not a Wish List - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadHow hard you fight on this issue will determine how successful you will be in life. Some people who read that line will chuckle to themselves and move on. Some people will not chuckle but will still move on. Then there will be a small group who read that line and will take it to heart and ...
Views: 1298(1 vote) - Better Productivity is about Locking and Rocking - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Bryan Beckstead“I’m sorry I didn’t have time to get to your order today“. There is not a person on the face of the earth that has not heard that from someone in their lifetime. It’s a classic excuse. Unfortunately it’s absolutely false. The person who just told you they did not have your order ready when ...
Views: 1292(1 vote) - Get Better Production by Following Theses Two Maximizers - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadI specialize in Time Management and Productivity Maximization. It would only be fair to say that dealing with Time management issues is easier than production issues. The main reason is that when you are dealing with time, the concerns are the same for everyone. When you develop a way for ...
Views: 1172(1 vote) - If You Want Better Balance And Sustainability, Try Investing In A Little Time Management - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2010 from Bryan BecksteadTime Management will give you two things that may be missing in your life; balance and sustainability. I have been working with Time Management issues for more than 30 plus years and I learn things about time and how to manage it every day. It’s funny how you can give more than 2,000 seminars ...
Views: 1116(1 vote) - Systems, Policies, Procedures (S.P.P.) - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadI can see your eyes glaze over as you look at this title. Perhaps you will not even get this far into this article because all you looked at was the title and moved on. I’m used to that and it’s too bad. I’ve been fighting the good fight for a long time and it does not get any easier. The ...
Views: 1209(1 vote) - Time Management: Doing The Right Thing, At The Right Time, All The Time - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2010 from Bryan BecksteadSomeone asked me what Time Management meant to me. I said that it was doing as many right things at the right time, as often as you could. It seemed as good as a definition as the others I have given. Managing our time is the most direct link there is between success and failure. The more ...
Views: 1867(2 votes) - Learn How To Break Up Large Tasks And Get Them Done - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadFirst, so there are no surprises, there is no secret formula to breaking up large tasks, you just do it. The fact we are here is the biggest step you will make in this area. Large overpowering tasks are just a collection of many smaller jobs all joined together. Start thinking like this and ...
Views: 4931(3 votes) - Your Power Living Life List (PLLL): How to Start - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadOver the past 30 plus years, I have had the privilege of working with a great many people from all walks of life. Despite the wide range of demographics I could categorize them all by saying every one of them would have benefited from establishing their own PLLL. Life is a journey, not unlike ...
Views: 1005(3 votes) - From a Humble Beginning- A Time Management Irrefutable Secret to Success - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadIt was a Saturday morning in May when I realized that I was not as smart as I thought I was. This happened about 35 years ago but it is as fresh in my mind as if it was yesterday. I was operating one of my franchise organizations and this franchise was in the Lawn Care industry. In this ...
Views: 1221(2 votes) - Power Time Management Irrefutables - The Five W's - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadWhat? What are the 5 to 10 absolutely necessary activities that you have to do to ensure your success and happiness? Those are going to be your Power Time Management Irrefutables. You have to be serious and you have to be brutally honest with your self. Fudging this list is sabotaging all of ...
Views: 1964(2 votes) - Are You Doing the Right Job? - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadThis sounds a little strange but having the right people doing the right jobs can have a powerful impact on your bottom line and how effective you and your organization is in getting the job done. Right now I’m personally caught in the classic dilemma of starting a new business and having to ...
Views: 1609(3 votes) - Better Productivity Is All About Getting Your Head Straight - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadHave you ever see the Paul Newman movie Cool Hand Luke? There are a number of scenes where the Sheriff tells Paul Newman, the prisoner who keeps escaping, that he has to get his head straight, so he will stop escaping. I made this connection, as tenuous as it may be with almost all of my ...
Views: 1692(3 votes) - Increasing Your Productivity- How to Get Started - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadThe fact that you are here is a good start. The fact that you are here indicates that there is a search on, from you, to explore and find a way to better yourself and to get better results. My position in this area has always been a two-pronged approach, to start with. Get Control of Your ...
Views: 1330(3 votes) - Have a Do Not Do List - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadIncreasing your productivity hinges on your ability to not keep making the same mistakes over and over again. The people who learn from their past mistakes are the people who will move forward much quicker than those who do not. There is a saying, “If you do not learn from History, you will be ...
Views: 1273(2 votes) - Learning To Dump Key Priorities is Crucial to Your Time Management and Success - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2010 from Bryan BecksteadProper Time Management deals with what you do, and when you do it. I sometimes put the word "proper" in front of Time Management because, whether we know it or not, we all practice it. Some of us make the right choices about what to do and when to do it, and end up being successful and happy. ...
Views: 1176(1 vote) - Working From Home Can Be A Very Time Consuming Task…If You Let It - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadOne of the many advantages of working from home is the potential savings you can experience when it comes to saving time. I have 35 plus years in the business of working with people on how to make the best use of this precious non-renewable resource; time. This article is not about time, it’s ...
Views: 1154(4 votes) - Remember, If You Lay Down in Front of a Door… - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadYou can’t blame people for using you as a doormat. What does this possibly have to do with increasing your productivity, accomplishing more and moving closer to reaching your goals? People generally start off with good intentions. They want to use their time wisely, they want to get as much ...
Views: 1221(3 votes) - Successful People are Drivers, Not Passengers. Become a Driver - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadWhen Donald Trump walks into his office, do you think he is a driver or a passenger? You do not even have to know what the terms means to know the answer; he's a driver. He is a successful person, do you think he got there being passive and sitting back, like a passenger, or do you think he ...
Views: 1439(3 votes) - Think Twice- Act Once - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadI stole this from the carpenters; "measure twice, cut once". Thanks guys. The longer I work on a project; there is always something that comes to the top to make my understanding and grasp of the subject better and better. This section is one of those improvements. Before And After If ...
Views: 4439(3 votes) - Learn How Successful People Get Ahead of the Curve - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadIf you can get ahead of the curve, you are well on your way to becoming successful. I’m using the term successful to cover a lot of things we would like to be; happier, richer, less stressed out, thinner or fatter. The list is endless. You can decide what constitutes successful for yourself. ...
Views: 3240(2 votes) - Work From Home: An Introduction - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadI have spent a large portion of my life working with people on establishing them in their own business, working from their home in a large percentage of time. The lure of working from home is huge, the conveniences are massive, but there can be a down side. I want to review some of the ...
Views: 2291(3 votes) - Working at Home and Working From Home, Is There a Difference? - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2010 from Bryan BecksteadYes. And the difference can and will make a difference in how you approach each one. Let’s first have a general understanding of the concept of working from home and at home. Depending upon your personal circumstances, you will have certain conditions that your are trying to meet when you ...
Views: 1681(2 votes) - 5 Keys to Owning an Internet Home Business - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2010 from Bryan BecksteadOwning an Internet Home Business is meant to be work. If you are thinking of getting into business on the Internet, forget the ads that you see that say you are going to make thousands of dollars, and never have to work to get it, and on top of that, never have to work again. Those are scams and ...
Views: 1220 - Balance and Sustainability: The Dynamic Duo Of Time Management - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2010 from Bryan BecksteadI think we are all looking for a happy balance in life. A balance between our business or job lives and all of the rest; lets call it our personal lives. How we manage our time, Time Management, is where we will find the tools, systems and methods to help make this separation happen for us. ...
Views: 1157 - How Time Management Helps You Separate Being Productive From Being Busy - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2010 from Bryan BecksteadOne of the values of a good Time Management System is that it helps you separate the good use of your time from the less effective uses. This comes into play when we have to deal with days where we are busy, but not productive. From the onset, being busy is not what we want; running around ...
Views: 1114 - If You Own an Internet Home Business, Information on Keywords and Original Content - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2010 from Bryan BecksteadI own an Internet Home Business and I just wasted months on this issue and it is something that you should be aware of. I started up my Internet Home Business about a year ago and one of the first things my “expert“ told me was that content was king and to get as much of my own personal ...
Views: 1223 - Keyword Selection Needs the Help of Some Internet Business Training - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2010 from Bryan BecksteadIf I had had some assistance from just a little internet business training , I would not have wasted more than a year of my time. Keyword selection is not rocket science, but there are things you need to know, and the sooner the better. This site is not a shill for some program that you pay ...
Views: 1263 - Online Business Ideas About Our Relationship With The Search Engines - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2010 from Bryan BecksteadMy unique online business ideas about the search engines will bring the conflict between us and search engines, and keywords into better focus. There are 3 players in this conflict, you and I, internet home business owners, the search engines, (S.E.), and the final player in the puzzle, the end ...
Views: 1243 - Original Content is a Must for Owners of an Internet Home Business - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2010 from Bryan BecksteadIf you own an Internet Home Business, you need to have access to, or be able to create original content if you want to be successful. That is the bottom line; compete with the big boys, or pack your bag and go home. I am relatively new at this game, building an Internet Home Business, but I have ...
Views: 1232 - Spending Time On Driving Traffic To Your Internet Home Business Is A Waste Of Time If You Don't Have ... - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2010 from Bryan BecksteadEvery one reading this has at least one Internet Home Business, many of us have a few, and some of us have lots. I wonder how many of us are missing a crucial piece of the puzzle in our sites that make all of the time and effort we spend on getting people to our sites a waste of time? First, ...
Views: 1159 - Time Management Tips For Internet Home Businesses - Have A Plan, Work Your Plan - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2010 from Bryan BecksteadIf you own an Internet Home Business and I gave you a call on your phone right now, could you readily outline your game plan for the coming year? If you could, you are probably only about 2 or 3 people out of a 100 who could. Internet Home Businesses require a plan and then require that plan to ...
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