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It is always good practice to set time aside at the end of your day to reflect on how you did. Are you meeting your commitments to create the future you desire? This is an opportunity for you to go over everything you have done that day. Are the actions you are taking delivering ... Views: 832
What is the most important factor in this life? Most of the readers will consider the money as a most important factor in the life but it is not true because time is the most essential factor that makes the life happy or sad. It is said that if time can be managed it will produce more options ... Views: 796
Personal goal setting is a time management strategy you can use for overall effective use of your valuable time.
This includes your personal and professional life because it acts as an important key with the overall things that you do. It helps you become a productive individual as you learn ... Views: 1509
You can use the time boxing system which breaks-down a long and complex project or large task into smaller pieces that will be managed individually.
In this system the deadline of the tasks is fixed. However, the overall scope may be reduced. This way your work is focuses on the most ... Views: 1735
It’s Monday morning, the beginning of a new week. Let’s start off with a story:
“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows that it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning, a lion wakes up. It knows that it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it ... Views: 1073
Effective time management becomes important if you can view your time as a valuable resource that cannot be renewed. It will become easier for you to understand why you should manage it wisely.
Compared with any resource, there is a direct relationship between the supply of and the demand for ... Views: 1285
A common problem that everyone faces is feeling like their life is spinning out of control. This is usually a result of not living in congruency to what matters most to us. Most of the culprit is the challenge of balancing your work and personal life. I visualize a car heading in a direction ... Views: 1157
Many people spend their day busily doing nothing and accomplishing very little. Without goal planning you will continue to have stressful days filled with conflicts incomplete tasks. At home, I have found myself getting distracted with “busy-work” instead of getting that home improvement ... Views: 978
Today, I'd like to share about importance of effective time management. In my opinion, time management is necessary to achieve your main goal and dream. I often observe most people doing work hard for his or her careers but practically no one can get what they really want. Without doubt, I was ... Views: 2188
Using your time wisely and finding success is founded on self-knowledge and self-respect. You might think that it requires organization skills and discipline - and those things are certainly important. But even more important to your time success is being your own best friend.
In everyday ... Views: 1527
In this digital age, businesses are continuously evolving as technology rapidly transforms.
What this means to you is that expectations for your work productivity are rapidly increasing, too.
With all the professional and personal demands placed on us, it is more important now than ever, ... Views: 2460
When I sat down at my computer I was instantly overwhelmed. I opened my email and it was overflowing. I knew there were messages in there that needed my attention. There were emails from current clients, prospective clients, and colleagues looking for information. There were opportunities ... Views: 1734
Most would think that with the advent of technology, all the new gadgets and devices, we would drastically free up tons of time! Our productivity may certainly have increased but managing time is still the elusive goal. I doubt there are many people who can claim that they don’t know what it ... Views: 1594
Success is something we all desire in some shape or form. It is what will bring meaning and fulfilment into your experience. So you can choose to allow yourself to continue coasting through life and as you know, this will allow your life to only go in one direction – downhill. Or you can accept ... Views: 975
The most powerful man in the world has 86400 seconds in a day, to get all the mass of things he needs to get done in a day. The wealthiest man in the world has 3600 minutes in a day to earn all that money, he earns. The most educated person in the world has 24 hours in a day; to learn all there ... Views: 826
Smart phones, with their many features and capabilities, have become a staple in daily life.
It's the first thing that we check in the morning and the last thing we put down before we go to sleep.
Without it, I know that my life would be in complete chaos.
One of the main reasons for my ... Views: 1662
As the days inch closer to December 25th, people start getting more and more frantic, trying to figure out ways to get everything done.
Shopping, baking, decorating, sending out cards, cooking, upcoming parties, cleaning, guests arriving, wrapping, kids out of school, traveling...the list is ... Views: 2307
As the arrival date of holiday guests quickly approaches, there are a number of little things that can be done to ensure a very warm welcome.
Surprising your guests with little goodie baskets and an inviting bedroom that makes them feel at home is key.
Some of these items might even be ... Views: 1640
When traveling over the holidays, there are many things that must be taken into account...home security, home office paperwork, transporting presents, packing clothes, house winterizing, boarding pets, and the list goes on.
With many years of being on the go over the Christmas holidays under ... Views: 2247
Getting organized is definitely a daunting task.
However, I have decided that if I list out the tasks that need to be completed each week, then divide them up into days, I might have a fighting chance.
Since I do not have a cleaning crew, nanny, or someone to take care of my business, it’s ... Views: 1154
With family finances addressed and closets restocked, Monday's new schedule jump-started the week perfectly.
Now, I have the task of getting the house cleaned within the next two days, while keeping up with all of my other priorities, too.
Using the same basic time blocks as yesterday, I ... Views: 1037
With half of my house cleaning tasks completed on Tuesdays, the downstairs remains for Wednesday's.
At the end of the day, the heavy lifting for the week will, for the most part, be done.
Opportunities to take on time-consuming projects during the remaining 4 days exist, but can be ... Views: 1165
"Mom, where are the scissors?"
"Kids, did you wash your hands before putting up your clean clothes?"
"Honey, where's the fire extinguisher?!?"
The last one is my personal favorite.
After a long day of cooking Thanksgiving dinner, the grease from the turkey that dripped on the bottom ... Views: 1573
ERP is Enterprise Resource Planning, which brings different work areas of your business at a common platform. At some point of a business does require such system that helps in documenting and collaborating your entire business. But how does one decide to go for which Software? With the options ... Views: 1027
Time in the Western world is scarce, fast-moving, and stressful.
The lack of it keeps people up at night, “I don’t have enough time.” It dictates business relationships, “Time is money.” We divide up time like so much cocaine on a plate. But there have been, and still are, cultures that don’t ... Views: 935
As you settle into the new year, do you sometimes feel like time is getting away from you? I make list after list of what I want to accomplish each day – and often get a large chunk completed - but never seem to get everything done. Now that I make my lists on my PDA, it's easier to just change ... Views: 1047
Are you unorganized and overwhelmed? Is your work area a disaster zone with papers strewn across your desk, no processes in place to complete daily tasks and excessive information coming at you both online and off?
The problem is that this state of physical and mental disorganization and ... Views: 1402
iPhone – a marvelous piece of equipment manufactured by the famous company Apple, features some of the most complex apps that you can find on a smartphone.
When you first put your hand on an iPhone, turn it on and check out what applications are available, even the default ones which the ... Views: 1410
Are you at the point of overwhelm in your business? Do you have so many clients or commitments that you're not sure how you're going to meet everyone's demands? With too many commitments the quality of your work can suffer along with your good reputation and sanity. Does this overwhelm spill ... Views: 1541
One of the most common challenges I hear from small business owners is that they do not have enough time to focus on what's really important in their business. In order to solve this problem you first have to determine why this is a challenge. Once this is clear, you can look at strategies to ... Views: 1460
Stress is part of everyone's life and work. Whether you work for someone else, run your own small business, or are a solopreneur, the better you manage your work stress, the happier and more productive you'll be in all facets of your life. So, while stress may be here to stay, it doesn't have ... Views: 1593
Do you have a process you follow that keeps your home office organized? Do you document your expenses monthly or throw your receipts into a shoebox? When tax time comes, will your records be in order? Do you manage your emails daily or is your inbox out of control? It is much easier to ... Views: 1475
September is about new beginnings - back to school, back to work and new routines. In North America, September always seems to be the unofficial new year. As we leave behind the fun and frolic of summer and refocus on our businesses, it's likely time to revise our schedules as well. So here's to ... Views: 1053
Reading is one of my all-time favourite activities and something I have rediscovered recently. I love finding a quiet space and losing myself in a novel. I've missed this little escape in my day. Now my girls are big enough to choose their own books from the library, it gives me the chance to ... Views: 1009
Ever find yourself saying something like, "When this is done, then I'll [fill in leisure activity here]". But you repeat this until you're too exhausted to do that leisure activity? Does being organized really give you the freedom you're looking for? When your list of to-do's is unending and ... Views: 1134
Designated home office and business development time are essential for the small business owner. This is the time you can concentrate on your business - plan for the week ahead, learn new skills or software and in effect allow you to serve your clients better and run your business more ... Views: 1137
Different organizations have their different ways to tackle the emergency situations, some deal with them using their internal sources, and some even take external help in this regard. One such emergency situation is the one when Exchange users face EDB file corruption. This can be dealt easily ... Views: 968
Being the "Little Fish" is not always a bad thing, when you travel in schools with the "Big Fish" you are bound to reap the rewards. I can tell you from experience, this is true. You may start out feeling defeated already, due to the simple fact that the numbers are just against you. However, ... Views: 1222
Time management 101 tells us that we should figure out how long something will take us to do and block out the time to do it. Makes sense on the face of it. What bothers me with this way of thinking is that it puts the project in control of your "time budget" instead of you deciding how you ... Views: 1216
We all have the same amount of time to expend each and every day, 24-hours. So why does it seem like some people have mastered their time better than others?
I don't think it's about the time at all, I think it's about how we manage ourselves. My friend, and savvy professional speaker on the ... Views: 1114
I have read numerous studies on success and the effect that the people you choose to surround yourself with, have on the type and scope of success, you will actually manage to achieve. These studies have explored a number of variables around financial, career, relational and spiritual success. ... Views: 920
I don’t know about you, but 2012 was quite an eventful year! Many things changed, but a lot remained the same. While I did accomplish a lot last year in terms of goals I had set at the beginning of the year, there are still a few things that I wanted to get done, that didn’t.
I know that I ... Views: 1259
I don’t know about you, but 2012 was quite an eventful year! Many things changed, but a lot remained the same. While I did accomplish a lot last year in terms of goals I had set at the beginning of the year, there are still a few things that I wanted to get done, that didn’t.
I know that I ... Views: 1259
Hey guys,
I have gotten into a couple of great time techniques with you. So far we have looked into the power of delegation and have really gotten into the subject of time blocking. With delegation, really you just want to spend your time doing the most valuable things and spend the least ... Views: 1200
In this post, I want to go further into the secrets of time tactics. In 2013, I want you to be the most time terrific expert out there in the field. I spoke before about the power of delegation. The most successful individuals on the planet delegate. When you have the ability to delegate ... Views: 1380
A late assignment can really stress you out.
You know that sinking feeling. You wake up, and you just know something’s wrong. But you can’t quite put your finger on it.
Is it someone’s birthday? Did you miss an appointment? You check the calendar.
Oh, no. That explains the sense of ... Views: 1528
What is more important to do than goal set and manage time. Like I have said before, time is the one resource the wealthiest of individuals and you share and well if you don't have goals, you just walk around in circles spinning like a dreidel.
I am going to talk to you about one of the most ... Views: 1140
Some business men and women who are new around the world of Internet marketing try to marketplace their site exclusively paid-for advertisements, or secondly rate articles, without the success they are hoping for. Only the SEO help the site to increase its visibility and make the site ... Views: 775
Finding time to really enjoy holiday festivities can be a big challenge. Why? Well, think about it. There are lots of factors that are especially prevalent during this season … and they certainly up the ante when it comes to stress. They include:
• Complex feelings and dynamics generated ... Views: 1511
Starting January 2014, when most major provisions of the Affordable Care Act go into effect, organizations with more than 50 workers will be required to provide health insurance to employees working over 30 hours per week. Companies that violate the law will be fined $3,000 per uncovered ... Views: 1494
Let’s face it, procrastination sucks. It’s exhausting, stressful, and it can do a number on your self-esteem.
Even though you eventually finish most of the unpleasant tasks you put off, you pay dearly for having postponed them. It takes lots of extra energy to avoid doing something you know ... Views: 2723