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Views: 633(1 vote) - Peter Fogel's "What Steps Have You Taken Today Towards Your Reinvention!?" - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2011 from Peter FogelI don't know how to say this any clearer: But most people are lazy. (Not you, of course, I am talking about other people who are reading this article.) And being lazy is part of human nature. A body at rest; stays at rest… a body in motion yada, yada, yada… Anyway, the reason I am asking ...
Views: 1592(1 vote) - Spring Cleaning for your Office in 10 Easy Steps - by Submitted on May 01, 2011 from Donna LindleyThe flowers are blooming and the birds are chirping...now if we can only get the temperatures to catch up. Spring cleaning is a tradition in colder climates where we freshen up our homes and offices from top to bottom after the long winter. Many people associate spring cleaning with scrubbing, ...
Views: 1398(1 vote) - Why You Still Need to Manage Your Time When You Have a Home Business - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2011 from Cindy HartmanTime to do what you want - when you want - is one of the top benefits of owning a home business. Unfortunately, failure to manage that time can be one of the biggest negatives. Working from home brings a sense of relaxation, a contrast to working in an off-site setting - no matter how casual ...
Views: 1032 - Stress Relief Tips For Work - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from josh deaconStress at the work place is a common occurrence. It happens on a daily basis. You have demands from you boss, your customer, tight deadline to meet, daily meetings, and when all seem fine and things are running smooth. Machine at your the workplace starts to break down. Ignoring you stress is ...
Views: 894 - How to encourage others? - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from Dia ThabetDo you know how to encourage others? Do you offer words of encouragement to others? Encouraging someone to achieve what he or she wants is one of the best things you can do to someone, especially if that person is your partner. As you know encouraging others not only can help improve your ...
Views: 2614 - The Myth of Multitasking - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2011 from Young KimCan you honestly say you can text and drive well, or do you find yourself swerving off to the curb once and a while? How comfortable would you be if your dentist was tweeting while she was giving you a root canal? How do you think your kids feel when you're texting on your Crackberry during ...
Views: 1288(4 votes) - Why Outsourcing Blog Technical Work Is A Key Time Management Tool For Online Entrepreneurs - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2011 from Jack TaggertyMastering The Technical Aspects Of A Blog Is Not Easy If you are blogging for marketing purposes you should leave the technical aspects to the professionals. In fact, outsourcing the technical components of promotional blogging is probably the best course of action to take since this will ...
Views: 1230 - Your Business IQ - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Jo Anne WhiteThere are times in our career that we need to take a hard look at how we do business and figure out if it’s time to make changes to get ahead. Why make changes at all? A blurred vision of the future, lack of productivity, ineffectiveness or the inability to get things done can be the ...
Views: 1622 - Organization of a Home Office: Five Tips for Staying Organized - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2011 from Jerri PalumboWhen you start any type of business, you need to make sure that you have an organized, efficient space to work in. The organization of a home office might seem like a simple task or even something that you do not really need to worry about. However, you really need to make sure that you take the ...
Views: 1098 - Breakfast of Champions - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Young KimEver wonder why breakfast is called breakfast? It's called breakfast because you're breaking a fast. Think about it. Unless you actually eat a fourth meal at midnight, when you wake up each morning, you haven't eaten in almost 12 hours. You've been fasting. Your morning meal is literally ...
Views: 1209(4 votes) - Knowledge is Not a Skill - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Young KimI used to be friends with a guy, Chad, who was a big movie buff. He knew every thing about movies. He fancied himself to be on par with Martin Scorcese and Quentin Tarantino in terms of being an encyclopedia about film. Although he aspired to be a filmmaker, he actually never made a movie. He ...
Views: 1374(3 votes) - Constantly Creating - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Young KimWhen I used to work for a photography agency, I'd get to sit in on a few meetings with photographers as they presented their books. Having just started in photography, I was always impressed with their photographs. My boss, however, was not. A comment she made frequently was, "Their photos ...
Views: 1511(3 votes) - Planning Creativity - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Young KimSomehow, the idea of randomness and freedom got mingled with creativity and artistry. Conversely, somehow, planning has become enemy of creativity. In truth, one has very little to do with the other. Large-scale art project, for example, take a lot of planning, and a lot of resources. Most of ...
Views: 1107(4 votes) - Start Your Day the Night Before - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Young KimIt took me nearly thirty minutes to get ready for the gym this morning. Normally, I have all my clothes and gear ready the night before so that I can just grab them and go. It's a habit I learned from my girlfriend, who always lays her clothes out the night before. I forgot to do that so I ...
Views: 1191(4 votes) - Reducing Paper - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Donna LindleyPaperwork or paperyuck!?! Did you know that the United States Postal Service processes an average of 584 million pieces of mail each day?! Whether it is junk mail, papers from school, magazines, newspapers, bills, coupons, etc., the average household is overflowing with paper. Paper overload is ...
Views: 1206 - Taking Care of Yourself Just As Important as Taking Care of Business - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Young KimThere have been numerous studies that state that not sleeping in, or brushing your teeth twice a day, or making your bed every morning can add years to your life. It wouldn't be a stretch to say that these things also lead to a successful life. The kind of person that does these things ...
Views: 1203(3 votes) - Promotional pens and Gifts - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2011 from shipu ahujaPen pots and holders in every business across the world are little marketing goldmines that can be tapped into with minimal investment.Promotional pens are one of the most selling types of promo products on the market.Promotional pens give you the ability to place your brand name, logo, or ...
Views: 671(2 votes) - Success Methods - Time Saving Tips - by Submitted on May 29, 2011 from Charles MooreheadThis article provides many time saving tips. One of the most persistent obstacles to personal achievement is that old bugaboo, "I never have enough time." The following insights and methods reveal how to have more time. You can review these methods and adopt the ones that seem most ...
Views: 1719(1 vote) - Achieve Time Saving by Delegating Some of Your Work - by Submitted on May 29, 2011 from Charles MooreheadThis article shows how delegating some of your work can produce substantial time saving results. By having others do the grunt work, you are free to use your valuable time for more important matters. For example, you could determine how to grow your company and then let others do most of the ...
Views: 1520 - Women in Business - How to Outsource Tasks Effectively & Get Things Done - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2011 from Zenobia GarrisonAs a new women entrepreneur you are currently filling every role in your business. Although this is a natural starting place, there will come a point in time when tasks take too long to complete, important to-do's never fall off your list, high energy levels become harder to maintain, and ...
Views: 707 - How to Train People Effectively - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2011 from Sasha Lauren, Americas Trusted Organizing Expert (not current)Statistics show that people respond better to positive support than to negative input. If you want your employees to perform well, cultivate patience and a positive environment. Not all people possess the same skills; employees who are assigned tasks beyond their capability may not adhere to ...
Views: 13508(3 votes) - How to Hold an Ineffective Meeting - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Sue BeckerWhether you work for pay, do volunteer work, or manage a household, meetings are a fact of life; unfortunately, they’re often an extremely ineffective fact of life. There are meetings for the business, social and volunteer organizations to which you belong; meetings at work; meetings with ...
Views: 1196 - The Power of Being Solo - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2011 from Melodie WilliamsEvery successful concern is the result of a One-Man Power. Cooperation, technically, is an iridescent dream things cooperate because the man makes them. He cements them by his will. But find this Man, and get his confidence, and his weary eyes will look into yours and the cry of his heart ...
Views: 1216 - Understanding Emotional Response to Change - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2011 from Karen KleinwortThis week it seems my work week will be rearranged so I can support son while he is working through an ear infection and teething fevers. Am I happy about it? Not really, but ultimately my first priority beyond any reasonable doubt is my son's health and well-being. It is somewhat out of my ...
Views: 1246 - The Art of Translation and Interpretation – why two final products will never be exactly the same - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2011 from Nisar NikzadHuman beings across the world have run into communication barriers since the beginning of the human race. Language is an extremely important part of culture and is what allows different people to relate to each other, but because there are currently somewhere between 3,000-5,000 languages on the ...
Views: 1254 - Social Media as a Recruitment Channel - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2011 from Andrew ChowSocial media is a new wave of internet usage that links everyone in “many to many” conversation using different tools. The most populated sector is the social networking tools like Facebook and Linkedin. Human Resource Managers are beginning to leverage on the large network of professional ...
Views: 2476(2 votes) - Set it and Forget it – How to Automate our Lives - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2011 from Sijith SalimThere is a powerful concept I learned recently. It is called the "Principle of Automation," and I want to share the technique with you today. In our life there are many things that can be done just once by setting it, and you can forget it completely. The system you used to set it will take ...
Views: 1417(1 vote) - Managing Towards The Simplicity Just On The Other Side Of Complexity - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from William CottringerManaging Towards The Simplicity Just On The Other Side Of Complexity By Bill Cottringer “I wouldn’t give a fig for the simplicity on this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity just on the other side of complexity.” ~Oliver Wendell Holmes. The main purpose ...
Views: 1462 - Power Solutions Provided by Generac Generators - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from Harbor PowerhouseWith blackouts and power outages occurring more frequently, Generac Generators provide power and peace of mind to homeowners requiring uninterrupted electricity for heating, cooling, refrigeration, and medical needs. As the country’s electrical grid continues to age, the risk of extended power ...
Views: 832(1 vote) - Your Environment: By Design or Accident? - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2011 from Germaine PorcheAccording to the late Walter Hailey, a behavioral scientist and sales and marketing consultant, “People have 12,367 thoughts per day. Of those, 90 percent are automatic, and 84 percent are negative.” More than 12,000 thoughts! That’s a lot of self-talking going on. How do you think that might ...
Views: 1354(1 vote) - What has Unrealizable Fantasies Got to Do with Being Organized? - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2011 from Germaine PorcheDo you have a picture in your mind of how you think your life should be? When chaos seems to seize the upper hand, we tend to have conversations with ourselves—conversations that, in truth, have no bearing on reality. See if you can hear yourself in any of these: • Things should always go as ...
Views: 1428(2 votes) - TO DO OR NOT TO DO - 3 KEY QUESTIONS - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2011 from Germaine PorcheWhen undertaking a new venture, there’s a simple but powerful tool that will help you achieve several worthwhile goals: • Assess new possible projects • Improve the design of the way forward • Enhance confidence in producing successful outcomes Whether you are embarking on a project of ...
Views: 1516(3 votes) - 5 Easy Steps for Generating Time - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2011 from Germaine PorcheAfter hearing complaints about how slow he was in getting dressed in the morning to go to work, Jed decided to examine his routine. He learned that it took at least an hour for him to shave, shower, and get dressed. If he could invest just 15 minutes less every morning, he would generate more ...
Views: 1499(3 votes) - How to increase your productivity - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from M.Farouk RadwanWe all want to be productive but sometimes we find ourselves procrastinating and wasting our time without intention. I interviewed many people who are known for their productivity and also interviewed some of the procrastinators I know and as a I result I discovered 7 points that could you ...
Views: 1143 - 10 Steps From Brainstorm to Brilliance - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2011 from ruth davisHave you ever taken on a big project or a new creative endeavor and, after hours, days, weeks of working, you think you're finished. And then someone offers you a suggestion to make it even better? Do you settle for "good enough" or do you step back, take a breath and say, YES, I want it to ...
Views: 1196 - Be Productive Rather Than Busy or Active - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Young KimThere is a difference between being busy and being productive. Being busy just means you have a lot of tasks you need to get done. Being busy says nothing about what you actually accomplished other than checking-off a task list. Being active is also not the same as being productive. Being ...
Views: 1766(3 votes) - Get Physical - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2011 from Ungenita Katrina PrevostYou probably think I'm going to talk about working out. Working on your body is important but I’d like to talk about working on your business. Now that’s a hot topic! Are you doing the work? Are you taking action? 99% of success is showing up. It's time to “get physical” in your business. ...
Views: 1198 - How to Choose the Habits That Will Make You a Success - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Daniel WoodYour habits shape your days. Whatever comes naturally and easily, you will do more of and attract more of into your life. Most people have habits like brushing their teeth every morning, showering at specific times, eating at specific times but also negative habits that they just pick up, ...
Views: 1383(1 vote) - Cut the Fat and Build the Muscle - with Your Time (and Life!) by Kristin Mackey - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Kristin MackeyAre you too busy, overwhelmed and feel like the “pile” keeps growing? These ideas will get you back on track FAST… KEYS 1. Know what’s important 2. Prioritize essentials 3. Prune time wasters 4. Create boundaries 5. Simplify processes Know What’s Important What do you value? ...
Views: 1397(1 vote) - Just Write - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Young KimAlex came to me for some coaching on writing. I asked him how often he wrote, and Alex said maybe once a week for only a few minutes. He also said he was writing less and less. I asked him about his writing process. Alex said that he tries to imagine a story from beginning to end in his mind ...
Views: 1228(2 votes) - The Tai Chi of Time Management - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2011 from Ib'nallah KaziTons of ink in the literature of the Personal Development, Self Growth genre is dedicated to the problem, analysis and solution for time management. From prioritizing and scheduling to accountability measures, countless publications have weighed in on the fruit that awaits all who sow the ...
Views: 1116 - The Balance Between Funk and Fire - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2011 from ruth davisA client, Joan, recently shared that she was having a rough week. She felt she wasn't getting the "right things" done, and she felt alone in the work she had to do. Joan thought the roller coaster she was on was "normal" but she was hoping for a way to get off the ride. Another client, ...
Views: 735 - 2 Considerations When You Begin to Outsource Projects - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Hugh StewartMany self-employed people believe they cannot afford to outsource. There are actually good, sound business reasons for outsourcing and delegating. Take an honest appraisal of what you are spending your time on: Are you working on things you do not like doing? Are you spending time on tasks that ...
Views: 1436(3 votes) - 9 Tips on Conducting Productive Brainstorming Sessions - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2011 from Young KimBrainstorming by yourself is one thing. Brainstorming with a group of people has its own challenges. I personally love facilitating brainstorming sessions. It's like orchestrating a chaotic storm of ideas. The excitement and the energy generated during a great brainstorming session are ...
Views: 3953(5 votes) - Top 7 Ways for Any Business to Remain Viable and Profitable - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2011 from Dr. Laureen WishomDo you know what's important for the success of small business owners and entrepreneurs? I submit that it is: Knowledge, Skills and Talent. I know that many of your competitors also have the same traits. The key to remaining viable and profitable must also include ATTITUDE and the following ...
Views: 4216 - Half-Baked Ideas Are Better Than None - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Young KimI hate wasting food. Rather than allowing food to rot, I have to become an Iron Chef sometimes, and think of some way of salvaging the food. Sometimes I perform miracles, and sometimes my creations end up in the trash anyway. Regardless of how many times I've overcooked the fish, under baked ...
Views: 1329(3 votes) - Outrageously Wicked Thinking - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Jeanna GabelliniHave you ever vacillated between solutions only to make no decision at all? Or how about making a choice so fast that you don’t even look at more ideal options because you just want to move forward with your project or business? The truth is, solutions abound on all topics. And within that ...
Views: 1374(1 vote) - Planning Your Way to Social Media Success - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Sue KochHave you ever ordered a piece of ‘assembly required’ furniture, glanced at the cryptic instructions, put them down in frustration and tried to figure it out on your own, because, really, how difficult could it be? Perhaps it isn’t so difficult, but planning would better ensure the intended ...
Views: 1441(2 votes) - What equipment should Rentals Stores stock for concrete and asphalt surface preparation? - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2011 from Steven SmithWhat’s the difference? How can rental businesses choose the right machines? Rental companies should select a scarifier based on performance, versatility, reputation and price. Suppliers that are direct domestic manufacturers and specialize in scarifiers and surface preparation equipment ...
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