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A technique that has been used in business management for a long time is the categorization of large data into groups. These groups are often marked A, B, and C—hence the name. Activities that are perceived as having highest priority are assigned an A, ... Views: 1194
"Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.” - Johann Wolfgang Goethe
We all have the same 24 hours in everyday, and the difference that makes the difference for each of us is how we choose to fill them. The most productive people I have ever met have ... Views: 1194
Organizing home paperwork is not most people’s idea of a pleasant Saturday afternoon activity. Consequently paperwork tends to get out of control in our homes. We make plans to file bills, recycle old magazines, and shred bank statements. And we really did plan on doing it, yet some way we are ... Views: 1193
When I say NUTs I am not referring to some of the crazies my clients tell me are hanging around their workplace. I mean Nagging Unfinished Tasks. You know what I’m talking about, those things you are going to file (electronically or physically), the calls you should make, the networking you ... Views: 1192
By Cheri AlguireRemember the "best made plans of mice and men often go astray?" The old adage applies readily to your business plan if you do not manage your time effectively and/or delegate activities when needed. You can have the most inspirational vision, the tightest budget, the most ... Views: 1192
November is definitely a month in which we pay attention to time: we enjoy less sunshine each day, and the end of Daylight Saving Time makes the diminished sunshine even more obvious. As we do our best to cope with seemingly shorter days, it’s a good time to work on making the most of our time. ... Views: 1192
Myth: You can save time.
There is no way you can bank unused hours. Each hour gets spent. Time is the most democratic of resources. Everyone is given the same amount every day. Since every minute is nonrenewable, all that matters is how you are using your time this minute.
You might ... Views: 1191
What do piles of opened mail, bags of stuff in the trunk of your car waiting to be returned to the store, and opened but unprocessed e-mails in your inbox all have in common? They are all things that have been started but not completed. Uncompleted tasks can weigh us down – rather than being ... Views: 1189
During thirty years as a Time Management speaker and consultant, I have learned and shared a lot of simple practices that help my audiences to increase their daily results. A lot of time is wasted because we don’t have a system in place for many of the repetitive tasks we do so that we have to ... Views: 1189
Does it ever seem like you need more than 24 hours in your day? Is your work life and home life clashing together? The problem is not that we need more time but that we need to learn to use time more wisely. The best way to get started organizing your life and ridding yourself of the insanity is ... Views: 1185
For many business professionals, time can be a tidal wave of pressure that threatens to crash the best-laid plans with the slightest provocation. Here are ten tips to get on top and in control of your most priceless resource—the time of your life!
1. Diagnose where your time “flys.”
Keep a ... Views: 1185
Time management – that’s like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall. We are trying to harness something we can’t touch of feel – only experience and see the results. We have a gazillion time saving devices. Just think for a moment of all the ‘things’ in your life now (microwave, speed dialing on ... Views: 1184
I am sure that you are like most people out there and you are feeling like you are working really hard every day, yet you just seem to remain trapped in a place where you are feeling overextended, overcommitted and even overwhelmed. I hope some of the tips contained in this article will finally ... Views: 1183
Currently I am a part-time blogger along with my day job. I do blogging because I love to write. My friends always ask me how I get time to write. They always get surprise when I send them mail for my new article. This was not the case earlier. I also had the same problem “I don’t have ... Views: 1182
What is the cost of efficiency? I recently started to realize that although I value efficiency and organization, I have lost some experiences along the way due to my commitment to my LIST.
We are constantly making choices in life, and when we choose one option, we eliminate many others. ... Views: 1182
There is a massive difference between being busy all day, even burning the midnight candle day after day, believing that by outworking everyone around you will be effective, efficient and productive. When in reality, being effective, efficient and productive is something completely different. ... Views: 1181
There’s only one month left in 2015. So I’ve put together a list of my top 20 ways to manage your time, get it all done, and stay on track without getting overwhelmed between now and New Year’s.
1. Slow down and focus on one thing at a time. Multi-tasking isn’t going to get it done faster ... Views: 1180
Controlling Time Management
Control is the power to manage. When we have control of our lives and self, we have the ability to manage anything that involves our self. Of course, no one has entire control over anything, but we all have a degree of control over most things that involve us. We ... Views: 1179
Time management tools are designed to help you stay focused on the tasks at hand.
Time Management ToolsWith all the distractions that are around in today’s modern world, one of the hardest aspects for many people is to stay on task.
Cell phones, Facebook, Twitter, and socializing are just ... Views: 1178
Think back to your elementary school era, to your first day in a new school year. Regardless of what happened the semester before, you had a chance for a fresh start. There were no time management issues following you. You were dressed in your best clothes, with new supplies, and you walked ... Views: 1178
Proper 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
When you manage your time wisely, there is quality time left for you.
It’s like carving a piece of time out of the pie of life especially for you because you deserve it.
When you make the time for you, you are less stressed and therefore a kinder and happier person because you are ... Views: 1176
There are a surprising number of problems that we can solve by not seeking the deeper cause, but by simply treating the symptom. Take procrastination, for example. In some sense you may be putting off doing something because of some Freudian conflict with your parents, but this can be made ... Views: 1173
I don’t know how it always seems to happen so quickly, but here we are welcoming in yet another new year. I often ponder how life must really zip by quickly for people who are disorganized, since they are often running late, in a frenzy looking for misplaced things, or in a panic because they ... Views: 1172
Are you drowning in stuff you don’t use, you don’t love, or you don’t have a convenient place to store? It’s time to tackle your clutter!
I know what you’re thinking—“Yes, but…I don’t have time to get organized and my space is so overwhelming, I don’t know where to start.”
Being ... Views: 1171
One of the most important skills of listening is simply to pause before replying.
All the top salespeople ask good questions and listen carefully to the answers. One of the most important skills of listening is simply to pause before replying. When the prospect finishes talking, rather than ... Views: 1171
In this age of information overload and instant gratification, it’s not uncommon that we feel overwhelmed. We wake up to 52 emails in our inbox, each demanding our attention or action.
What to do?
First step is kind of counterintuitive. Instead of trying hard to multi-task and check ... Views: 1170
As a marketing coach, I work with self-employed professionals who are looking to better their businesses. It could be that they want more clients, more profits, or more time to enjoy their lives. No matter what their goals are, however, they must gain control of a particular facet of their lives ... Views: 1169
You have invested thousands of dollars in programs and trainings. You are working your butt off on your business day in and day out. You follow the instructions to a T. You do everything by the book. Sometimes you make a few sales, get a few clients… sometimes you don’t. There seems to be no ... Views: 1169
My $35,000 turkey started out as a bargain. My daughter was shopping and she called to tell me the store had turkeys for 40 cents a pound. Wow! What a savings. Last year I paid 89 cents a pound so this sale would save me big bucks. Now, we only have a fridge with a freezer on top and I thought ... Views: 1168
Over a glass of wine among a group of professional women, leaders in their field, one president said, “I am so tired of all the talk about balance. Balance, schmalance! It’s not real.” I laughed and empathized with her.Balance has become an over-used buzzword and we’re all getting weary of this ... Views: 1168
John lives an average life, waking up at 7 am every day. He immediately switches on the radio as he wakes up, filling his brain with all sorts of random pointless distracting input. He drives off to work with the radio blaring away in the background. This allows him to stay tuned out of his day ... Views: 1167
Time management.
Sounds like a snore doesn’t it?
It’s one of those topics that I never really thought about because I felt I was great at time management. It wasn’t until I decided to start my business that I realized being productive and using my time wisely can be tricky.
This post is ... Views: 1166
Starting your day with a great cup of coffee or tea is, of course, a must, but then what do you do once you settle into your desk at work? For most people, the answer is that they comb through their emails. They respond to what is important, click on a few items of interest and then spend ... Views: 1166
The toughest challenge for many right now is too much to do and no time to do it.
Often reorganisations have shifted responsibilities, and maybe there are fewer people to handle the same amount of work. This may be affecting you, your team or perhaps a friend or family member.
Now I don’t ... Views: 1165
If Instagram is utilized accurately, Instagram can be a highly focused on, visual marketing channel for your brand. In recent analyses it was found that Instagram furnishes brands with 25% more engagement over other social platforms. To build your brand for your business the prime channel is ... Views: 1165
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
Coaching is an effective process used to support individuals in creating something new for themselves. I work side by side with my clients’ coaching them by providing perspective and support for self-knowledge as they accomplish their business and personal goals.
I help women achieve balance ... Views: 1163
So often the projects we seem to procrastinate on or run out of time for are projects that involve multiple tasks. These are not projects that allow for one-step completion, but require a series of steps or tasks. In knowing that we should be working on these projects but aren’t, we carry the ... Views: 1162
How many hours do you spend in meetings, in a typical week? If you include the ‘proper’ scheduled meetings (including 1:1’s), and take a guess at the impromptu ‘Have you got a minute?’ conversations that always take longer than that, it probably adds up to a sizeable chunk of your working week. ... Views: 1162
Do you feel you’re so busy being busy you don’t have time to get yourself feeling energetic and full of life? You hope a good night’s sleep will do it, or a session at the gym, or maybe a luxurious bath once in a while?
Now I’m not saying these aren’t good things and that they won’t help in ... Views: 1160
When we think about effective time management we often look at it as a means of better organising our professional lives. However, it is also a valuable tool for maximising and making better use of your leisure time and the time you spend with your family.
There is little doubt that your family ... Views: 1159
Do you find yourself tolerating a lot? Do people seem to take advantage of you? Do you spend a lot of time doing things that you would rather not do? If this describes you (it describes most of us), then use the following method to help yourself SET stronger boundaries:
Set the boundary
The ... Views: 1158
The First Exceptional Law of Time
Time is like a coded system in a flowing river, you can decode it by coming by its drift and hang; men who know and apprehend the time rules this time of information, telecommunication and globalization.
The Second Exceptional Law of Time
Those who work ... Views: 1157
I 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
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
I can vividly recall some of my high school days. One recurring theme that sticks out in my mind is exam time. Tests and exam times were the bane of my existence. I looked forward to them as much as a hedgehog looks forward to balloons for Christmas. Having said that, there was one thing that I ... Views: 1157
The Pomodoro technique has proven to be an efficient way to stay organized and productive. It is based on natural body cycles and helps build the work processes harmonically into your daily routine. In short, the technique prescribes to divide the work process into 25-minute work sprints ... Views: 1154
Have you ever felt the need to create something truly wonderful?
You get a great idea and are so excited, motivated, and can't wait to start.
And sometimes you do just that and the magic happens.
And other times you sit for a bit too long on the idea before taking action.
Your mind ... Views: 1154