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- Feeling Overwhelmed? Simple Solutions for Busy People - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2012 from Talia ManaThere’s no rule that says you have to be a superhero. So much has been written about amazing individuals that achieve the impossible – they juggle full-time jobs, study, run a business, raise children, run a household, coach the national cricket team and write a novel in their spare time. Anyone ...
Views: 19365(7 votes) - The Positive Effects Of Time Management - by Submitted on May 08, 2008 from Maya MahIf you are looking into time management well first of all congratulations. Thank you for making a change that will bring so many positive results into your lives. Now, here are all the things that you can expect as a result of your time management Let's get started. 1. More creative time You ...
Views: 18696 - The Real Reasons Why People Are Always Late - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2009 from Gian Fiero |I know them. You know them too: People who are always late. It seems like no matter what the situation or event, they just can't seem to be on time. Some use a litany of excuses to justify their chronic tardiness, but the worse offenders are not only comfortable with being consistently late, but ...
Views: 10288(3 votes) - Top Ten to Manage Your Time - by 1. Shift from Not Valuing to Valuing your Time.
This is an important change to make and when it happens you will never waste another minute! In a dollar sense - this means you are comfortable charging for your lifetime of knowledge and experience - don't allow clients to take this for granted. ...
Views: 10138(1 vote) - How Much Time Do You Spend Looking For Lost Possessions? - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2012 from Dana Barker DaviesWhy Is It Important To Keep Good Order? What is the first thought that comes to your mind when you wake up in the morning? Coffee? Maybe yes, but also I am sure that you start to remember little by little all the things that you have to do today – child care, work, housekeeping chores, ...
Views: 9655(1 vote) - The Benefits of Delegation to You and Your Workforce. - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Kell TremaynDelegation is an important but underutilized time management tool. If you find that by the end of the day that you still haven't got through half of you to-do list, then delegation could be beneficial for you and your workforce. Delegation benefits you because it allows you to free up the ...
Views: 9372 - TOP 10 Things You Can Do in 15 Minutes - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2007 from Sue BrennerTOP 10 Things You Can Do in 15 Minutes By Sue Brenner, PCC, PMP Never get around to straightening up your office? Never seem to have enough time for simple things such as preparing a meal or taking a break? To maximize your time, learn what you can do in small increments. What can you do ...
Views: 9120(3 votes) - Taming The Scatter Brain - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2008 from Lori RadunDo you ever feel like you are going in a hundred different directions but not really going anywhere? Maybe you run upstairs to do something, only to forget what you were going to do. You start doing something else, and then abandon that project when you think of something else that needs to be ...
Views: 8678 - Too Many Things to Do? Seven Great Tips to Get Things Done! - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Prasanna Gunturi"Don’t count every hour in the day, make every hour in the day count.”~Unknown Let me first thank you for participating in the survey. If you haven't yet, you may still take part by clicking here. . Too many things to do in life? 24 hours is not enough? You wish there were 48 hours in a ...
Views: 8223(1 vote) - CIA Model of Stress Reduction - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Roger SeipA saying that you’ve probably heard a lot in business, in sports, and human performance in general is controlling the controllable. What does that actually mean? I wanted to take this concept of controlling the controllable, which is actually really good advice by the way, and take it out of the ...
Views: 8075(4 votes) - Time Management - How to Analyze your Time Use - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2015 from Liisa KyleYou’re a multi-talented person. You can weld, bellydance, quilt and author computer code. Or at least you *could* do all those things, if only there were more hours in the day and days in the week. How the heck did it get to be Thursday already? Never mind that, it’s June for heaven’s sake! Life ...
Views: 7905 - The Power of Positive Reading - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2004 from William G Jr CovingtonCopyright 2004 by William G. Covington, Jr. PhD The reason reading is so vital is because it determines the focus of your mind. A passive person accepts whatever information is send by default. The environment determines such a mindset and usually that means negative input. This is an arena ...
Views: 7687 - Is Procrastination Ruining Your Life? - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2011 from Angie DixonIf you are a chronic procrastinator, you probably have horror stories about procrastination. Have you ever found yourself sitting at your desk, knowing that you need to work on a project, even getting angry emails or instant messages from your boss or a client, missing a deadline at that very ...
Views: 6733 - Prioritizing Your Life - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumI find that many of the women I coach enlist my services because they aren’t living the life that they really want to live. When we begin to look into that together, we often find that their priorities do not match how they spend their actual time. If you are not spending your time and your days ...
Views: 6435 - Definition: Time Management Skills - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteTime management is commonly defined as the management of time in order to make the most out of it. In a 2001 interview, David Allen observed: You can't manage time, it just is. So "time management" is a mislabeled problem, which has little chance of being an effective approach. What you really ...
Views: 6227 - ***Time Management Strategies and Conflict Resolution: 7 Steps to Time Success - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2011 from Paula EderTime management strategies can be a challenge to implement sometimes, and when everyone isn’t on the same page, you need to call on your conflict resolution skills along with your time management tools. Keep in mind, too, that the conflicts you experience may not always be external. If you are ...
Views: 6031(1 vote) - Time Management Strategies for the Multi-Talented - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2015 from Liisa KyleTime management is tricky for multi-talented, creative people. We have a lot of activities and tasks on our plates. And those plates are spinning. No sooner do we start project A when we suddenly get a great idea for project B and a key contact for project C calls out of the blue and…before ...
Views: 5935(1 vote) - The POSEC Method Of Time Management - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2014 from Mervin SimpaoThe POSEC method of personal time management is one of the popular methods of time management strategies you can apply in your life. POSEC stands for Prioritizing by Organizing, Streamlining, Economizing and Contributing. Prioritizing means to put first things first. That is most ...
Views: 5934 - How to Always Have Enough Time - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2010 from CHARLES GLASSMANDuring a radio call-in show I appeared on, a caller expressed the frustration and stress he feels with his life. “I know I should be exercising, eating well, and meditating, “ he said, “but I have three jobs, kids, and not enough time to do anything.” Primitive humans were lucky to have the ...
Views: 5776(6 votes) - As Easy As 'ABC'; How To Manage Your Time With Priority Lists - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2008 from Adam PowellIs time an enemy you constantly battle? Do you struggle with: * Procrastination? * Indecision? * Disorganization? * Mental Overload? Do you find you aren't getting done everything promised or are 'always' forgetting to get things done? A priority list can help tackle and ...
Views: 5539 - Time Management - The 4 Rules of Monkey Management - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2012 from Julie JohnsonMany managers and business leaders unwittingly take responsibility for upward leaping monkeys. These are taken from your staff, often when they approach you with a problem but you don’t have sufficient time to explore and you say something like…. “I can see this is important but I don’t have ...
Views: 5494 - Time Management vs. Self Management - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2006 from Gail SolishAre you someone who makes lists of all the things you need to do? At the end of the day when you review your list, are you disappointed because you haven’t accomplished as much as you would have liked. Does this sound familiar to you? We hear a lot about time management and how we need to ...
Views: 5303 - The Importance of Time Management in Your Life - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2007 from Alan SearingThe Importance of Time Management in Your Life Time is something that you can never take back. What’s done is done. Nothing in history can be changed. The most we can do about anything that has already been done is to take counter measures to prevent the damage from spreading. However, there ...
Views: 5292 - Creative Problem-Solving - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2008 from Brian TracyPeter Drucker wrote some years ago that the definition of an executive is someone who is expected to get results. You are an executive to the degree to which results are expected of you. You don’t have to have a staff or an office to be an executive. All you have to do is be a person in ...
Views: 5286(2 votes) - Time Management Technique: Chunk, Block & Tackle - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2007 from Cheryl ClausenIf you have projects and clutter that are so overwhelming you just can’t bring yourself to even start them, this time management technique is for you. Does your office or garage look like the city dump with heaping piles of both good and useless stuff everywhere? This is an example of ...
Views: 5223 - How To Deal With Distractions And Interruptions - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2007 from Garry ZancanaroMost of us would like to be more productive and be able to get more done. One of the single biggest problems we all face daily that inhibits our productivity and time management is interruptions and distractions. Or, more accurately, how well we deal with interruptions and distractions. ...
Views: 5206 - ***Time Management Tips - 6 Essential Stages of Change to Help Create Effective Time Choices - by Submitted on May 26, 2011 from Paula EderTime management tips can prepare you to undergo changes - sometimes, profound ones. Given how tumultuous times can be, the better you understand the process of creating positive change in your life, the more effective your time planning will be. Consider this 6-stage model of change, ...
Views: 5157(4 votes) - Five Steps to Improve Your Spiritual Health - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from Karen KleinwortWhat does the term “spiritual health” mean? We all have our own perspective of what both “spiritual” and “health” mean in a general sense, but when we talk about spiritual health we define it as “a sense of wholeness.” For example, when we feel sick, we have two options: either we get better ...
Views: 5076(4 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) - How To Read Better And Faster - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2021 from Leon EdwardWhen it comes to speed-reading, you're basically covering two things: comprehension and the act of reading itself. You should not study speed-reading before you've learned how to comprehend and absorb information. Therefore, you should know how to read very well before you try to conquer ...
Views: 4889(2 votes) - Time Management Tip: What Type of Learner are You? - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2007 from Cheryl ClausenYou may be wondering how there can be a correlation between how you like to learn and a time management tip, but there is. The way you learn is also the way you like to process information. When you can get information in the format you like to learn in, you can save yourself time and make ...
Views: 4719 - The Mysterious Power of Consistency - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2004 from William G Jr CovingtonCopyright 2004 by Dr. William G. Covington, Jr. One of the "behind the scenes" principles tapped by successful people is their ability to persevere, to keep on being productive in spite of circumstances. Consistent achievement leads to desired consequences. It is the ability to apply oneself to ...
Views: 4549 - How to Have Time Freedom - Right Now! Part 1 of 4 - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2007 from Shelia NorlingRecent polls show that "time freedom" is the number one thing that people want more of in their lives...more important than both money and sex. How would you define "time freedom?" How about "the freedom to decide what to do with your time?” Of course, we all have the freedom to decide in ...
Views: 4521 - Quadrant 2 Principles - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2004 from Will EdwardsFirst Things First Will Edwards on First Things First by Stephen R Covey Stephen Covey's book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, had a real impact on my life. In fact, I always recommend it to people who attend my Personal Development workshops. When my boss read it, however, his first ...
Views: 4500 - How to Demote Yourself - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2012 from Ian HendersonMany years ago I read Dr Stephen Covey’s seminal work ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’. It made me think about the crucial difference that exists between being efficient and being effective. I came to define efficiency as ‘doing the job right’, whatever the job was. Effectiveness, on ...
Views: 4462 - 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) - Only Six Months to Live - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2021 from Charles HeinekeWhat is it about the words, "You've only got six months to live," that strike such fear in a human heart and shake a person to his or her very foundation? Why do those words cause such shock to those who receive them? Is it because they now know that their time is limited, and ...What is it ...
Views: 4425 - Stop Missing Appointments! - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2015 from Laurie DuparI think my dentist is on to me. Over the past year I have noticed an increase in their efforts to remind me of my appointments. In the good old days I would get a postcard two weeks before the appointment reminding me of the day and time. I really appreciated this as most of my dentist ...
Views: 4391 - ***Perfectionism Holding You Hostage? Break Free with These 3 Powerful Time Tips - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Paula EderOne of the great illusions about perfectionism is that it is the pursuit of excellence. Nothing could be further from the truth. Excellence is stymied and smothered by perfectionism. As artist and writer Julia Cameron has written: “Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a ...
Views: 4359(1 vote) - The Advantages of Being Disorganized - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2006 from Sari ReisHuh? The advantages of being DISorganized? How can there be any advantages to disorganization? I've worked in the field of information management for over thirty-three years and I've heard every excuse imaginable for being disorganized. Some people actually believe it is better to be ...
Views: 4347 - Time: The Great Equalizer - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2009 from Lisa MontanaroThe phrase 'time management' has become one of the most oft-repeated phrases of our society. Almost everyone thinks they need to improve their time management skills. The problem is that most people aren't even examining what the real issue is. Instead, the average person will blame time itself. ...
Views: 4317(1 vote) - How Not To Be A Busy Fool - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Andrew HorderThere is a big difference between loving your work, and doing lots of fun things during working time. It’s very easy to get drawn into all number of activities that don’t really contribute to you doing what you love for a living. That might be ‘interesting’ projects that you get invited to ...
Views: 4213(1 vote) - Time Management Training – An Investment Not a Cost for Your Company - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2017 from Steven StasczakMany organizations see time management training as something they’ll spend their money on, only if they have to. Usually the first thing a company will do to satisfy their budget will be to cut back on or eliminate their training needs, but this is not something that they cannot a really afford ...
Views: 4142 - ***Time Management Strategies - 5 Essential Messages for Setting Successful Boundaries - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2011 from Paula EderTime management strategies gain their power from your skill at setting boundaries Only when you firmly say no to old pastimes can you truly say yes to new ones. But saying no can be hard, especially to those whose cooperation you'd like! Here's a helpful tip: Setting successful time ...
Views: 4119(1 vote) - ABCDE Method of Prioritization - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2006 from Alex CleanthousIn this fast paced world we constantly have more and more demands placed on our time. And it seems the closer we get to our goals, the more and more things we have to get done each day. With only so many hours in the day it is impossible to get everything done. Naturally, we want to get the ...
Views: 4079 - Multitasking - Why Is My Computer Slow? - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2009 from Dave CrenshawWhile I do not consider myself a “computer professional,” I often find myself poking around my clients’ computers. Since productivity is so closely tied to technology, I’m often investigating the little hiccups that are costing business executive’s big money. Sooner or later, I hear some form ...
Views: 4019(1 vote) - ***7 Tips to Boost Productivity Without Losing Yourself: Keep Your Promises and Find Time! - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2011 from Paula EderImagine finding time to: • Fulfill life’s daily demands, • Make headway on your big goals, and • Be able to pursue your favorite and most self-nurturing activities. I know I don’t have to tell you … that can be a very tall order, requiring lots of focus and discipline! And do you ...
Views: 3989(7 votes) - Effective Time Management For The New Freelancer - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Jack TaggertyList of top 5 Things to Help with Time Management When you freelance, you are given projects, a time for completion, and a budget. Most freelancers work from home, which is can in fact be a time management downfall if you are constantly interrupted by family members. Time management ...
Views: 3877 - The Causes of Procrastination - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2010 from Charlie RitchieTo overcome chronic procrastination you must first understand the causes of procrastination, and there are many. One cause is the fear of failure or success, many procrastinators will get the difficulty of the work finished ahead of time and put it off instead of actually completing it. Another ...
Views: 3818 - Four Ways to Minimize Interruptions and Distractions - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2010 from Paul BurtonWe are bombarded by interruptions and distractions all day long. They affect our focus and cause us to lose time getting back up to speed. If we can increase our productivity by just six minutes each day, we’ll increase our productivity by 24 hours each year. That’s three days of production this ...
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