New Year, Old Goals

Tweet56ShareShare1066 Shares As the year winds down, many find themselves looking forward to the New Year. They are hoping that it will be better than the current one. They are setting goals and make resolutions about what they will accomplish in the coming year. What about you? Have you planned for the coming year? Have […]

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The Best Productivity Tech of 2011

Tweet74ShareShare1690 Shares TMN’s Best of 2011 As the year ends, I want to give recognition to the best productivity tools of the past year. So, today’s post is about Time Management Ninja’s favorite tools of 2011. You may have heard me talk about some of these previously. And there are a couple that I have kept to myself until now. […]

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Stop Being Comfortable & Start Being Motivated

Tweet80ShareShare45125 Shares Like most, you probably don’t like new things that you can’t control. You prefer to be in your comfort zone. However, to learn new things we have to leave our comfort zones. To grow, we have to go through periods of change and times of vulnerability. Are you comfortable? Or better yet, are you […]

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Just Do It Now.

Tweet136ShareShare14150 Shares We get ready to do something. And then we hesitate. We stop. We do something else. We do anything else. Sounds familiar? Today, just do. Putting It Off. We often put down small tasks that should take just a minute. – It will only take me a minute to put this away… I’ll do […]

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The Secret of Finishing What You Start

Tweet95ShareShare33128 Shares Are you good at starting things? Can you get a project or idea in motion quickly? Some people are fast to charge into a new task. However, finishing them is another matter. Undone projects litter their desk, inbox, and todo list. How are you at finishing things? Started, But Not Finished Being good […]

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50 Ways To Outrun A Boring Life

Tweet167ShareShare75242 Shares Are you bored? Or more specifically, is your life boring? We all get into routines. We settle into our comfort zones. It seems we do the same things every day. Today, let’s bust out of our comfortable lives. Going Through The Motions Does your life seem like you are living in the movie […]

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Why The 1-Hour Meeting Is Too Long

Tweet121ShareShare66187 Shares I recently observed a 1-hour long meeting at a client company. – 15 minutes of the hour were spent waiting on those coming back from lunch. – 10 minutes were spent restarting the meeting when the final participant arrived 25 minutes late. – 10 minutes were spent retelling the details of the meeting organizer’s vacation from the previous […]

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