Tweet65ShareShare1984 Shares A friend of mine recently completed a large project in his job. It took him 6 months to complete. When he finished it, he felt great. However, he soon conveyed to me some regret. Looking back he realized that this large endeavor did not further his business. In fact, the feel-good project really did not do […]
Tweet372ShareShare373745 Shares Just like your productivity is contagious, so is your attitude. Are you a source of positive energy to those around you? Or are you a downer…? Bringing all those around you down to your level of unenthusiasm? A positive attitude can be many things. What does a positive attitude mean to you?
Tweet52ShareShare2678 Shares Listen… do you smell something? That is the smell of productivity. You can almost sense it in the air when you enter the workplace of an efficient company.
Tweet154ShareShare47201 SharesOne of the top productivity excuses I hear in the workplace is… people keep interrupting me. After all, I could get my stuff done if others weren’t constantly disturbing me. What do you do when co-workers are preventing you from getting things done?
Tweet300ShareShare214514 Shares You forgot that thing you were supposed to do for your boss. And that favor your were going to do for a friend. Or even to pay that bill that was due. Is “forgetting” one of the main reasons you don’t get things done? How good are you at remembering what you need […]
Tweet13ShareShare619 Shares Do you like technology solutions to your productivity problems? Do you like to use the latest tools and gadgets, but don’t want to waste time trying every new shiny toy? Then join me this Wednesday for my webinar on Time Management Tech.
What could you accomplish in ten years? In two years?
Dreaming big and setting lofty long-term goals can change your life. These goals can drive you, direct you, and determine your priorities.
But there’s a hidden pitfall we must avoid in making long-term goals. We can’t keep them long-term.
Tweet1ShareShare910 Shares I often advise people to Choose Tools You’ll Use. The follow-up question is, “Can you use the tools you have?” In other words, are you proficient with them? Or are you going to hurt someone with your productivity tools?
TweetShareShare1010 Shares What’s your goal? You know, the one you have been putting off… The BIG ONE. We all have one. But, we put them off… until the circumstances are right. Until we have more time. Or more money. Or more, what? What is keeping you from your big goal?
I first thought about habits influencing productivity when I read Steven Pressfield’s “The War of Art.” As a writer, he has a very specific routine that he goes through every morning to get in the “zone” to write. Reading about his routine, down to a special name tag that he pins on his shirt, jump-started me in identifying my own time management and productivity habits.