Tweet64Share23Share26113 Shares Meetings are one of the #1 time wasters in the workplace. Too often employees are locked in meeting rooms instead of allowed to get their job done. They take up too much time. Cost too much money. Kill too much of employees’ morale. And result in too much loss of productivity. Most companies […]
Tweet78Share103Share24205 Shares One day, I was holding a meeting in my office with some visiting clients. Suddenly, without warning, one of my team members walked into the room and asked for a document that she could not find. It was not urgent and she probably could have found it on her own. Silly me, I […]
Tweet75Share65Share39179 Shares If only I was as lucky as he. Or she. Or as so-and-so. Have you heard this excuse? (Have you used it?) But, for those waiting to get lucky… it can be a long wait. Sometimes forever. Do you sit around and wait to get lucky? Or do you go out and make […]
Tweet12Share12Share24 Shares Have you ever had your computer fail? Or the hard drive crash? What did you lose? Important files? Personal documents, pictures, and memories that cannot be replaced? Some close friends of mine just had their home computer crash. They lost everything. All their digital pictures All their personal files All the financial documents […]
Tweet28Share11Share1352 Shares The other day I was reviewing my credit card statement and there was a $49.95 charge for a magazine subscription. Huh? I don’t subscribe to magazines, let alone the business magazine that was on my statement. I immediately called the magazine company to inquire. (Their 800 # was listed on my statement.) They were […]
Tweet403Share65Share31499 Shares The other day I walked into a co-worker’s office. She was also on the phone and appeared to be typing an email. There were several stacks of paper spread across her desk. She waved to me that it would be just a second. Hanging up the phone, she said, “What’s up? I just […]
Tweet38Share17Share55 Shares I have a confession. I didn’t get much done this weekend. Ironically, I have several large projects in motion that will take up a considerable amount of my time. And I can tell you… that I made zero progress on them this weekend. In fact, you could say I didn’t do much at […]
Tweet1Share20Share223 Shares The holidays are right around the corner. You’ve finished your holiday shopping, right? Oh, wait, are we not allowed to talk about this until after Thanksgiving? No matter your take on the holidays, this time of year can be a stressful, busy, and time wasting occasion. Today is about why your holiday shopping […]
Tweet54Share29Share386 Shares Are you going too fast? Do you rush through daily life trying to keep up with everything? Are you getting your day-to-day todo list done, but not the more strategic things? You know, those things that you need to get done in order to reach your goals. Maybe it’s time to take a […]
Tweet60Share4Share64 Shares (If you have trouble with the video, you can watch it directly here.) Leo Babauta is the author of the website Zen Habits. He has authored several books including Zen To Done and The Power of Less. Leo was kind enough to sit down and discuss his new book, Focus. Focus: Finding Simplicity […]