TweetShare6Share6 Shares I would like to take this Wednesday to thank everyone who has sent me supportive messages about Time Management Ninja. I really do appreciate all the encouragement and try to return all correspondence. Today, in appreciation of all TMN readers, I want to ask you… What would you like to see on TMN? […]
Tweet41Share9Share151 Shares Do you have have an iPad? Do you use it for work? Do you use it for fun? Or both? There has been interesting debate lately as to whether the iPad is more for consumption or for creation. In other words, is it more for accessing media? (Surfing the web, watching movies, reading […]
Tweet150Share52Share6208 Shares Where do you capture your notes? On a legal pad? In a notebook? Or your computer? Having a good method and tool for capturing notes is essential to any time management system. As I have written previously, I use my iPad extensively. This is especially true for calendar and contacts. However, when it […]
Tweet41Share29Share1686 Shares There are many types of office games. However, in today’s world, the favorite seems to be “Email Ping-Pong.” (Some offices have official leagues…) People love to send volleys of emails back and forth. Some like to see how quickly they can do it. Others like to see how far they can send their […]
Tweet201Share36Share22259 Shares What did you do today to move closer to your goals? Whether it is that promotion at work? Or to get in shape? Or to finish that home improvement project? Big goals are very rarely accomplished in one effort. It takes lots of small steps to reach them. So, what is your “one […]
Tweet1Share27Share1543 Shares I have heard it before, “I can’t take a day off from work…” Why not? The excuses start flying… “I am so far behind on my work.” “Because they need me there.” “I am the only one who can do…” “I will never catch up if I miss a day.” What other excuses […]
Tweet29Share21Share252 Shares Friday is usually a good day to reflect on the week. Today’s thought is about lightening your load a bit. Sometimes we take on more than we should… to the point that our load is a bit too heavy to carry day-to-day. When this happens, it is necessary to offload some of our […]
Tweet27Share73Share35135 Shares One of the first leaders I learned from was the Captain of my first ship when I was a young Naval Officer. One of his catch phrases was, “Do it right the first time, and do it with class.” These are powerful words. Have you ever done a task, but you didn’t give […]
Tweet69Share20Share897 Shares You are sitting in at your desk. Perhaps, you are meeting with someone or working on an important project. Your desk phone rings and you do not answer because you are busy. What happens next? 10 seconds later, you cell phone rings. You silence that, too. Finally, you get a text message, “Are […]
Tweet25Share26Share51 Shares The other morning I was out running 4 miles on the local nature trail. As I came around a bend, I saw in the distance that a tree had fallen and its branches were laying across the path. As I got closer, I watched a jogger reach the branches and then turn around, […]