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  When you are unmotivated and unproductive, how do you get going? How do you turn the energy level back up? One technique I use quite often is to put on my favorite music. I soon find myself back on track and flying through my work. Do you use music to motivate yourself?

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Do you hate to wait? I used to dread waiting. Whether at the store, the doctor’s office, or the airport, I could not stand getting stuck waiting somewhere. I would even leave retail stores without purchasing if there was a long line. Sometimes we can’t avoid waiting, but we can be prepared for it.

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In yesterday’s post, I discussed the power and simplicity of mind maps to help you get organized. (If you missed it, check it out here.) Today, I want to give you a quick primer on how to make your own mind map. If you haven’t used mind maps before, you’ll be mapping in no time. And if [...]

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Are you lost? Overwhelmed? Do you know where you are? What tasks you need to do? What your obligations are? What you need… is a map. A map to show you where you are, where you are going, and what you need to do. Today, I am going to discuss a powerful technique called “mind mapping” that [...]

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Yesterday, I went to dispose of a piece of paper from my desk. But, when I turned to my trash can… it was full. Actually, it was overflowing. What did I do? Since I was in the middle of a task, I put the paper back on my desk. I told myself that I would empty the [...]

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There is something you need to get done today. It is the one thing that you need to complete. It is Task #1. Are you giving it the attention and priority that it needs? Or will it slip until tomorrow?

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Have you ever worked for a boss who was bad at time management? Or disorganized to the point that it was affecting your job? You know, constantly late. Losing paperwork. Not responding to messages. It can make your job twice as hard. And a lot less rewarding. What do you do when your boss is [...]

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Ever feel like you are not going at the right speed? You are driving down the highway of life, but you just can’t get in sync with the traffic? Maybe you are falling behind the crowd. Or your work. Do you need to speed it up? Maybe you are going through life on a tear. [...]

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Are you not getting your work done? If not, what are you doing? What is taking up your time? Maybe you are not getting your work done because you are doing everyone else’s. We all want to be helpful, go-getting, problem solvers. However, this sometimes leads us to take on workload that is not ours. We [...]

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