Tomorrow is Always Tomorrow
Share “I’ll do it tomorrow.” Famous last words of the procrastinator. Slogan of tasks that don’t get done. Motto of underachievers. The problem is, the last time I looked, tomorrow was still tomorrow. In fact, tomorrow is always tomorrow.
Why You Need That Phone Number
Share Recently, a close friend and business associate had an idea that he wanted to discuss with me. However, he was unable to call me. After a day or two, he finally emailed asking me to give him a ring. When we finally connected, I asked him why he didn’t simply call me. He responded, “I [...]
Start Your Week Ahead of the Pack
Share How do you normally start your week? Do you get off to a strong start? Or does it take you half of Monday to get back on track? Getting out of the gate at the start of your week can set the pace for your productivity all week long.
Staying On Target With Your Tasks
Share Special TMN T-Shirt Giveaway: A Time Management Ninja t-shirt for the best reader submitted tip for “staying on target with your tasks.” I will choose the single best comment on Monday, July 26th. Please share your best tips in the comments below. I can be writing a blog post and then 2 minutes later, [...]
How To Disarm Your Distracted Meetings
Share You are holding a meeting with 8 people in the room. However, only 3 are paying attention and contributing. The others are working on their laptops. Checking email. Texting friends. Or who knows what else. Does this sound familiar? Is this your meeting?
5 Reasons To Say No To The Fire Drill
Share “Poor planning on your part doesn’t constitute an emergency on my part.” It happens to all of us at some point. You are working hard through your day, when suddenly, the figurative fire alarm goes off. A co-worker or a client suddenly needs something immediately. It is an emergency. We all have to stop [...]
7 Ways To Be Ruthless With Your Email
Share Sometimes you just have to be ruthless with your email. Otherwise, it will run you over like a freight train. This weekend, there was an interesting USA Today article about a Harris Interactive poll that showed that more than 50 emails a day is the tipping point for most people to be overwhelmed by [...]
Best of Time Management Ninja
Share I have received several requests from readers for a list of TMN’s top posts. So, I have added a “Best Of” page that contains what I consider my best posts. (Not necessarily based on traffic). You can check out the new “Best Of” page here. Maybe you will discover an article that you missed. [...]
Save Time and Stop Surfing With RSS
Share If you are like me, you sometimes find yourself spending too much time surfing the Internet. Maybe you like car blogs or fashion websites, or as in my case, too much technology news. RSS is a great way to minimize the time you spend surfing and to laser focus what you read. However, you would be [...]
Time Management is Not a Light Switch
Share Do you turn on your time management when you are in a jam? Only to turn it back off once it is the weekend or when you are past the obstacle? Just like cramming for a test. This method is not very effective. You squeeze all your time management into a day and then [...]
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