Why Your Time Management Should Be Effortless

The Best Time Management System is the One You Don’t Think About

“I don’t have time for time management.”

That is an excuse that I hear often.

You say that you don’t have time to sit down and plan. Or to get up early and get things done. Or to set goals and deadlines.

All of these are excuses.

After all, time management’s main purpose is to make time, not take time.

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5 Reasons To Put Things Off Until Tomorrow

What Do You Need to Procrastinate in Order to Get More Done?

You are getting ready to start your day, and you are nervous to think about what you need to get done today.

Your todo list is a mile long before you even get to work.

And that’s part of the problem, your list is so exhaustive that you are overwhelmed before you even begin.

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You Can’t Do Email and Talk at the Same Time

Do One Thing at a Time and One Thing Only

Have you ever been in a conversation with someone and they are doing something else?

In fact, they are doing everything but looking and listening to you. The conversation goes on, and then finally they say, “Can you repeat that?”

It’s frustrating. Yet, we are all guilty of this from time to time.

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8 Ways to Deal With Unproductive Days

You Can Put Your Productivity Back on Track

This is a guest post by Matthew Snider, a personal development junkie and a regular blogger at Self Development Secrets.

Let’s face it, there are some days when the clock keeps moving ahead, you keep falling behind, and you eventually feel like giving up entirely. We can’t be productive every single day, and we do lots of things that wastes our time. But you shouldn’t let the lack of productivity stop you from achieving your dreams and goals.

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10 Ways Leaders with Bad Time Management Hurt Companies

How Disorganized Leaders Bring Chaos to their Teams

I recently heard in the workplace, “He/she is a great leader, but horrible at time management.”

This sounds like a a contradiction in terms.

Good leaders increase a team’s output. They accelerate things, remove obstacles, and lift individuals to their potential.

Being “bad at time management” isn’t something that goes well with those objectives.

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5 Simple Morning Habits That Will Increase Productivity

Set Yourself Up for Success Every Day

This is a guest post by Brit Haines. Brit is a Kansas City native, freelance writer, and founder of BeWrit.com, where she helps busy self-improvers conquer the one thing we all struggle through no matter our differences: life.

Mornings are powerful. They set the entire mood and tone for the day ahead, from your thoughts to your actions. And because what we do in the morning often becomes a habit or ritual, these habits are crucial.

Morning habits influence your productivity, time management, happiness, and even your overall health.

Yet, we fail to take the time to create our perfect morning.

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