Tweet5ShareShare7984 Shares We all have excuses that we use to justify our lack of progress or failure to pursue our dreams. Often, we tell ourselves that we are waiting for a more opportune place or time to begin. However, the truth is you can only start from where you are right now.
Tweet264ShareShare183447 Shares Can you help me with something? It appears to be a simple request. However, before you realize it, you have spent half the day working on something you shouldn’t. You feel guilty bailing, so you end up not getting your own work done. Before you say yes to that request for your time, make sure you […]
Tweet168ShareShare152320 Shares You’re never going to get to the end of your todo list. (Nor should you…) However, before you call it a day, resolve to do one more task.
Tweet162ShareShare171333 Shares Being behind on your work isn’t a fun place to be. Stress from unfinished tasks. Looming deadlines. Unprepared meetings. You spend more time day-dreaming about being caught up, than you do actually working on it. What would it take to get one step ahead of your work?
TweetShareShare2727 Shares As you probably know, I am a big fan of Apple devices and how they drive my productivity. They are simple. They just work. And they get the job done. So, you might be surprised to hear that I recently traded in my iPad Mini. No reason to panic, it was to upgrade […]
Tweet246ShareShare409655 Shares Are you always running late to your next meeting? Rushing (even running) from one appointment to the next? You say you aren’t going to be late again. Yet, you repeat the same behavior over and over. Being late isn’t an excuse, it’s a choice you are making.
Tweet460ShareShare399859 Shares “Today is going to be a productive day.” That’s what you tell yourself as you get out of bed in the morning. However, before you know it, you are 15 minutes late leaving the house for work. You arrive having missed the beginning of your first appointment. Then, you realize that you forgot […]
Tweet80ShareShare68148 Shares Today, many people head back to work after the New Year’s holiday. If this is your first day back at work after an extended break, you are probably dreading what you left behind. How many projects are still unfinished? What obligations are awaiting your return? What tasks have you forgotten entirely? Instead of worrying […]
Tweet36ShareShare4379 Shares As the year comes to the end, it’s time to look back at the best TMN posts of 2014. I have blogged for over 5 years now, and it is always interesting to look back and see which posts gained the biggest traction. Ironically, the ones that you “think” are going to be […]
Tweet111ShareShare69180 Shares This is a guest post by Bryan Collins. Bryan is on a mission to teach people how to become writers and finish what they started with A Handbook for the Productive Writer. Would you like to earn more or less for the time you spend working? For several years, I was a freelance […]