Tweet95ShareShare43138 SharesYour routine is your routine. You do it all the time, every day, probably without thinking. It has become more than habit, it is your lifestyle. Yet, what do you do when your routine isn’t producing the results you want?
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5 Productivity Promises You Won’t Keep
Tweet101ShareShare59160 SharesDo you make promises that your time can’t keep? Simple ones like, “I’ll only be a minute.” Silly ones like, “Give me a second.” Really, one second? Or bad ones like, “I will call you back today.” Yet, you don’t write it down or set an alarm. You need to stop making commitments that […]
Why Back-to-Back Meetings Just Don’t Work
Tweet112ShareShare147259 Shares Take a look at your calendar today. Do you have any meetings that are scheduled back-to-back? If so, you are setting yourself up for conflicts, stress, and missed appointments.
10 Things on Your Desk You Should Throw Away
Tweet130ShareShare213343 SharesIs your desk clean or cluttered? There are probably half a dozen things that don’t belong there. Perhaps, many things that you could get rid of and never notice. What’s on your desk right now, that you could throw away?
The Right Time is Always Right Now
Tweet93ShareShare51144 Shares You may be asking yourself, “When is the right time to start?” To begin your big goal. To commence working out. Or even just to do the tasks on your task list. The answer is always the same… “Right now is the right time.”
5 Tips for Backing Up Your Digital Possessions
Tweet72ShareShare51123 SharesWe protect our physical assets. Our belongings, valuables, and more. Yet, in this day, more and more of our assets are digital rather than physical. What could you lose if you computer or phone were broken or stolen? Are you digital assets protected and backed up?
5 Times to Say No to Yourself to Stay Productive
Tweet133ShareShare125258 SharesYou have an important task or looming deadline. Yet, you find yourself surfing the Internet, checking your social feeds, or reading the news. To stay on task, sometimes you need to ask yourself, “What shouldn’t I be doing right now?”
You Can Plan Anywhere
Tweet92ShareShare39131 SharesI do some of my best planning at the gym. Really, I do. You might think that planning would get in the way of working out. However, it is “being in the zone” that frees my mind to come up with many of the ideas that my brain has been accumulating. Where do you […]
5 Ways to Ensure You Do the Important Instead of the Urgent
Tweet159ShareShare157316 SharesEver have a day when everything seems urgent? You end up running in circles. And trying to do everything at once. Yet, when the day ends, you realize that most of what you thought was urgent… really wasn’t that important.
Without a Deadline, It’s Difficult to Finish
Tweet142ShareShare109251 SharesEver have a task without a deadline? It tends to slip and remain undone. Often, you’ll put it off intentionally since there’s no apparent penalty. Today, I want to tell you why every important task needs a deadline.