Tweet1ShareShare123124 Shares I recently attended a business training for 45 people. I arrived 15 minutes early to the classroom and to my surprise… no one was there. My calendar confirmed that I was at the right location, but not a one of the other attendees or an instructor was present. It wasn’t until about 2 […]
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Instead of a Meeting, Have a Conversation
Tweet155ShareShare151306 Shares Something urgent has come up! Oh, there is a problem to be addressed. Perhaps, there is a decision to be made. Quick, schedule a meeting!!! Is this the standard reaction at your organization? When an issue needs attention, do you reach out to the appropriate individual to address it? Or do you immediately knee-jerk and […]
10 Places to Find Time to Think
Tweet179ShareShare147326 Shares Once your day gets going, it never seems to stop. Busyness. Interruptions. Noise. You feel like you can’t get a moment to think, time to plan, or even a moment to collect your thoughts. If only you could find a place to stop and think about your day.
10 Evernote Lists to Keep You Organized
Tweet191ShareShare92283 Shares Evernote is a very powerful note-keeping app. It can be the one place for all of your notes. For me, it has all but replaced my trusty Moleskine notebook. However, one question I always get is, “What do I put in Evernote?”
Only You Can Quit on Your Dreams
Tweet9ShareShare7887 Shares You have a BIG goal. A dream that you have always wanted to pursue. Just when you are about to do something about it, someone tells you that it’s imposssible. That it can’t be done. Or maybe that it’s a bad idea. Suddenly, the wind is out of your sails. The air is […]
Sometimes Haste Doesn’t Make Waste
TweetShareShare1616 Shares I wrote 7 time management articles yesterday. It was fast. It was furious. It wasn’t pretty. The results were good. (And I plan on making them great before publishing.) Yet, the speedy effort blasted through a block of content creation that I was avoiding. Sometimes haste makes progress, not waste.
How Many Meetings are on Your Calendar this Week?
TweetShareShare448448 Shares You are ready to start your week. You are motivated to pursue your goals. You are rested and wake up early to get a head start. Then, you look at your calendar and realize that most of your week is already overrun by appointments. The work week hasn’t even begun, and the majority […]
Why You Shouldn’t Have Too Many Time Management Tools
Tweet146ShareShare74220 Shares You are about to write down an important note. Yet, you hesitate… should you write it in your Moleskine? Type it in Evernote? Or just capture it to the Post-It pad on your desk? The multiple options at your disposal aren’t just giving you pause now, they will create more work for you […]
Start Your Day at the Top and It’s All Downhill From There
Tweet101ShareShare390491 Shares How do you start your day? Facebook? News? Or even email? You’re probably checking these before your feet even hit the floor in the morning. When you finally get going, you struggle to get your day started and your work on track. How much better off would you be if you started with […]
You Can Only Start from Where You Are
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.