Tweet110Share87Share56253 Shares You say you have big plans. Big plans for this year. Even bigger plans for the summer. Maybe even for next weekend. However, what is your plan for today? You may have great ideas for tomorrow, but first you are going to have to successfully get through this day.
Tweet188Share104Share204496 Shares Fridays can be tough. In many workplaces, they are written off as non-productive days. This seems to happen even more during the summertime when people are taking time-off or vacation. Yet, Fridays don’t have to be a wash when it comes to getting work done. With some planning and discipline you can reclaim your […]
Tweet94Share58Share92244 Shares In your quest to be more productive, you push yourself to get more done. More tasks. More work. But, is all of that work actually taking you where you want to go? Or are you so busy that you don’t know which direction your productivity is taking you?
Tweet12Share21Share5083 Shares Yesterday, I left for the airport 30 minutes late. That one statement probably stresses many people out. Thoughts of fighting traffic, hunting for a parking spot, scrambling through security, and sprinting to the gate. Nervous? Yet, that is not what happened. In fact, it was a leisurely walk to the departure gate. If […]
Tweet3Share45Share93141 Shares It happens to all of us. You’re hard at work doing an important task. Then, several minutes later you “wake up” to find yourself doing some meaningless item that popped up. Your important work has been pushed to the side and you’re not sure when you will get back to it. In fact, thirteen […]
Tweet3Share60Share3295 Shares Is your calendar clear? Is your todo list blank? Is your address book empty? Your time management tools can’t help you if they are blank. When you go looking for information in your Day Planner, iPhone, and Moleskine… are they empty?
Tweet23ShareShare629 Shares Today is tax day in the U.S. I am always amazed at how many people wait until the last possible minute to file. It is estimated that 30% of Americans file their taxes in the last two weeks before the deadline. That is some serious procrastination, which leads to much unneeded stress and […]
Tweet150Share153Share355658 Shares When things get busy, we all have tasks we put off. Sometimes items end up on the back burner out of necessity. If you are putting off the right things, it can be a good move to reduce your workload. Other times, you are simply setting yourself up for trouble later. So, what […]
Tweet251Share116Share121488 Shares Sometimes your productivity needs a boost. Like those days when you can’t seem to make any progress on your list. Or when, no matter what you do, you can’t get your energy level up. How do you get going when you just don’t feel like, well, going?
Tweet70Share79Share36185 Shares This is a guest post by Leigh Fletcher. Leigh is a millennial sales executive, blogger and entrepreneur, with a passion for sales improvement strategies. He writes practical articles with a focus on leveraging personal experience to help others learn new skills in selling or simply refine existing skills on his website. This month […]