Tweet1ShareShare1314 Shares Is Your Time Free For the Taking? We live in scary times. It has become expected, even acceptable, for people to steal your time. Couple this with the fact that many workplaces are very disorganized and inefficient and you may find that your time is under a constant state of attack. Are you a […]
Tweet15ShareShare2136 Shares I bet you can tell me, right now, who is going to be late to your next meeting. Is it you? We all know who will be late to our next meeting. Why? Not because we are fortune tellers, but because it is always the same individuals. Do you have a reputation for […]
TweetShareShare33 Shares Once upon a time, time management systems came in a box. I remember one of my first from Franklin Quest (predecessor to Franklin Covey). It had a dayplanner with calendar, todo list, notes, and address book. It had an archive binder to store your old pages. And last but not least, it even […]
Tweet63ShareShare2689 Shares Do you constantly say that you have too much to do and too little time? If you have one… is your todo list a mile long? This seems to be a common sentiment in today’s world. Everyone has too much on their list and too many obligations to keep up with. Have you […]
Tweet86ShareShare24110 Shares When people say they are overloaded or cannot keep up with their todos, it is usually the result of taking on too much. Most of the time, I advise people that they need to “Say No” more often. Being able to “Say No” is key to avoiding being overcome by obligations others ask […]
Tweet11ShareShare314 Shares In a world where people tend to ignore deadlines and many tasks/projects are finished late, why do people continue to assault our time? Why do they interrupt us with urgent requests? Why do they need it now? How often do our priorities get derailed due to some one’s immediate demands on our time? I […]
TweetShareShare0 Shares Why do we continue negative behaviors? Often, we know they are bad. We know there is a better course. We do them despite the fact that we know that they take us in the wrong direction. Is it lazyness? We know the right action, but we are too tired to do the right […]
Tweet35ShareShare5287 Shares Most workplaces have problems with people being “in” meetings. I am not referring to being late. That is an entirely different issue. I am talking about once the meeting begins. In today’s high-paced technology distracted workplace, too often people are busy tapping away on their laptops or checking email on their iPhone. Does […]
Tweet13ShareShare1225 Shares Wow. The iPad is almost here. Some of us are very excited. Is this the tablet computer that we have been awaiting for years? There are mixed opinions on the iPad right now. As whenever Apple releases a new product, there is the usual critics vs. fans hoopla. Personally, I think Apple has […]
Tweet217ShareShare16233 Shares How do you eat an elephant? How do you move a mountain? How you do begin a journey of 1000 miles? The answers are all the same… you do it bit by bit… One bite at a time. One spoonful of dirt at a time. With a single step. You cannot do the […]