Last week, I shared “Wisdom From The Woo-Woo Sisters.” And I promised to provide you with a simple exercise to bring and keep more joy and passion in your life. As a recap, the idea here is to look at how much of your day is spent feeling joy and passion for what you are […]
Being rushed sucks! About 3 weeks ago, I had back-to-back meetings all day long and probably put a total of 225 miles on my car. The day started perfectly planned with breaks and the appropriate travel time built in. As with some perfectly laid plans, and despite my best intentions, eventually the whole day blew […]
Umm… NO! For those of you that have been following the newsletter, I have been posting all kinds of strategies on how to be more efficient at work like how to organize your day, how to get through your email faster and how to increase your level of focus. It’s all really good stuff but […]
In last week’s article, I shared what Time Tar Pits are and how to identify them. This week I promised to give you some helpful tips on how to address some of my favorites. These time suckers include: checking your email, interruptions from staff or co-workers, spending way too much time on facebook, Linked-In or […]
Time tar pits…what’s that? I was working with a client a few days ago and I was introducing the concept of a “time trap.” It dawned on me that a tar pit was the best way to describe what these things can do your productivity. There you are minding your own business, taking a leisurely […]
First do your chores, do your homework, help your mother, blah, blah, blah. I remember those words like fingers on a chalkboard, especially if I dared to defy the direct request/orders of my father. If I did, the wrath of God would ensue. I wasn’t the easiest of children by the way. I was one […]
Getting distracted is all part of living in this great modern world of ours. We either distract ourselves or we allow ourselves to get distracted. Think about it – smartphones, facebook, texting, even Angry Birds get us off track…HELLLLPPPP! In the simple words of the wise Mr. Miyagi most of us “Need More Focus!” Here […]
I was always pretty good with time management, especially when it came to estimating how long projects would take. I was so good I could estimate it down to the minute. Then I was given the mightiest time management challenge of my life, a newborn. For those of you without children, keep reading there are […]
How many times have you started a day with a bunch of great ideas and good intentions, only to have it fly off the rails? (I must confess, a little Ozzy Osborn did influence the title.) You wanted to leave work right at 4:30 but when you look at the clock, it’s 6:00. Everything you […]
When I come to Richmond for a visit, I have the pleasure of staying with dear friends. There’s always lots of laughter and interesting conversation, but last week when I walked in my home-away-from-home, I could immediately sense that Jennifer was not herself. I soon found out that she had been spending time at the […]
