Productivity
Motivation and Productivity – A Winning Combination
By Claudine Motto
You need the right amount of motivation and productivity to accomplish your goals. Motivation inspires you and makes work more enjoyable, and a focus on productivity forces you to step out from the everyday busyness once in a while to make sure you’re still moving toward your goals.
Here are 5 things that if [...]
Organizing Tips for Working Women: The REAL Reasons Why You’re Procrastinating
By Patty Kreamer, Certified Professional Organizer®
Why do you procrastinate? The answers aren’t necessarily obvious. Gain some insight on this annoying problem, and get things done faster!
“I’ve done it again. It’s 24 hours before my deadline and I’m finally starting to write.”
You know what I’m talking about because you’ve done it before. That’s right, the “P” [...]
Making The Most Of Your Down Business Cycle
By Leah Grant
When I first started coaching my mentor coach warned me that August and December tended to be slow months while January, April and September were the busiest months in terms of clients seeking coaches. Armed with this information, I was able to build a realistic income forecast for my business as well as [...]
Crenshaw’s – “The Myth of Multitasking – How ‘Doing it All’ Gets Nothing Done” is Well Worth the Read
By Stephanie Calahan
Time management is a struggle for many professionals and in the past, those that could multi-task were revered and thought to be “super productive.” Not so says Dave Crenshaw, and I have to admit I agree! As a recovering Multitask-er (or Switchtasker as he puts it) I was excited to get to this [...]
7 Proven Ways to Get Much More Done In Less Time
By Lorraine Pirihi
Why is it in life that when something is working, you stop doing it? Jack has a well-established electronics business which he started 10 years ago. Over this time the business has grown and he now has a team of 7 people.
When Jack initially contacted me, he was at a point he felt [...]
Time Management – What Foods and Habits Make You More Productive?
By Robert Plank
If you are trying time management habits but you can’t seem to get in the habit of staying productive 24/7, your lifestyle habits and dietary choices might be at fault. Many internet marketers live lazy sedentary lifestyles and recently I have noticed some of the more high profile ones gain weight. How can [...]
5 Timestealers You Must Avoid
By Lorraine Pirihi
Gary has a business, employing 7 staff. When he contacted me he was at a point where the stress from his business was so bad, that he would constantly wake up 3 or 4 times a night worried about everything … his cash flow, staff, lack of clients and the affect all this [...]
Growing Your Business During Tough Times
By Lois Raats
Worried about the recession? Remember that the Chinese symbol for “crisis” involves two elements: “danger” and “opportunity”. Employ these commonsense strategies to triumph during the potentially difficult days ahead.
1. Focus on the positive
Did you know that during a recession, 70% of companies survive, and 5% actually thrive?
Okay, it’s true that 25% of businesses [...]
Five Ways to Maximize Your Time When Social Networking
By Janet Barclay, MVA
Social networking has been around in some shape or form since the late 1970s, when users could dial into Bulletin Board Systems to communicate with others sharing common interests. With the development of the World Wide Web in the 1990s, these systems have been supplanted by more sophisticated systems, leading up to [...]
Helping Business Owners Delegate
By Angela Mattson
As a small business owner, it can be difficult to decide what to delegate to a Mobile or Virtual Assistant. By focusing on the non-income producing tasks, you can get clear about tasks that are true “time and money wasters” for a business owner. Using checklists can help both the assistant and the [...]
