Productivity
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 [...]
Seven Steps To A Clean & Clutter Free Office In The New Year
By Debbie Gilster
An organized and clean office is necessary for optimal productivity at work. The Wall Street Journal claims that an average executive wastes six weeks per year retrieving misplaced information due to messy desks and files. That can add up to a loss of 12.3% of earnings for managers making $75,000 a year. January [...]
Understanding Your Personal Operating Peak (POP) Will Dramatically Increase Your Work Performance!
By Acey Gaspard
Personal Operating Peak (POP) is a term I created that identifies the way you work best. Your POP can contribute to your success or failure. Simply becoming aware of it is all you need to change the way you work and dramatically improve your performance.
Here’s what it’s all about. There are generally two [...]
5 Steps to Deal With Overwhelm
By Marcia Francois
So many readers write in with this question: “how do I deal with overwhelm?”
A few weeks ago, I was dealing with my own overwhelm.
I had many meetings day after day after day (which means you get behind on the office stuff), my normal business activities plus I had to re-write a LOT of [...]
