Time Management
A New Year’s Resolution - Simplify Your Life
by Kelly Sims
Time is something of which none of us seems to have enough. We live in a fast-paced world of new technologies designed to keep us moving faster and faster. Such things as microwave ovens, cell phones and high-speed internet allow us to accomplish our tasks in less time, but instead of enjoying this [...]
Create Better Audio Recording – Pay Less For Transcription
by Allissa Owen-Williams
The quality of your audio material recording is the most important factor in terms of time and cost when using outsourcing agencies to transcribe your audio material into professional text based documents. Therefore it is vital to ensure good quality recording of your audio material in the first instance.
Time Equals Cost
Transcription outsourcing agencies [...]
I’m too Busy! Steps to a Balanced Life
by Norma LaForme M.Div
With all of us working at more then one job, Networking in order to connect with new clients, Connecting with current clients, finding time for ourselves can be a real challenge. This article is to first of all discuss the problems with not having a work/life balance and then to discuss how [...]
Choose to Make Your Day Dynamic
by Miami Phillips
There are two ways to start your day.
The first is to dive in; tackling whatever is in front of you. You might check your emails. This is an interesting beginning as it is always possible something fun and new came in since you last looked.
Email is fun! And of course - it is [...]
Don’t Underestimate Procrastination
by Miami Phillips
How good are you at taking action on a thought you have? It is so easy to talk about action, but a completely different thing altogether to put it to practice.
There is a part in each of us that will let us know an action is needed, but once we allow our conscious [...]
Make Your Meetings More Productive
by Kent Jacobson
Oh no, not another meeting request! We all dread the meeting invitation, not because of the content, but because a majority of meetings we have to attend are so poorly run. You know a good productive meeting vs. the unstructured, why am I here, one. Do not let the next meeting you hold [...]
10 Tips for Managing Your Time
by Mark Wardell
1. Plan the following day at the end of each day.
This is the time your mind is most clear. If you try to plan your day in the morning, you become distracted by your e-mail, your voicemail, the telephone, your employees, your customers, and so forth. It’s nearly impossible to think rationally about [...]
5 Ways to Make Delegating More Effective
by Erin Blaskie
In my profession as a virtual assistant, I am in the front of the delegating lines and I see firsthand what works and what doesn’t. Oftentimes, new clients will ask me to coach them a bit on delegating work to our company and I am always happy to do so.
If you are currently [...]
10 Ways to Save Time for What Matters Most
By Marcia Francois
It seems like everywhere you go, you hear the same message. I don’t have enough time, I need more time, I’d love to exercise more, play more, __________ more (fill in the missing word) but I just don’t have the time.
Here are a few of my favourite time-savers.
Eat Your Frog
by Marcia Francois
Eat your frog? By now you’re wondering if I’ve gone stark raving mad! No, I’m not mad.
I first learned of this principle from Brian Tracy.
Your frog is the most important task of the day. It is the one thing which, if done quickly and effectively, will ensure your greatest success.
