We all have “too much to do”. As a professional speaker, I hear that all the time from my audiences. And that says a lot of good things about you if you have “too much to do” because, obviously, a lot of people have entrusted many things to your care and have confidence in you. >> RELATED: How to Increase Productivity When Working From Home During the Coronavirus … [Read more...] about How to Manage Multiple Priorities
How to Manage Holiday Stress
The holidays are a time for great joy for some, and a time of stress and frustration for others. None of us should be denied the joys of the holiday season and so I have put together the following seven suggestions to help you "bust" the holiday stress and enjoy this time more. 1. Plan ahead. We know well in advance, (like a year before), that the holidays will require a lot … [Read more...] about How to Manage Holiday Stress
How to Conquer Voicemail Telephone Tag
I love technology. I am not a technical person but I admire the techno-things that have helped my business, productivity and profitability. Things like iPads, laptops, the Internet, and email have cut costs and boosted productivity and profits dramatically during the last decade. With almost all new technological breakthroughs, there is a period that is heralded as the … [Read more...] about How to Conquer Voicemail Telephone Tag
How to Maximize Your Daily Planning
The old adage reminds us that “People don’t plan to fail but a lot of people do fail to plan.” During a war, we find a tank operator and a general. Which function is more important? It is probably the general, at least in this sense. One can be the best tank operator on the line, get out there everyday and shoot off more rounds of ammunition and shoot them more accurately than … [Read more...] about How to Maximize Your Daily Planning
Increase Daily Productivity and Leverage Your Time
As entrepreneurs, it is important to know how to get more done in less time, with less stress; and to help you have more time for the things you want to do in your work and personal lives. If you can recapture a wasted hour here and there and redirect it to a more productive use, you can make great increases in your daily productivity and the quality of your life. Here are … [Read more...] about Increase Daily Productivity and Leverage Your Time
5 Tips on How to Save Time
In my Time Management seminars which have conducted for more than 100,000 people from around the globe, I show people how to get more done in less time, with less stress; to help them have more time for the things they want to do in their work and business lives. If you can recapture a wasted hour here and there and redirect it to a more productive use, you can make great … [Read more...] about 5 Tips on How to Save Time
How to Control Interruptions When Working from Home
A lot of our daily responsibilities require us to deal with interruptions, unanticipated events. These are not the problem. It is the unwanted, unnecessary interruptions that keep us from focusing on what really needs to get done. One strategy that I share in my Time Management seminars is the notion that “a problem well defined is 95% solved.” We need to interrupt the … [Read more...] about How to Control Interruptions When Working from Home
Three Steps to Positive Goal Setting
As I conduct my Time Management Seminars all over, my audiences consistently tell me they want more out of life. Almost everyone I speak with has a yearning for improving several aspects of their lives. They have dreams and goals about their future as yet unrealized. Many come to the end in life with those visions unrealized, pictures in their minds only. Achieving goals … [Read more...] about Three Steps to Positive Goal Setting
Not Enough Time: When 24 Hours is Not Enough to Complete Work
Time is the great equalizer for all of us. We all have 24 hours in a day, 7 days a week, yielding 168 hours per week. Take out 56 hours for sleep (we do spend about a third of our week dead) and we are down to 112 hours to achieve all the results we desire. We cannot save time (ever have any time left over on a Sunday night that you could lop over to the next week?), it can … [Read more...] about Not Enough Time: When 24 Hours is Not Enough to Complete Work
5 Ways to Overcome Procrastination
Procrastination is one of the biggest enemies we have to our Personal Productivity. Thinking about doing something and planning to do it are fine, but what if we fail to move ahead? Procrastinating the unimportant items in our day is a useful talent. The problem for many, however, is that we are procrastinating the important and crucial items in our day, reducing our … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Overcome Procrastination
