All Articles Tagged 'time' (31)

If you have or have seen a grandfather or grandmother clock, you know that the pendulum (that thing that swings back and forth) is crucial in helping the clock maintain the correct time. Did you know that the term "speed up" comes from pendulum clocks?If the clock runs slow, then you move the weight up to make the clock run faster. On the other hand, if the clock runs too fast, then you move the weight down to slow the clock down. Whenever the time on the…

Set your timers for 5 minutes and let’s get started! The most successful people do several things to start their day off right. They plot out in some way, shape or form  where they want to be at the end of the day.

Follow these steps, and in less than 5 minutes, you too, will find success before bedtime!

1. Remember, successful people are very quick to make decisions and very, very slow to change them. Sometimes it is good to be a mule, engage stubbornness…

You've probably had this happen: the morning is going well! You had worked out at the gym and had enough time to enjoy a cup of tea before leaving for your first appointment of the day. But then...you went to your computer to check and see if there were any really urgent emails. Next time you checked the clock it was 8:15am and you need to leave at 8:35am to be on time for the appointment. You hadn't even taken a shower! So you run around like a chicken with your head cut off and tear out of…

Many people tell me that they don’t have enough time each day to complete the tasks they “need” to finish. While we all have 24 hours each day and there isn’t anything we can do to increase the number of hours, there are some techniques and tips which can help you increase the amount of usable time each day. One of the most underutilized techniques is using the word "no" effectively.

Do you frequently get asked to volunteer your time? Do friends and family continuously hound…

For quite awhile, I've been stressing to my clients the necessity of actually scheduling time to complete tasks. Harold Taylor, well-known Canadian time management consultant, writes, Having due dates on all your projects and tasks is of no avail if you don’t schedule time before the due date to actually do the work. Due dates by themselves cause rush jobs, stress, missed deadlines, and sometimes, panic. In other words, we can have a fabulous…

Are you overwhelmed by your email? If so, you are not alone. In his book Communication Landmines, Raleigh author Marty Clarke states, "Keep in mind that e-mail is essentially a speed medium. Communicating through e-mail buys you incredible speed. And this speed exists on both sides of the communication." So why the overwhelm...you receive an email, you respond, they respond, you respond, and so forth. If you start this first thing in the…

Teams have been chosen and locations declared. People are starting to make decisions about who will survive each round. Even if you're not a college basketball fan, you've probably surmised that I am talking about the NCAA College Basketball Championship otherwise known as March Madness. So what does bracketology have to do with organizing? More than you might think.



Bracketology is…

Everybody is a genius (yes, including you♥ ). But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid......Albert Einstein

The animals…

Babies’ brains are wired for sending and receiving information at astonishing rates. This is what allows them to learn so much so early in life.

According to the…

Task overwhelm in the office is created by more than having too many tasks to complete each day. While that is certainly part of the problem, other issues include procrastination, lack of prioritizing, perfectionist tendencies, and failure to delegate. In some cases, using a different calendar or task-list format more suited to your needs allows you to structure your day more effectively. Other times,…