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Using a mind map can help you overcome procrastination and indecision when you can’t decide what to do next. Earlier this week I discussed that our failure to visualize the end result of a project or task often causes us to become stuck when it’s time to take action. When this happens it is best [...]
Read more... Create a Mind Map to Visualize Outcomes
The to do list can be an excellent tool to keep focused but it also has the potential to create extra baggage we don’t need. I teach this stuff, but keeping up and keeping on track is as much a struggle for me as anyone. Like many people I use a daily to do list [...]
Read more... The To Do List Burden – 5 Steps to Lighten Your Load
If you find yourself deleting a large number of e-mails each day, it is a good idea to take a few minutes to do a quick E-mail Audit to assess the sources. Armed with this information you can take action to reduce your e-mail bloat so that you can focus more time and energy on [...]
Read more... Perform an E-mail Audit to Trim Your Inbox
Is your e-mail inbox becoming bloated? How much of that is your fault? We find that many people contribute to their e-mail overload by indiscriminately subscribing to newsletters and social networking groups that they rarely use. When it gets to be overwhelming it is time to consider an e-mail diet. How We Contribute To Our [...]
Read more... How to Start an E-mail Diet
I try to keep these posts practical and down-to-earth, but sometimes it’s good to hear from the eggheads more learned among us for a different perspective. Recently I came across a speech given by psychologist Philip Zombardo from the TEDTalks series that is worth thinking about. Here’s the video: Dr. Zombardo makes makes a very [...]
Read more... Your Time Perspective Can Determine Your Success
My wife and I have discussed joining Weight Watchers for the past several months. She’s in great shape and doesn’t need it, but I love to eat and it was time for some moderation. We signed up over the weekend and I began to use Weight Watchers’ online tracking program. You use it to plug [...]
Read more... Watch Your Calories – Track Your Time
Earlier this week I mentioned that most of us need some type of wake-up call to truly come to grips with the finite nature of our time. I also talked about it in The On Target Podcast yesterday. That reminded me of a story I received in one of those e-mail chain letters several years [...]
Read more... See The Value of Your Time – The 1000 Marbles Story
Yesterday I came across a very interesting 45 minute video about Adult ADD/ADHD at the Canadian Global News Web site. The program, ADD & Loving It, shines a light on this much misunderstood affliction in a very informative and entertaining way. I have no idea how long they plan to keep this posted, so if [...]
Read more... Interesting Video About Adult ADD/ADHD
What’s the difference between how successful executives manage their time and the rest of us? Often people think it’s because they have an army of lackeys waiting to take care of their every whim. That may be true to a point, but each of us is responsible for how we spend our time, focus and [...]
Read more... 5 Ways To Manage Your Time Like A Successful Executive
Don’t go, you’re in the right place. You may have noticed that our site began to look very different this week. After much deliberation I’ve decided to move to a new “theme” with more flexibility. The previous one was very inflexible and frankly I hated it. Besides the publishers had terrible support. I like to [...]
Read more... Our New Look