Do you feel totally overloaded?  Do you have too much to do and not enough time to do it?  Are you trying to cram 50 pounds of you know what into a 20 pound bag?    You attempts to do that could be contributing to the problem. Over the past month or so I’ve been writing about the biggest time wasters I see when working with clients. Today I’m skipping over numbers two and three to get to number four…Attempting to Do...

I had such a positive response to my initial podcast two weeks ago that I decided to give it a home of it’s own. If you subscribed to the feed on this site you will probably have to subscribe at the new location. Sorry about that.  I am working to have it listed on iTunes and will post an update when that happens. You can find today’s episode at The On Target Podcast.  Just click THIS LINK, or use the cool new graphic in the...

Do you ever have a great idea or remember something to do at a time when it’s impossible to write it down?  What happens to those thoughts when you finally have a chance to record them? If you’re like most people they’re long forgotten.  I’ve  found a solution that you may want to check out. If you have attended our online Master Your Workload with Outlook or one of my live workshops, you know I preach about the...

Our Podcast Has Moved! Click Here to read the post and listen to my interview with business psychologist, Dr. Ingeborg Hrabowy, who uses some very engaging stories to illustrate the pitfalls of poor communications. From now on all of our podcasts will be found on their own site, The On Target Podcast. Better yet subscribe to the podcast in...

Not long ago I was listening to an old podcast hosted one of my favorite online marketing gurus, Lynn Terry. Lynn’s a pretty amazing woman.  As a single mom she built a highly successful Internet marketing business from scratch…at home.  Unlike many work-at-home professionals Lynn was able to become very successful and create balance between her work and family.  Not easy to do when you’re working at home with a...

Through the years of coaching people to become more focused and productive, the number one time thief has to be shifting priorities. These are the situations when you (or an entire organization) are forced to drop everything to put out fires, react to the unexpected because not reacting has a high price. We all do this from time to time, but when it becomes a regular part of your day (unless you are a real fire fighter or emergency room...

Your time is your most valuable and finite asset.  It’s up to you to protect it. My morning ritual starts with reading Dilbert, Scott Adams’ brilliant comic strip.  As you can imagine I was pleased that his topic was about issues with Outlook. While Dilbert’s example is extreme, it shows the plight of many workers who fall prey to others using up your time.  The ability to use Outlook (or any other collaborative...

Let’s face it, we are overwhelmed. We process every day than we did just a few years ago, and it’s not slowing down. Our information comes from more sources than ever (phone, cell phone, e-mail, voice mail, faxes, conference calls, meetings, and many more…see my previous post with some snappy graphics of this). In addition we are expected to do more with less, be accessible 24/7 and respond immediately…to everything. The result...