 Category :: Time Management Articles |
Author :: Paula Gregorowicz  |
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| Article Title :: Time: Do You Spend it or Invest it? |
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| Time is our greatest and most precious asset. Time is the great equalizer of all us human beings. Why then do we not recognize and treat it with the respect it deserves?Whether you are rich, poor, healthy, ill, or just humming along in your life somewhere in between, we all have only 24 hours in each and every day to invest wisely. We often spend a great deal of time and energy thinking and worrying about, or working to earn and pursuing more money. However, while we are doing that, sometimes we are missing the greatest gift of all – our time to experience our lives. A wise teacher once said to me, “You can always get more money but you can never buy more time.â (read full article) |
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| Category :: Time Management Articles |
Author :: Bill Austin |
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| Article Title :: Time Management - Honor Your Time and Energy |
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| Your time and energy are the two most precious gifts that you have. Evaluate each month where you are placing your time and energy. Here are some ways that I have used to help me honor where I place my time and energy:Place a yellow sticky note on your telephone answering machine that says "Is this phone call the most valuable use of my time and energy?"Find who you are on the inside and begin to live your life in accordance with this truth.Where you place your time and energy today determines who you will become tomorrow.Learn how to nicely say NO without feeling guilty. Try "Well I’m planning to do _______ then. Would you like to join me?"Meetings ar (read full article) |
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| Category :: Time Management Articles |
Author :: Pat Wilkund |
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| Article Title :: Linking Purpose To Everyday Behaviors |
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| How do you know what's the best use of your time right now?Link your daily behavior to your purpose.You'll make better choices and see the value in seemingly insignificant or trivial tasks. It keeps you focused on doing what needs to be done to get what you say you want.It's one thing to say what you want, to choose projects that will get you what you want, and set goals that will achieve those projects. But, you still have to do the work. You still have to pay the price by just doing it.Linking your purpose to your daily behaviors underlines the responsibility and the discipline you need to complete your projects.Having an overall objective and doing wh (read full article) |
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| Category :: Time Management Articles |
Author :: Diane Hughes |
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| Article Title :: Organization Tips That Add More Hours To Your Day |
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| One of the most common complaints that small business owners have is lack of time. What most don't realize, however is that their lack of time stems from a lack of organization. But with a few simple tips - that you can implement immediately - you can literally add hours to your day.--- Putting Things In Their PlaceFirst and foremost, you should live by the motto, "A place for everything and everything in its place". When you are finished with a piece of paper, a brochure or any other physical document - file it. What usually happens is that you finish using a piece of paper, "temporarily" put it in a stack and then have to spend two hours cleaning up after yourself once a w (read full article) |
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| Category :: Time Management Articles |
Author :: Lorraine Pirihi |
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| Article Title :: Time Management Tips - How to Have a Filing System That Works |
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| Recently I was working with a new client who had invested hundreds of dollars for a records management organisation to set up a filing system for his business.The system looked impressive. The only problem was it didn't work! It had been set up in a very complicated manner. The headings were so detailed that a master sheet with a myriad of categories had to be referred to before information could be filed or retrieved.The system was far too complex for their specific needs.Have you ever had that experience where a filing system had been set up for you and/or your department/business and you couldn't find or file paperwork easily? How much time have you wasted looking (read full article) |
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| Category :: Time Management Articles |
Author :: Lorraine Pirihi |
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| Article Title :: Time Management - Working Smarter at Work |
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| Let's look at your time management skills. Most of us have to work, and the more you can do in the least amount of time, the better. Working smarter frees you up so that not only do you have a job, but you have a life too!Getting Back To BasicsThe most useful "little helper" for business people must surely be the daily To Do list.You have a couple of choices:Write your list in the morning, as the first task at the commencement of your working day.Step back a bit and take the time to do it before you finish up the night before - as your final flourish for the day. This helps to free your mind so that you don't take your work home with you. Instead, you ju (read full article) |
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| Category :: Time Management Articles |
Author :: Lorraine Pirihi |
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| Article Title :: Time Management Training - A Necessary Investment or A Waste Of Money? |
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| Many organisations view time management training as something they'll spend their money on, only if they have to. Usually when pruning the company or department budget, training is often the first area that gets the chop. And yet can you really afford not to?Here's what Dr. Donald Wetmore a Time Management Specialist from the U.S. recently said in the on-line e-zine Activepro...Training is not a cost it's an investment'It really doesn't matter what we pay for an investment. What's relevant is what we get in return. One of the best ways to jeopardise an organisation's future in today's world and increase the probability of troubled times it to look at training as a cos (read full article) |
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| Category :: Time Management Articles |
Author :: Janice Byer |
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| Article Title :: Do You Put a Value on Your Time? |
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| As a small business owner, does the following paragraph sound familiar to you…?“Other than doing the technical ‘fix-its’ with my computer…I do it all! I have found that this keeps me very limited in growing my business and taking on new clients. I wish I had someone to help but how can I justify hiring someone when I can do the work myself…when I have the time?”This is a very common issue for many small business owners. All the work, whether revenue generating or not, needs to be done to keep the business running smoothly.We need to reconnect with our goals for our business and our vision for its future. We need to focus on why we started this business i (read full article) |
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| Category :: Time Management Articles |
Author :: Michael Beck |
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| Article Title :: The Key to High Productivity is Energy Management |
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| One of the issues most often raised by my clients is better time management. People have tried prioritizing tasks, blocking out parts of their day for certain tasks, implementing new systems and getting better at delegation. While all of those things can make a difference, there is something else that will have an even greater impact on your productivity. The key to high productivity is energy management more so than time management.Let me start to explain this concept by way of an example. A couple of years ago, a client was frustrated with his productivity. He had just come back from vacation and wondered to me why he couldn’t be as productive on his return as he had been (read full article) |
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| Category :: Time Management Articles |
Author :: Steve Pavlina |
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| Article Title :: Overcoming Procrastination |
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| Procrastination, the habit of putting tasks off to the last possible minute, can be a major problem in both your career and your personal life. Missed opportunities, frenzied work hours, stress, overwhelm, resentment, and guilt are just some of the symptoms. This article will explore the root causes of procrastination and give you several practical tools to overcome it.Replace "Have To" With "Want To"First, thinking that you absolutely have to do something is a major reason for procrastination. When you tell yourself that you have to do something, you're implying that you're being forced to do it, so you'll automatically feel a sense of resentment and rebellion. Procrastinat (read full article) |
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