“Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, Bright copper kettles and warm, woolen mittens, Brown paper packages tied up with strings, These are a few of my favorite things.” As we dive even deeper into the holiday season, I’m hearing this song ad nauseam on the radio and in stores (maybe at this point, it’s
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How many of us regard the weekend as a time of rest, leisure and pleasant activities? Not many, I’ll bet. Most of us spend a huge portion of our weekend just catching up – on household chores, projects, and work. While getting a ton of stuff done on those two days is rewarding in its
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As a productivity coach, when the topic of planning comes up, I often hear “I don’t have time to plan!” My response is always, you don’t have time NOT to plan! Looking ahead to the day and week ahead and making decisions about what your priorities are, and where you need to expend your time
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This is the time of year when spooky everything is everywhere, and brings to mind one of the most virulent productivity killers around. The “time vampire.” The Urban Dictionary defines a time vampire as, “something or someone who literally sucks your time like a vampire sucks blood.” Time vampires can be human or inanimate. The
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One of the biggest impediments to improved productivity is dealing with distractions. Distractions come in many shapes and sizes, but are most commonly digital these days, as in the chime of an incoming text, the chirp of an arriving email, the shrill ringtone of a phone call. In our pre-pandemic business world, many people needed
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Do you find that your days tend to slip away with little accomplished, and you find yourself looking up at the clock at the end of each day thinking, “where the heck did the time go, and what did I get done today?” If so, the key to success in getting more out of your
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Last month, I discussed some easy ways to reduce the amount of paper in your life. This month, I’d like to talk about another option to help you go paper-free: scanning!
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Working from home has become a reality for the indefinite future for many of us. As a result, our home offices, and the way we handle our paperwork, has become even more important. Even if you’re not in the WFH category, most of us have paperwork that we need to save, but need a better
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About 2 weeks ago, I was putting the finishing touches on the March blog I intended to send out a few days ago, since we were preparing to leave for a vacation. I wanted to have as much cleared off my to-do list as possible so that when I returned, I didn’t face an avalanche
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If you want to keep getting what you’re getting, keep doing what you’re doing. If you want something different, you have to DO something different. The desire for change in our lives can be a powerful, motivating force. But breaking old habits and instilling new ones takes time and consistency. Whether it’s getting in better
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