Here, you'll find a wealth of information, tips, and strategies to help you enhance your productivity, manage your time more effectively, and achieve your goals.

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Leverage - Habits & Self Management

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Strengthen These 6 Areas to See Increased Productivity!

Have you ever felt that despite your work to build a plan, the day slips away from you?  Or, have you taken time to do some goal-setting all to come to year's end and realize that you didn't make any progress on them?  Do you know WHAT you want to be doing but just can't seem to figure out HOW to fit in all you have to do and actually stay focused?
There are many components that help support good Time Management skills.  You can be strong in one area but if there are weaknesses in others, our…

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Time Management Habits that Hinder Success

Habits are like shortcuts for our brain.  We don't have to really think about what we're doing, we've built habits and can go on auto-pilot for many things we do regularly.  The problem is that habits can be positive AND negative.  Here are a few habits around time management and productivity that can really limit your ability to succeed:

  • Not taking time to strategize.  With the exception of those that stumble into success blindly, success for most of us takes forethought.  Don't leave your c…

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But I Thought "Perfect" Was a Good Thing?!?!?

68% of those that have taken my 6 Pillars of Effective Time Management assessment admit that they spend a LOT of time and energy trying to make things "Perfect".  The dilemma is whether or not that's a good thing.


Don't get me wrong..... When the stakes are high, attention to detail and accuracy are a must.  That proposal for new business, deliverable to the client, and information that will be used as a basis for important decisions are all examples of times where extra time and effort are an …

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5 Suprising Things That Take A Blow At Our Productivity

While having a targeted and purposeful task list is a great launch point for a productive week, it’s important to think beyond the list.  Below are some things you may have never considered when thinking about the topic of Time Management.  Yet, how many of these may be impacting your ability to get things done??

  • Communication. Poorly communicating, especially through email, can really slow down your own efficiency.  Time spent waiting for responses, receiving only partial info needed, or nee…

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Polish Those Email Skills and See Your Productivity Shine!

My last blog touched on 5 Surprising Things That Take a Blow at Our Productivity - - one of them is how we communicate. While communication happens in many ways, we'll focus today on Email and a few ways you can hone your emailing skills so less time is wasted chasing down responses:

  • Understand when email ISN'T the right method to use.  Some topics are complex and email is NOT the best way to address those.  If you see that the topic is too broad, will require lots of "back and forth" to answ…

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Are You Ready??

For many, today launches the first full week back into our regular routines and schedules.  And, despite our wish that we could slowly ease into the new year, it's off and running at full steam ahead!  We've got the gift of another 359 days full of opportunity and possibilities before 2019 is up.  So, are you ready?

Here are some things to ask yourself as you start this new year:

  • What is something new you'd like to do or try this year?
  • Is there something you could let go of that would resul…

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