Maybe It’s Time To Toss In The Towel

Here’s a take on time management I haven’t tried before. Let’s pause for a minute and try to determine why it is that even though we’ve read a million time management books, attended any number of seminars, and purchased every gadget and organizer we could get our hands on, we continue to feel like time is managing us instead of like we are in control of our own time.

What Gets YOU Through The Day?

I’m in a risk taking mood tonight. So, I’m going to go out on a limb with this blog post. “What’s the risk,” you ask. The risk is that I write this blog post and I don’t get any comments. Oh how embarrassing that would be. I suppose after a certain period of time I’d just have to take the post down. Oh well, here goes.

Food For Thought

Here’s a very short video containing a great time management tip, a word about procrastination and some motivation all rolled up into 1:28. I’m sure you can find a little over a minute to spend watching this video. You won’t regret it.

Let me know what you think!

Are You Too Busy To Manage Your Time?

Wow! I have been just buried for about the past 6 weeks. With any luck, at least a tiny bit of that busy-ness will translate into some revenue. What I’m seeing though is that I’m so busy, I sometimes forget to employ my own time management tips and tricks.

I’ve been making lists. Most of the time. But I still find myself getting distracted and trying to do three or four things at once when none of those things are on my list.

Six Steps To Great Time Management

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I’m reading The Ultimate Sales Machine, by Chet Holmes. In it he lists The Six Steps To Great Time Management and I want to share those steps with you.

HootSuite Can Help You Manage Your Time

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Time Management Quotes

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This collection of time management quotes may help you make the most of your day and manage your time more wisely.

How (and Why) to Stop Multitasking

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Doing several things at once is a trick we play on ourselves, thinking we’re getting more done. In reality, our productivity goes down by as much as 40%. We don’t actually multitask. We switch-task, rapidly shifting from one thing to another, interrupting ourselves unproductively, and losing time in the process.

Peter Bregman tells us How (and Why) to Stop Multitasking. I realize this won’t stop anyone from multitasking, but I thought it was an interesting read!

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Time Management Enhances The Quality Of Your Life

I think you’d agree time is a much-needed resource you need to get your work done, achieve your goals and enjoy your life. I believe time management is about finding the best ways to use your time to get the most from it and enhance the quality of your life.

6 Tips To Make You More Efficient

Here’s six things to think about incorporating into your work day to make you more efficient.

1. Close your office door and concentrate on the biggest toughest project on your desk. Procrastination is a waste of valuable time.

2. Establish “quiet hours” for uninterrupted concentration and make sure people around you know what rules apply. Have all the materials you need so you can make maximum use of the allotted time.