Today is day two of the Time Management series from my special guest blogger, Rodger Constandse. Be sure to come back every day this week for a chance to win valuable prizes to enhance your productivity. One of the simplest, most powerful and valuable time management techniques that I recommend to all my clients is…
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Guest Post: 3 Time Management Secrets To Get More Done
My name is Rodger Constandse and I’ve spent the last several years figuring out how to be more productive and effective… and how to help other people do the same. Over the years, I’ve read tens (maybe even hundreds) of books related to productivity, time management, goals and personal development. I’ve also listened to CDs,…
A Chance to Win Free Time (or the next best thing)
It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of. When Burt Bacharach penned the above lyrics, he was, of course, referring to “love sweet love,” but I can think of a few other things that could fit into that category… take time, for example. There aren’t very many people who have never said they…
Time Management Project, Step 2
It’s been a while since I blogged about my time management system, so for a bit of background you may find it helpful to go back and read Time Management Project, Step 1 and Using Excel to Manage Your Weekly Schedule. My new system was challenging at first, because I was busy planning for the…
Time Management Project, Step 1
It’s all well and good to say “I need a better way to manage my time,” but it’s not the kind of thing you can just wake up one day and start doing differently. To develop a time management strategy that will be effective over the long run, you have to first do an honest…
The Value of Time
As mentioned in my last post, it’s time for me to practice what I preach, and look at ways to increase my personal productivity. As I prepare for that journey, I’ve gathered some wonderful quotes that inspire and motivate me, and I hope they will do the same for you. “Don’t let the fear of…
Introducing Tasha
Since I received so many comments to my post Life Lessons Learned from Dusty, as well as lots of interest from my friends on Facebook and in real life about my cat situation, I’m sure you’d all like to see a picture of Tasha, who joined my household yesterday. She is still getting settled in,…
How the "Organized Assistant" Stays Organized
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you probably know that I’m a die-hard Outlook user, and that I even co-wrote an e-book, Maximizing Your Time with Microsoft Outlook 2003, to help people learn to use its powerful time management functions. But it wasn’t always that way! If you’d like to know how…
How Do You Procrastinate?
You may have noticed that this entry is titled “How Do You Procrastinate?” and not “Do You Procrastinate?” That’s because we all procrastinate! After all, it’s human nature to avoid tasks that we find distasteful or overwhelming – even if those tasks will become even more unpleasant if we put them off. (If you don’t…