Time Management
This is an archive of all of our site's past entries in the Time Management category. Click on a title to read the full entry.
Getting back to the foundation
“Foundation first” isn’t a one time, never think about it again kind of thing. Us silly humans like to forget some of the brilliant systems we’ve set up to help us stay sane, productive, and (gasp!) make dreams happen.
For example, my systems were supporting a certain level of activity just fine, (served well in [...]
Zoom vs. wide angle: leadership perspective
Meeting time. Are you looking forward to a gathering of like minded individuals working toward a common goal? Or are you dreading a wasted two hours that could be spent doing something more important?
The narrow zoom
When the person leading the meeting has a narrow focus, think of a zoom lens on your camera, it’s easy [...]
Email gets easier–filters!
Love it or hate (or both within 15 seconds) email happens. Whether we think email is new wonder of the world or the bane of our existence, developing good email habits is crucial for our sanity and well-being.
As I see it, the goal is to keep email in the category of “Communication tool” [...]
Cut and dry ain’t cuttin’ it
One of the points that came up in the Chamber of Commerce speech last week was looking at each day as a whole.
When I take a moment to look at the context of all the other factors, what happened the day/night before, health, other responsibilities, state of my business, fun vs. mentally challenging [...]
The Ouldas are out-a-here
Spy vs Sci 559
Originally uploaded by Anonymous9000
So… (this is such a verboten word to open a piece of writing with. I’d never get away with it in an article… but editor Lance doesn’t bust in on my blog scene, now does he?) So. Last week I had a list of goals to move through. [...]
Taking the early morning hours for yourself
Sunrise at Lake Macquarie
Originally uploaded by aussiegall
A client, we’ll call her Carrie, told me a good story about the lasting effects of taking care of oneself.
We were talking about taking daily quiet time (a suggestion I prescribe to just about anyone at anytime). Happily, this idea reinforced something she’d recently been told by an [...]
Breaking in shoes and habits
little green book
Originally uploaded by shonski
Big change on the daily morning planning front. Swapped evening for morning. WhooBoy. Look out. There are already so many things to do in the morning, that doing planning and downloading-from-the-previous-day was either forced or not happening.
Consciously adopting a new habit is an interesting proposition. By taking a conscious [...]
