Here’s a link to Ali’s excellent tips about being more productive and efficient by ‘batching’ tasks. I concur completely!
http://www.alibrown.com/content/batch-tasks-boost-efficiency
We can all do this!
Tags: Alexandria Brown, batch tasks, efficiency, email
When you are managing the impression that others have of you – and making sure that your professional presence is communicated, it’s wise to spend time thinking about your stationery and business cards.
When you work for an organization, there is a certain look that everybody has for their business cards and stationery (whether it’s good or bad). But when [...]
Tags: business cards, image, impression, logo, printing costs, proofing, stationery
As a professional, in whatever field, you need a business card and some stationery. Here’s a BIG tip for you:
Do not wait until you have a fancy logo to get some cards and stationery. This is often a procrastination technique and a way that people justify NOT getting their stationery done because they are thinking, [...]
Tags: business cards, image, impression, stationery
Everyone has some ’stuff’ that is still perfectly good – just not good for them anymore. This sense that, ‘I could still get some use out of this,’ is part of what sometimes prevents us from disposing of items that are cluttering up our workspaces, kitchens, closets, garages, family rooms, and any other space where [...]
Tags: cleaning, clutter, give-away, organizing
Has your schedule ever gotten out of hand? Do you end up with more on your schedule (and your to-do list) than a sane person could ever get done? Then I know you’ll want to peruse this collection of ten tips that have been given to me by others who are now, and have been, sanely [...]
Tags: Franklin Planner, meetings, schedule, to do list
Could you use some tips for creating a sane and sensible schedule? Here are 5 great ones, shared with me by folks who wanted others to know what worked for them.
Mickey Schafer: Set, respect, and enforce boundaries. I divide work and home as much as possible. My students know this up front. With others, I [...]
Do you ever look at your schedule and think, “Was I insane when I put all of this in here?” And does this happen on a regular basis? It may be time for some sanity to be reintroduced into your scheduling practices. Here are ten powerful tips.
Keri Pommerening: As a principal I try to make [...]
Tags: outlook, overwhelm, personal time, schedule, to do lists
If you are feeling a little (or very!) freaked-out, then you first need to start by identifying what some of the sources of your anxiety are. Write down as many as you can identify (and yesterday’s blog post gave you additional encouragement and tips about this, but in general, what you’re trying to do is to get [...]
Tags: anxiety, attitude, negativity, staying positive, worry
If you are feeling a little (or very!) freaked-out, then start by identifying what some of the sources of your anxiety are. Write down as many as you can identify. The idea is to get the unspoken (and the spoken) anxieties out in writing. Just write one idea after another after another – until you [...]
Tags: anxiety, attitude, freaked-out, positive
Hold on to your hats. Here’s a pronouncement that flies in the face of what has become common practice – and if you do this, your peaceful productivity will increase immediately. Are you ready. Here it is:
Keep your email OFF for long periods of time each day.
Yes, that’s what I said – and [...]
Tags: batch, email, productive, Productivity
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