Life of E's

Buckingham, Marcus & Donald O. Clifton. Now, Discover Your Strengths. I cannot recommend this book enough and even though it’s not a time/paper management book per se, it is because of their research-based philosophy that we need to spend our time, energy, efforts, and lives doing what we do best and helping those around us [...]

Tags: book review, Donald O. Clifton, Marcus Buckingham, strenghts, strength

I’m a big Getting Things Done (David Allen) fan.  He shared this in one of his recent email messages: The fundamental thinking process of GTD (Getting Things Done) is simple, but not simplistic. Whether you are applying it to an email that just landed in your inbox, a problem that just showed up for you to [...]

Tags: David Allen, Getting Things Done

Used with permission from Melinda Copp, who is one of the contributors to the TTPT for Writers:  www.TopTenProductivityTipsforWriters.com.  Copyrighting your book is an important step in the process of becoming an author because it helps protect against people taking or using your work without permission. But how do you get a copyright? And when should you file [...]

Tags: copyright, copyrighting, Melinda Copp, Writer's Sherpa, writing

If you are a teacher or presenter or speaker, I highly recommend Throat Coat tea.  You can buy it at Trader Joe’s or other stores.  It is not the best tasting stuff but it makes a huge difference.

Recently, a subscriber to the Top Ten Productivity Tips (the original series…so named since there are now 8 different series) recently sent me this: I was just re-reading this great TTPT about using your planner productively and realize that I struggle with implementing this. I’m hoping you can point me to some answers. For many years, [...]

Tags: Circa, Franklin Covey, planners, projects, tasks

How is it that a bright, motivated professional can procrastinate day after day, month after month, and year after year? Because procrastination works. It keeps you from having to do the task that you just hate to do. Well here’s the news, folks, you can break the habit! 1.  Can you pay (a reasonable sum) [...]

Tags: delegate, Delegation, procrastination, procrastinator, Productivity, projects, put off

Teleseminar: Time Travel: 7 Shortcuts to Maximize Your Time This must-attend teleseminar will be hosted by Meggin McIntosh and taught by Joelle Jay.  Click here for more information and to register. By participating in this teleseminar, you will learn how to maximize time in several ways including ways to: save time spend time find time [...]

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We’ve all done it – allowed ourselves to be distracted by email rather than getting busy with the task at hand. Email, while often productive and important, can steal time in the most creative ways. Try these techniques, and encourage your colleagues to do the same. (Note: This email can be used as the topic [...]

Tags: email, email management

How is it that a grown woman/man can procrastinate day after day, month after month, and year after year? Because procrastination works. It keeps you from having to do the task that you just hate to do. Well here’s the news, folks, you can break the habit! 1. Keep a procrastination log. (You’ll enjoy this [...]

Tags: procrastination, procrastinator, Productivity

I highly recommend this book:  Ask for It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want.  It’s a must-read for all women, not just women in academia.  Order it today (and then get your friends to read it, too).  Wish I’d had it to read 25 years ago.  Let’s just say [...]

Tags: female faculty, leadership, Linda Babcock, money, negotiation, Sara Laschever, women