I am not sure what the latest statistic is, but I believe that it is that at least 65% of people in the United States are within 2 paychecks of losing their home. WOW! That is a scary thought. Regardless of the exact numbers, most people in the world do not have any “money pockets” [...]
Unless you have been taking special care to make sure you have plenty of pockets (of time, energy, and space) to get your work done, you may be far less productive than you could be. Consider the following five ideas for putting in pockets (related to work) when you are self-employed. Evaluate the number of hours [...]
Tags: Productivity, success, tips, work
As an adult, have you ever said, “Gosh, I have so much time and no real idea what to do with myself.” HA! It is, of course, the opposite. Day after day, everyone is saying, “Yikes, I have way more to do that I can possibly do!” Here are five ideas to help put ‘pockets’ [...]
Tags: overwhelm, overwhelmed, Productivity
Is your home a source of chaos for you? Whatever happened to “Home Sweet Home?” Put one ore more of these pockets in place so you can have the peaceful productivity you yearn for at home: Clean once a week. If you clean more than once a week, or think about cleaning more than once [...]
Tags: clutter, focus, Productivity, tips
As a busy professional, you may take your health for granted. People often do that because they think, ‘I’m fine. Nothing will happen to me.’ You need to recognize that your health is that aspect of your life that allows you to create and maintain pockets, in other areas. Think about putting in pockets of [...]
Do you have items that are on their last legs? That is, have you duct-taped (either literally or figuratively) something that you depend on? What would happen if it stopped working? For example, has your computer done things lately that let you know that the hard drive is just about to die? But you keep [...]
Tags: overwhelm, overwhelmed, tips
A question came in this morning from a 30 Articles in Just 30 Days participant asking for suggestions for different formats for writing articles. Here’s what I wrote back: Go to EzineArticles and search their blog on “article template” – here’s what I found: http://blog.ezinearticles.com/?s=%22article+template%22 If you keep scrolling down (page after page), you’ll find [...]
Tags: Ezine articles, formats, templates, writing
Roger Mellott speaks about stress management for professionals. He discusses the idea of having an “energy pie” and posits that some people wake up with an energy pie the size of a dinner mint and others wake up with an energy pie that is the size of a child’s swimming pool. I take several lessons [...]
Tags: distractions, focus, Productivity, time
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 (if you want to, that is). Keep a [...]
Tags: distractions, focus, overwhelm, overwhelmed, Productivity, time
Oh, boy. Sometimes you can be your own worst enemy. You have so many projects to complete, and yet things that are way down low on your priority list get done first. Here are a few ways to avoid distracting yourself. Map out your day as “work” and “other” times. When you’re supposed to be [...]
Tags: distractions, focus, overwhelm, Productivity, time, work
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