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  I have written articles about dealing with physical clutter and electronic clutter, both of which can cause you and your businsss significant problems. But in this article, I want to give you 5 tips for dealing with your money clutter. Do not discount the wisdom in these brief, but brilliant suggestions. Determine exactly how [...]

Tags: business, clutter, distractions, focus, money, Productivity, stress, success

Money clutter. Have you ever thought about that concept? I’m sure you’ve thought about – and maybe dealt with – your physical clutter because you know that it can take a tremendous toll on your productivity. But what about money clutter? Any possibility that you need to deal with this, too? Let’s explore a few [...]

Tags: business, clutter, distractions, money, stress, success, work

When you have been stuck with particular challenges in your life and business, you need to generate creative solutions. If you are really ready for some unique ways to bring those ideas forth, consider using graphical options and sensory prompts. As far as graphical, try out these two ideas: Mindmapping is one of my favorites [...]

Tags: business, communication, focus, management, Productivity, success, tips, work

Let’s think about the orange cones of language. As verbal beings, language is a key element in the way that we communicate with one another and even with ourselves. We think in words and we speak, write, and telegraph (do people even do that anymore?) in words or representations of words. And, words are labels [...]

Tags: business, Coaching, distractions, focus, positive, Productivity, stress, success, tips, work

What “signs” you are HEEDING? My guess is that there are many readers (and authors!) who have gotten speeding tickets in our lives. In essentially every case, we knew what the speed limit was – we saw the sign – but we didn’t heed the sign. In the part of the country where I live [...]

Tags: advice, business, guidance, Productivity

We are going to jump right in. Move. Locomote. Propel yourself. Act. Vary. Go forward. Go somewhere. But move. “You can’t steer a parked car.” I tried to find whether this was a quote so I could acknowledge somebody, but I found it in about 10,000 places. This must be one of those statements that [...]

Tags: business, Coaching, distractions, energy, focus, Productivity, success, tips, work

  If you feel overwhelmed and overloaded – and you aren’t happily making progress through your most important projects, tasks, and commitments, it’s time to make changes. Big ones. Here’s what I recommend: Eliminate at least 20% of what is currently noted in your planner, including both the calendared events (appointments and so forth) and [...]

Tags: business, clutter, distractions, focus, Productivity, stress, success, time, tips

If you find that interruptions are causing you significant loss of productivity, then it is time that you made some changes. Wishing that the interruptions would stop won’t do you any good. Fuming about them won’t do you any good. Complaining about them won’t do any good. So, I guess that means you’ll need to [...]

Tags: business, distractions, focus, Productivity, success, women

Ah, employment. Making sure you have protected pockets at work means that you have enough time to complete necessary tasks, plan for future (possible advancement) and still have time left to go home and have a life there, too. How do you do this? Here are five ideas to help you answer this question: First, [...]

Tags: business, Productivity, time, tips, work

The only RSS feed I currently get is from Seth Godin’s blog.  He is beyond brilliant.  Here’s a recent post: Getting smart about the hierarchy of smart Don’t talk to all your employees, all your users or all your prospects the same way, because they’re not the same. The Dreyfus model of skill acquisition posits [...]

Tags: business, creativity, Seth Godin