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Delegating is an essential part of being productive both at home and at work. There are certainly tasks that I am sure you have done where you asked yourself “did I earn a master’s degree to qualify me to stuff these envelopes?” Other times, you wonder, “Hmmm….why am I doing this when a machine can [...]

Tags: delegate, distractions, Productivity, time, tips, work

In a recent *E*mail *E*xtravaganza, one of our members asked me some great questions and I wanted to share those questions and my answers so that they might help you, too. Q. Dear Meggin, you suggest that we hire someone to do things that can be done by someone else. How does one assess how [...]

Tags: cost management, cost of time, delegate, hiring others, invest, spending money, time management

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

Here are some (reasonably) simple ideas that you can begin to consider to eliminate some of the complexity: Pick up the phone (vs. emailing endlessly) to try to find a time to set up an appointment. Simplify your wardrobe (e.g., choose one color or hue family). Make your hair easier to manage (vs. having ‘high [...]

Tags: complex, delegate, minimize, simple

Who Could You Ask for Help…and In What Areas? Read the following steps…and do them, please. Identify the three areas where you are the most overwhelmed right now. The areas might be big or small, personal or professional, longstanding or brand new. Write down those three right now. Next to each of the three areas, [...]

Tags: delegate, help, interdependent, just whelmed, overwhelmed

What Happens When You Do Ask for Help (and When You Don’t)? There are upsides and downsides, depending on your personality, for asking and not asking for help. Here are some possible considerations surrounding asking for help: When you ask for help you may now owe someone else some help. AND, when you ask for [...]

Tags: assistance, delegate, help, just whelmed, overwhelmed

If you are a business owner and you intend to have your business grow, then you need to be working on the tasks, commitments, and projects that ‘only you can do’ and delegate the rest. You might have a question like this one asked by a Life of E’s member: I would like to start [...]

Tags: credit cards, delegate, delegating, employees, trust, workers