Posted on October 27th, 2011, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Are you ready to take a bold action? Could you be more productive if you were more bold? “Fortune befriends the bold.” ~John Dryden Is bold a word you use to describe yourself, your behaviors, your thoughts, and your actions? If you haven’t imagined yourself as bold – up ’til now – What do you [...]
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Posted on October 25th, 2011, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Often, you need to make changes in your upcoming appointments and commitments. Many people aren’t sure how to let others know that an appointment needs to be changed or a deadline won’t be met. The best phrase I’ve ever found is “It turns out….” Use the phrase, “It turns out…” when you need to tell [...]
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Posted on October 18th, 2011, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
This is one of those times that it will be worth printing and posting these ideas so that you have the questions as ready reminders: Is what I am doing right now the best use of my time? If you are in business, then you better make sure this is a question you are asking [...]
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Posted on October 15th, 2011, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
What happens when your calendar is just crammed? Should you quit using a calendar? Should you just pitch the calendar? No, of course not. You have to figure out how to make more room so you can get your projects done. The way that you make more room is by eliminating part of what is [...]
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Posted on October 13th, 2011, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
With her great outlook on life, Darla Arni can always be relied on to deliver a great read. I’d like to share one of her latest observations and hope you enjoy her wisdom and insight as much as I do: It’s A Cow Yesterday was an absolutely beautiful fall day here in Missouri. In fact [...]
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Posted on October 11th, 2011, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
In our last post we mentioned 5 Tips to help you in forming new habits to start your journey to a more productive future and today we’re sharing 5 more to help you get there. Take it one day at a time. You are making changes today. Tomorrow you can continue. Today, just focus on [...]
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Posted on October 10th, 2011, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
I would like to take a moment to share this wonderful post I received in my email this weekend. It comes to us from Judith Ann Kirk, Clearing-Clutter Consultant and 16-year veteran of the organizing industry. You can see more of her wonderful information at her website http://OrganizingResources.com and on her Blog: http://Clearing-Clutter.com. The Change [...]
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Posted on October 6th, 2011, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
You may have heard the quote from Mike Litman: “People form habits and habits form futures.” If you are ready for a future that is more productive, consider these first 5 of 10 tips to help you form your new habits – and thus, your future. Choose one habit to replace. It may be that [...]
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Posted on May 23rd, 2011, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
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 [...]
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Posted on June 6th, 2010, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
This is the second part of a previous post about “pie suckers” so, to review: 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 [...]
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