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Money clutter is something that not many people talk about. Business owners will admit to paper clutter, digital clutter, mental clutter, but they rarely talk about money clutter. It’s time that we did because it can at least as debilitating to your business as the other types of clutter (which you also need to deal [...]

Tags: clutter, credit cards, money, overwhelm, overwhelmed, stress, tips

Write down a problem that you have been trying to deal with (or that you’ve ignored) in your business. I’ll wait. OK. I’ll assume you have that written down. Now, change the wording of that problem into a question. I’ll wait. OK. I will assume that you now have a great question posed. You want [...]

Tags: answers, creativity, overwhelm, overwhelmed, positive, problems, questions, solutions, stress

In today’s world, people think that the height of productivity is responding instantly (or as close to instantly as possible). In fact, in many cases, this lessens your productivity. In business, we can’t afford to be less productive. Here are tips for downshifting your ability to be responsive so you can upshift your productivity. Email: Getting [...]

Tags: distractions, focus, overwhelm, productive, Productivity, tips

Here is how someone recently started her email to me: “I am dying…I have lost my way in the jungle.” Does that sound familiar to any of you? While I know (from frequent experience) that this a horrible feeling and I am dreadfully sorry for anyone who feels this way – there are some upsides [...]

Tags: overwhelm, stress. relief, too much work

  Good grief, Charlie Brown! Families are running around like crazy–and it’s chaotic, to say the least. Here’s my question: Is this the experience that you want your children, nieces, nephews, parents, and friends to remember about any time spent with you, i.e., that it’s chaotic and crazy? Hmmm….I think not. So, here are some [...]

Tags: focus, overwhelm, overwhelmed, positive, tips

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

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

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

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 article can be used as the topic [...]

Tags: distractions, email, focus, overwhelm, Productivity, time