Life Of E's

Knowing what your strengths are and then working through your strengths will change your business and professional life. Here are three books worth reading (and I have read them more times than I can count).  Now, Discover Your Strengths - Buckingham, Marcus & Donald O. Clifton I cannot recommend this book enough and even though it [...]

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Student evaluations are a part of every faculty member’s life. Some consider them to be a positive part of the academic life and others dismiss them as a meaningless exercise (or even worse, as a detriment to good teaching). You might as well know that I come down on the side of student evaluations being [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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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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 [...]

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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 [...]

Tags: energy, health, Productivity, success, tips, work

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