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Red Light or Green Light Kind of Day
Have you ever thought about your day in the context of our traffic lights? I had not either, until recently. Let me share the revelation I had. Some days are “green lights” where what you intend to get done that day actually happens. You feel fully in control...
Does Email Rule Your Life?
The average person in business, either as an employee or as an entrepreneur, receives over 150 emails a day. It is no wonder that we spend at least 2-3 hours a day, living in our inbox. It is the predominant method of communicating in the business world. Does your...
Secrets to Finding Hidden Time
How many times do we say, “I just don’t have time to do that!” If you are like me, it can be a frequent comment. What we are really saying to ourselves and the world is that whatever task we are “supposed” to do simply does not have our interest or attention. If it...
How Persistent are You? (Truthfully)
How Persistent are You? "Nothing is this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not, nothing is more common than an unsuccessful man with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated...
8 Habits of Highly Productive People
Productivity - 8 Habits of Highly Productive People Habit 1: Say No to more things than you normally do. Amp up your efforts. Habit 2: Know your most productive time of the day. Guard it jealously. Once it is gone that day, it is gone. Habit 3: Automate as much...
The “F” words of our Productivity
Four “F” words do mean something in the world of Productivity. We fritter away our time when we don’t have our calendar fully planned out. Then, we fret about all the things we need to get done but haven’t. We want freedom to do the things that excite us. And...
Still Not Done — It’s All About Commitment
Do you have commitment to get done the "task" you want done so bad? As we all know, the calendar pages flip by, no matter what. It doesn’t matter if we want time to slow down or not. Our dreams may have been accomplished or not. The calendar doesn’t really care...
Do you take time to MAKE time?
"All that really belongs to us is time, even he who has nothing else has that." --Baltasar Gracian We can’t really make time, can we? Not really. However, we use a key strategy to make the time we do have be much more efficient. How? Your time behavior. First,...
What Are You Resisting That Impacts Your Productivity?
What Are You Resisting That Impacts Your Productivity? It is better to have many small steps in the right direction than to make a giant leap forward only to stumble backward. --Old Chinese proverb Do you look at your Daily To Do list each day and pick out...
Your Productivity Means Knowing Your Capacity
Your daily productivity matters! When I think of Zen, I think of easy, masterful, and calming. When I think of how most of my crazy-busy days are structured, I think of anything but easy, masterful, and calming. Sometimes, I am busy but not productive. Days seem...
Accountability Partners Impact Your Productivity
Multiple accountability partners? YES! Absolutely! It is likely that you will want see seek multiple partners for different areas of your life. What? You don't have anyone right now holding you accountable. Can you really hold yourself accountable, by yourself?...
How Honoring Promises to Yourself Matters
Why do promises to yourself matter? Recently, an accountability client of mine said that our weekly calls were too infrequent. That was the first time I had heard that from a client. So I asked, “What do you prefer?” Her response was that she knew she needed daily...
How Your Self-talk Impacts Your Productivity! (and Accountability)
It all begins with your self-talk. If you are seeking an immediate change in results, then start by tuning in to how you speak to yourself. Accountability as defined by Webster’s Dictionary states there are four elements: Responsibility which is a duty that binds to...
Why is Self-Discipline So Hard to Do….Consistently?
Why is Self-Discipline So Hard to Do….Consistently? Have you ever made that promise to yourself that “tomorrow, I am going to be more ….. (fill in the blank) with the following possibilities: organized, focused on my tasks, complete my follow-up calls, diligent...
Complacency – Are you complacent or driven?
Is complacency the evil twin of procrastination? I believe it is. Have you ever been around others who are very complacent and seem to have no sense of urgency? The status quo is just fine with them. "Why bother taking action?" The questions that come into play......
Take different actions every day!
Our comfort zone holds us back. Suppose we were to take different actions each day....to expand our creativity or to expand our comfort zone circle. - Go to lunch with someone new this week. - Figure out what you need to stop dabbling at.... and finally commit to it....
Momentum — is it happening for you?
How do you know when you have momentum happening in your business? Seems like a silly question, doesn't it? Well, not really! It depends on what type of momentum you are seeking. Momentum takes all shapes and forms. A business owner will want to watch key metrics...