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Tips for Getting Rid of Distractions When Trying to Be Productive
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: November 15, 2011
I don't know about you but I'm one of those people who has a hard time...I'm talking about an extremely hard time...ignoring distractions when I'm trying to work. My solution...the only solution that has ever worked for me...is to take complete control over those distractions. In this article I'm going to share my tips for getting rid of distractions when trying to be productive.
3 Tips on How to Prioritize Your Work Load
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: November 15, 2011
There are many ideas on who, what, when, why, and how you should prioritize and while you should definitely try different methods and find out what works best for you, I'd like give you my 3 tips on how to prioritize your work load. It's the same system that works for me the vast majority of the time.
Time Management Tips for Traveling Professionals
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: November 15, 2011
If there were a way to simplify your life would you be interested? Of course you would! This article will highlight some time management tips for traveling professionals in the areas of vehicle maintenance, clothing, and toiletries.
Time Management Tips for Travelers
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: November 14, 2011
Most of what I'm about to share with you I know because I've learned it that way... the hard way. For many years I traveled 16 hours round trip every other weekend to help care for my aging Grandparents. I would clean ears, clip toenails, grocery shop, and wax floors... among many other things.
3 Ways Continued Learning Helps My Time Management Plan
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: November 7, 2011
I don't think anyone would dispute that if you want to stay sharp mentally throughout your life you need to continue learning. A big part of learning for me is reading. It has also proven to be of immense help with my time management plan. In this article I'm going to share with you 3 ways continued learning helps my time management plan. I'm sure with just a little bit of imagination you can figure out how it may be just as helpful...maybe even more so...in your own life.
Time Management and Students: Spend Time Learning Something Just Because You Want To
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: November 7, 2011
Too often our time management plan is stunted simply because we suffer from brain damage due to too much learning that is not of our choosing. Don't get me wrong, I know you're in college to get a degree because you have an interest in a particular field but I want to talk about 2 different kinds of learning and the need for college students to have both simultaneously to stay mentally healthy.
Is Your Life Suffering Because of Poor Time Management?
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: November 4, 2011
Can your kids find socks in the morning? Do you stumble through the grocery store at dinner time looking for something to feed your family? Do you rush, rush, rush only to still wind up being late everywhere you go? Is your life suffering because of poor time management? Haven't decided...then read on. Has your house been cleaned this month? Do you get to soccer game day and realize that you haven't washed your child's uniform from last week's game? If you realize that your life is suffering because of poor time management then this article is for you.
5 Steps to Take to Start to Prioritize Your Workload
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: November 4, 2011
A must at the beginning of any time management plan Is to figure out how to prioritize your workload. While it's not difficult...it can be very intimidating. You've got this list that's only in your head and, because of that, it can appear to be magnified and disjointed and even...dare I say... scary. The reason prioritization is important is because you really can't figure out what to do first, what can be postponed, and what to let slide until you have...as the old saying goes...your ducks in a row.
Time Management and Parenting: Save Some Time for Yourself
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: November 4, 2011
As partners and parents we give, give, give and then give some more. Why? Because that's what we do. Notice that nowhere in that did I say take...as in take time for ourselves. Why? Because that's not what we do. We've been conditioned that we come last. That if we want to be Good parents we have to put our children, our spouse, the house, and the job before our needs. Heck, even the pets usually come before we do. We take better care of our cars than we do ourselves. Go ahead and laugh...then think about it.
How to Stop Your Procrastinating Ways in College
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: November 1, 2011
Do or die...most people will probably tell you that if you're going to be successful in college you have to have that attitude. This article will teach you how to stop your procrastinating ways in college so that someday you can actually graduate and start living life beyond the books.
How to Say No to Someone Without Feeling Guilty
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: November 1, 2011
One of the reasons I push for my clients to fill up their daily planner...and I mean fill it up...is because, if you really think about it...that's real life. Try to remember when you last had time to just sit and do nothing. No laundry to do, no cooking, no housework. Everything in your life was caught up.
How to Stop Procrastinating and Start Studying
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: November 1, 2011
I don't know about you, but when I was in college it seemed the majority of my time was spent studying. And, honestly, sometimes it was really hard to find the motivation to even begin studying...especially if I didn't like the course I had to study. Through my many years in college and graduate school I picked up a lot of tips and techniques and in this article I will teach you how to stop procrastinating and start studying.
How to Set a Daily Routine and Stick to It
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: November 1, 2011
One thing we all struggle with is coming up with a workable daily routine. This is like the "Holy Grail" of time management. Some people would even go so far as to say that you couldn't be successful without one. This article will cover the basics of how to set a daily routine and stick to it along with some mistakes concerning creating daily routines that I've coached people successfully through.
How to Reduce Distractions at Home
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: November 1, 2011
One question I get asked a lot is how to reduce distractions at home. You may have to do some tweaking to find out what exactly works for you but here are some things that have worked for me throughout the years.
How to Prioritize Your Workload So You Can Accomplish As Much As Possible
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: October 31, 2011
Too often we make our to do list and, with all the best intentions of just whipping out our trusted pencil and crossing off item after item, we start with the simplest thing because, after all, we can get that done quickly and that's our goal, right? Then we start on the next simplest thing... and on and on. We may get a lot done, but did we get the right things done? Did we get done the things that will most impact our lives? Isn't that what we trying to achieve?
How to Become Better at Multi-Tasking
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: October 31, 2011
One of the main things I get asked by people is how to become better at multi-tasking. This is actually one of the simpler time management techniques to put into action and in this article I'm going to give you the steps needed for you...yes, even you...to become a champion multi-tasker.
Time Management and Students: Best Practices
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: October 30, 2011
The relationship between time management and students is a tenuous one at best. Ask pretty much any student about their time management plan, and I would bet that the majority of the time you'd get rolling eyes and a belly laugh, followed by a "Yeah right, I'd love to have some time to manage"!
Time Management and Students: Plan a Veg-Out Day Following Exams
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: October 30, 2011
I believe everyone struggles with time management, but no one more so than students. After all, when you're a student you have the same struggles with stretching your time as everyone else plus you have to find time for studying, attending classes (whether online or brick and mortar), reading, assignments, and research.
Time Management and Students: Helping Your Spouse Stay Motivated
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: October 30, 2011
Helping our spouse stay motivated is generally not a high priority in our mind. It just isn't. Studying housework, kids, laundry, cooking, shopping... now those are priorities. Falling into bed before falling over, now that's a priority.
Helping Your Kids Stay Motivated While You Get Though College
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: October 30, 2011
If you're a nontraditional student, you already know you're motivated. You may need that boost now and then but the underlying motivation is already in place. It has to be for you to put in all the time and effort that being a college student requires. You'll also have to have motivation to put up with the guilt that comes along with all that too.
Time Management and Students: Questions About Menu Planning
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: October 30, 2011
I get a lot of questions about some of the time management strategies I talk about and one hot topic in particular concerns menu planning. Some common questions are...
Ways to Study and Remember What You Studied
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: October 28, 2011
If anyone knows about trouble with memory...it's me. Since I was 12 years old I've taken Phenobarbitol for a seizure disorder and, while the drug worked great at controlling my seizures, it wreaked havoc on my memory. I can (now) remember a time when my memory was so very bad that I could be the next person to be served in a convenience store line and my child call and ask me to pick up a paper, I'd actually look over at the paper, but when I got up to the clerk I'd forgotten all about it. I was famous in my family for forgetting things... including kids.
Time Vampires - How to Recognize and Avoid Them
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: October 28, 2011
Time vampires are just exactly what they sound like... things that will suck the life out of your time management plan. They can, and will, sneak up on you if you're not paying attention. In this article I'm going to teach you about time vampires... specifically how to recognize and avoid them.
Where Do You Start When Feeling Overwhelmed? Tips to Manage Your Life
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: October 28, 2011
Feeling overwhelmed in today's world could almost be called a typical feeling. Sad, isn't it? That feeling stems from simply having more to do than you feel you can possibly manage. It's a very real feeling but, fortunately, the solution is also very real. In this article I'm going to help you answer the question of where do you start when feeling overwhelmed. Later in the article I'm going to give you some tips to manage your life.
Strategies to Avoid Wasting Time - The Benefits of Multitasking
Self Improvement: Time Management • Published: October 28, 2011
In today's world it seems that more and more we run around just trying to catch our breath. Life just sometimes seems way too packed for comfort. There is a better way to live but it takes some thinking. In this article I'm going to give you some strategies to avoid wasting time by utilizing the benefits of multitasking.
