Time-management pundits always say we waste time reading emails first thing in the morning. I think they're full of manure. First, a Marketo study found that 58% of people read email first thing in the morning, many reading it before eating breakfast. Is it just email addiction -- or is there a good reason for it? As a small business owner, I …
Increase Your Productivity: Institute Quiet Time
Are you getting everything done on your To Do list? No? Join the crowd. Self-employed entrepreneurs complain that email, phone calls, social media, and their beeping-buzzing smart phones are constantly causing interruptions, increasing stress and reducing productivity. These interruptions are costing you productivity -- and ultimately …
Just Three Tasks a Day
A colleague of mine in one of my mastermind groups shared a great tip with us a few months ago: instead of writing a huge to-do list every day (and never completing all the tasks), focus on just three tasks a day. I've been trying this technique now for about 2 months, and I'm happy to report it is a winner! Truthfully, I don't know "how" it …
Think Small and Accomplish Great Things
Mary was ready to create huge changes in her consulting business. How exciting, having a big dream! She had a million ideas and a solid, well-planned task lists to back up the big plan. Except there was one small problem – Mary's dream was dying on the vine. By thinking big she was overwhelming herself. She was paralyzed. Mary asked me, …
Choose One Project
I'm just like you -- just like every entrepreneur I know. I have a million ideas and I want to do them ALL right away! Here's how that's killing your business. I learned an important and enlightening lesson last year that I'd like to share with you. By focusing all my attention, energy, time and resources on One Big Project, I increased my income …
Not Doing What You Should? Here’s Why
Have you ever known what you needed to do to create the life and business of your dreams, but somehow you just never got around to doing what needed to be done? After many failed diet attempts, I realized that I wasn't going to lose weight unless I took a look at why I wanted to be slimmer. I wrote a "decision tree" of two things: all the reasons …