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Posts Tagged ‘time-management’
Editor in Chief - Friday, August 20, 2010 16:56 - 1 Comment
Priority 1: Stop the Chaos.
Priority 2: Live with Purpose.
by Erin Casey
Columns Editor
I’m a serious student of time management. I was hooked the first time I attended a Franklin-Covey seminar—I was 23. Using a system that included life planning (not just a calendar), I was able to get more done without feeling so scattered.
But since then, “more” has turned into a lot more. And it’s not just my stuff that that I have to keep track of… it’s my kids, my husband, work, school, writing deadlines, travel schedules, etc. Keeping everything organized in one online calendar helps, but the warning light on my mental-stress indicator was flashing OVERLOAD on a regular basis.
So it’s no wonder that the title of Patrick Lencioni’s book The 3 Big Questions for a Frantic Family caught my attention. Frantic is exactly how I felt. Maybe Lencioni and his book could offer some guidance for getting back to that not-so-scattered state.
It’s ironic that the day I was to interview Patrick Lencioni on the topic of frantic families, I realized I had a schedule conflict; I had to pick up my oldest son from driver’s ed. Lencioni was able to push the meeting back by 20 minutes, and when he called I was ready with my first question: Is frantic simply a way of life for today’s busy families, or is there a better way?
- My Secret Productivity Weapon Against a Roller-Coaster Day
by Amy Anderson
Managing Editor
Okay, so the fact that I scribbled the letter “B” on the back of my hand to remind myself to write this blog entry today should tell you just how much I need productivity strategies. I have a friend who jokes that my mind is like a steel sieve. That’s not a [...] - Sharma: The Time Tactics of Leaders
One of the things the best of the best in business (and life) do staggeringly well is they leverage time to create spectacular results. We all have the same amount of time in a day/month/life. Those who use it poorly live half lives. Those who use it well become superstars.
- Workaholics Anonymous—A 12-Step Program of Recovery and Personal Transformation (Step 11)
Refueling the jets… Learning to Value Time Off
How does America regain its supremacy in the productive world? How do you improve your personal productivity?
ANSWER: Go on vacation.
438 million. That is the number of vacation days American’s failed to take in 2007 according to Harris Interactive research group. More than any other industrialized nation. - Workaholics Anonymous—A 12-Step Program of Recovery and Personal Transformation (Step 9)
The Secret of Success Compression
In a bygone era, which actually isn’t too long ago, you could only be reached by phone, mail or an in-person visit. If you had a task to complete, you could shut your door and have your calls held.
Today, we have dozens of communication access points and devices that are constantly [...] - Workaholics Anonymous—A 12-Step Program of Recovery and Personal Transformation (Step 8)
The Sharpening of Your Ax
Winning is determined by what happens before the game.
Discovering methods to achieve substantially more in your life—in the same or less time—is the purpose of this 12-step program. Each step offers solutions to do more with less effort and stress. In our current work culture, we create so many tasks that [...] - Workaholics Anonymous – A 12-Step Program of Recovery and Personal Transformation (Step 7)
This step has been called “the greatest secret of the rich.”
There is one force in our life that makes everyone equal. You are given the same amount as Richard Branson, Oprah Winfrey and Donald Trump. How you handle and treat this force is the single most important contributor to the income you will have and [...] - 3-Point Game Plan to (Way More!) Productive Meetings
I was interviewed this week by a journalist seeking input on how to schedule and hold more successful meetings. It is a very important topic, so I share these points with you…
I think it would be a frightening statistic to know how much productive life force is squashed in unproductive, rudderless, meandering, ineffective, blathering, brain-numbing [...]
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