Category: Productivity

It was an emotional weekend for most of us. Some of us are celebrating and excited about our new administration. Others may be disappointed or upset about the change in political direction. I have family and friends on different sides of the political spectrum — and some refused to vote for any major party candidates. No…

It’s crucial to create deadlines for yourself to help you achieve your goals. Whether you want to complete a project at work – or achieve a personal goal – it’s important to set realistic deadlines for yourself. I started this blog to force myself to publish content every week. If I don’t set deadlines, then…

Goal planning is not just for a new year – it’s something you can do anytime. The trouble with goal setting is that sometimes we lose focus or momentum because we haven’t armed ourselves with everything we need to make them a reality. Here are five ways to help you reach your goals . .…

One of my goals this year is to spend much less time on email – which has been a productivity killer for me. I began researching different strategies to cut down my time in my inbox and want to share some strategies that I’ve learned lately. First, some fascinating facts about how email kills our…

Do you ever have trouble getting focused? Do you want to know some ways to block out distractions to help you accomplish a specific task? Here are seven ways to get into the zone: 1. Create a hard deadline for yourself (with a time) One way to get focused on a task is to assign…

We all have items on our list that we don’t want to do. And some projects end up staying on our “to do” list for weeks or even months. Here are four ways to help you get that research paper or project done in a timely fashion:

It’s easy to get distracted – especially when you’re juggling a lot of projects. The secret to staying productive is recognizing the moments of distraction and immediately getting back on task. There’s always an email to read, a text message to send, a Facebook stream to read, etc. You see, there are distractions all around…