“Some firms report that e-mails account for up to 40 percent of data-storage costs, with an estimated one in five defined as non-business-related”
— Source: Hitachi Data Survey of 630 IT Directors, via vnunet.com
I know that my email in-box fills up pretty quickly and so do the in-boxes of my clients. Having strategies to manage your email ensures that you can get things done!
Today I’ll cover some tips you can use to keep your in-box under control.
Barbara Hemphill, author of Taming the Paper Tiger, coined the phrase “Clutter is Postponed Decisions.” That is so true! We leave things for later that we don’t want to decide on today. Then, we do that over and over again and piles accumulate or drawers fill up…
Today, I’ll talk about a few ways that you can combat that procrastination and get rid of your clutter once and for all!
Hello! I realize that I have not written much this past month and I thought I would share why! A colleague of mine, Melanie Spurgeon of Design Built Homes, was selected as the builder for the Central Illinois Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. She contacted me…
Keeping your day on track can often times be a challenge in today’s schedule hectic environment. I have provided 8 tips for you to use to make your day go smoother.
Can you find the files on your computer or smart phone, or do you find it easier to just re-create the document?
Regardless of where you work, vast amounts of electronic information are now part of the typical workspace. “eClutter” affects productivity and increases stress in much the same way that paper clutter does.
Here are 6 tips to help you find what you need on your computer.
Most everyone has a bit of a different definition of what the “Good Life” is. However, I can guess that many do NOT have “I love to be interrupted from my focus” as one of them!
Interruptions can be a huge time waster! Today there are more ways than ever to get interrupted, someone at your door, phone, cell phone, pager, instant messaging, email and more. Gain control of your environment by practicing some of these tips.
A while ago, I wrote a post with a number of techniques to manage interruptions. Today I’ll share a few more.
We all have them and many of us would love it if we could find a way to manage them better. There are a number of ways to document and track to do lists. Different strategies will work for different people. The trick is to find a system that works for the way that you think.
Today I will talk about 4 different ways to manage your to-do lists. Decide if you want to try one of these methods and then give it a chance to work for you for at least 21 days. People often don’t give a change a chance to become a habit.
Review your to-do list at the beginning of each day or at the end of each day. Schedule your time so the most important tasks get done first. That way, if you do get interrupted, at least your most urgent needs have been met.
How do you define the GOOD LIFE?
Do you have enough of it in your day? Most people would say that they don’t.
Interruptions can be a huge time waster! Today there are more ways than ever to get interrupted, someone at your door, phone, cell phone, text messages, email, Facebook updates and more.
Gain control of your environment by practicing some of these tips. The following tips will help you gain control of your time and your sanity!
If you want to run a successful business, one of the first steps is to learn to implement systems so that you don’t need to be at your business all of the time. Your office needs to, ideally, run without you.
In fact, there are very few successful entrepreneurs that are also micro-managers. As a business leader, you need to focus on growing your business, not the day to day operations. For many that is a really hard transition. So, take it step by step. One great place to start is by making sure that your business can function when you are ill or away on business trips. Here are three tips to help you kick that process off.