Posts Tagged ‘business’
How reducing your distractions, saves you time and increases your productivity
Distractions are one of the biggest sources of time wasting. Whether you distract yourself or others distract you. Research shows distractions can waste over 2 hours a day. Each time you’re distracted, you break your focus to deal with the distraction. It takes several minutes to get back to the task in hand. Whether you’re…
Read MoreThe ‘Little and Often’ Approach to Mastering Your Productivity with Daily Habits
Completing the 30 Day Challenge has highlighted the positive impact of little and often and the importance of routines in creating more consistent habits. It’s helped refocus on little and often and getting back on track with a couple of habits I do regularly but not necessarily consistently. These are: Daily movement Increasing flexibility and…
Read MoreTicking Clocks, November Tasks: How to finish the year with a win or two
It’s November! The clocks changed at the weekend, the nights are drawing in and it’s getting colder. Ward off that hibernation feeling, stay focused and make the most of the last two months of the year with these November tasks. Review and Reflect Reassess your work, personal and financial goals for the year. Review…
Read MoreFrom Chaos to Clarity: How Bullet Journaling Can Help You Organise, Plan and Increase Your Productivity
The effectiveness of bullet journalling has been highlighted again recently when a client transformed their way of working. Using it to organise their time, increase their productivity and confidence. I’ve used bullet journaling for years. I love the simple pen and paper approach to planning, scheduling and organising, so it’s a system that works well…
Read MoreChange just ONE habit and see the difference it makes to your morning
Your habits are key to the choices you make with the time you have. Like many others you want to work on your time management to increase your productivity and have more time to do the things you want to do. Whether it’s at work or in your personal life. More and more the conversations…
Read MoreHow Values Are Important To Your Goals, Priorities and Success
Values are important in our lives but you probably don’t think about them much. They are the guiding principles by which you live your life, give you purpose and affect your beliefs, attitude and behaviour and the decisions you make. Your needs and desires and are created from who you are as a person and…
Read MoreUse AI and Automation to Transform Your Productivity and Simplify Your Life
Before we get taken over by Skynet, I’m enjoying discovering the different ways AI (Artificial Intelligence) is making work easier and saving time. We’re already familiar with Google (other search engines are available) for finding info. Siri and Alexa and the vagaries of predictive text have been around for a while but AI is changing…
Read MoreUnlock Your Confidence: The Hidden Power of Effective Time Management
A surprising outcome from improving your time management skills is the increase in confidence and self-belief that many people experience. It’s no longer a surprise to me. I hear this mentioned time and again from the people I work with. People come to me or connect because they want to be more productive, to use…
Read MorePlanning and Organising: Lessons from the Great Glen
Having recently returned from my trip up the Great Glen Canoe Trail, I wanted to share the lessons and real-world examples of the importance of planning and organising outside of the world of work. Not only on an individual level but for the group as a whole and for the ultimate success of the trip.…
Read MoreExpect the Unexpected: Plan Ahead and Have a Plan B For When Life (or a Train Strike) Happens
It’s been a week for the unexpected and having a Plan B, especially if you have travel plans. The announcement of more train strikes during the holidays. Then technical issues with the air traffic control system resulting in unexpected disruptions to many people’s holiday plans. I happen to be travelling up to Scotland for my…
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