Use Reflection and Action to Plan Your Next 90 Days for Success – Part 2

create your 90 day plan

Following on from the previous blog post, here are a few more strategies to help you plan your next 90 days. Seek accountability and support Sharing your goals helps you to stay focused and break through obstacles to your productivity. Collaborating on mutual goals provides you with motivation and support to keep moving forward and…

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Plan your four-day week around three bank holiday weekends

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Are you ready for a four-day week? Here in the UK we’re about to have three bank holiday weekends in the next month. Three four-day weeks and only two full weeks in the month of May. Are you more likely to try and squeeze five days of work in to four or will you be able…

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How To Value Your Time And Make Better Choices

value your time, where do you spend time

Previously I talked about the real value of your time based on your Hourly Rate. Today it’s about where you spend time and whether you spend more of it on high-value tasks and less on wasted time. Combine this with the Time Log exercise. Knowing where you spend time on a daily basis for different…

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Value Your Time And Charge What You’re Worth

value your time, charge what you're worth

Do you value your time and charge what you’re really worth? If you work for yourself or run a small business the chances are you charge for your time. When you’re starting out, knowing what to charge can be a tricky and uncomfortable conversation. In order to build your confidence, know what to charge and…

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How poor time habits don’t just affect you

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Your time habits don’t just affect you, they affect those around you too. Perhaps you’re not aware of the impact you make, whether in a positive or negative way. When you have poor time habits, for instance an inability to plan or manage your priorities, it can have a significant impact on your colleagues as…

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Spring clean your home, work, life

spring clean your home, work, life

Yesterday was the first day of Spring and the traditional time of year for a ‘spring clean’ around the house.  So why not take the opportunity to spring clean your work and your life too. Throw away what’s not working or doesn’t ‘fit’ any more – your beliefs, behaviours, attitudes, habits? What habits are holding…

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Expand your comfort zone

expand your comfort zone

  Every now and then we need to step out of our comfort zone and challenge ourselves to do something different. Last weekend I stepped out of mine when I joined the IWD ‘swim’ in the sea. Given that it’s March the sea was pretty cold. But it was invigorating and something I’d been wanting…

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International Women’s Day – mind the equality gap

international women's day gender equality

Women’s rights and gender equality are in the media … again. And not just because of International Women’s Day. Last week I was at the 10 Decades of Women’s Voices Event. #TenDec23 We take so much for granted these days and we’ve come a long way. However, there’s still a way to go and in…

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