Posts Tagged ‘priorities’
Use Reflection and Action to Plan Your Next 90 Days for Success – Part 2
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…
Read MoreUse Reflection and Action to Plan Your Next 90 Days for Success – Part 1
As we’re coming up to halfway through the year, it’s a good time to take stock of the last six months and plan for the next six months. When goal-setting or planning ahead, it’s good to think in terms of six months, 90 days or as some people prefer, ‘terms’. It’s less daunting than planning…
Read MoreRide the Wave: 5 Tips to Navigate the Ebb and Flow in Your Productivity, Energy and Motivation
We’ve all had days when our motivation is high, and we tackle tasks with ease. Followed by days of low energy and dwindling motivation. This ebb and flow is only natural. Short bursts of activity followed by days or sometimes weeks of the complete opposite. You’re more productive when you’re focused, alert and motivated, especially…
Read MoreUnlock your productivity potential: key steps to good time habits
Building a solid foundation for good time management and cultivating positive time habits requires a systematic approach. Here are the key steps to building good time habits: Self-Assessment: Taking a close look at your current time habits. How and where you currently allocate your time. Identify areas where you struggle, and recognise patterns of inefficiency…
Read MoreTop 10 Apps for building good habits and keeping you on track
Building good habits and breaking bad ones isn’t easy. It takes time, patience and persistence. Start by understanding where your habit comes from, what triggers it and what you need to do to change it. Along with motivation and willpower you can use technology to help you. Firstly, set your habit goal and then set up…
Read MoreDoes trying to plan a group meeting or event feel like herding cats?
One of the challenges with planning a group meeting is trying to organise the time of people in different timezones and locations. social events with friends or family work related meetings or events with different teams or organisations Having just gone through this exercise recently, planning a group meeting can be hard work and a lot…
Read MorePlan your four-day week around three bank holiday weekends
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…
Read MoreHow To Value Your Time And Manage Your Energy More Effectively
How you manage your energy is just as important as how you value and manage your time. It’s a topic that comes up regularly in conversation with many of the people I work with. Not just … “how can I manage my time” but “how can I manage my time when I’m always tired and…
Read MoreHow To Value Your Time And Make Better Choices
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…
Read MoreValue Your Time And 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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