Time Management

Do you have things that need to get done but you keep putting them off?  Is there a room, office, or desk, that is a disaster and you know it needs to be organized or cleaned out? What about all of those calls and meetings you need to set up but the phone feels like it’s 500 pounds. My favorite is when it’s a beautiful Saturday.  You find yourself sitting on the couch, stuck there and completely unmotivated to do any of the things you put on your to do list. Here are five easy tips that can help: Do it first: This comes from growing up, shall we say, a little country.  I remember my father saying we couldn’t do anything until we had first finished our chores.  The same holds true with things you find yourself putting off.  Make it a priority and put it...

The pressure mounts all day long to go faster and faster. Little phrases become all too familiar, crank that report out before 8:30, spend less time talking, spend more time doing, get to that meeting early, have those numbers on my desk by yesterday, can you get to the store before it closes. As you frantically walk in the door, don’t forget to get that power walk in before you eat dinner.  GO-GO GOOOOOOOOOOO!  All the while there is that little voice inside your head saying “Hey buddy, don’t you want to slow down a bit?”  Unfortunately for some of us (myself included), that little voice gets told to shut up because we have important stuff to do! Working hard, being efficient, and having a very productive day might make you feel like you are getting...

Here’s my theory – if you’re like 93.5% of the people out there, tomorrow is screwing you up! You see, as long as you have tomorrow, you can put off all those things that you’re planning to get around to.  And you can justify why you’re not getting to the really important stuff. Your dreams will wait. Your big idea can simmer. Your fun adventure will be there one day. And you can certainly put off those things that you know would make you happier in the long run.  Why start now, when we have tomorrow? Right? You can start that diet tomorrow. You can take that class the next time around. You can have that heart-to-heart conversation with your child tomorrow. So one question for you, “How would your life change if you lived today like there were no...