How do you expect to finish if you never start?
As I open my laptop to type this morning, I had a quick realization that I have been thrown off in some way. I could say it’s because I got back from Las Vegas 7 hours ago (and that would be accurate) and that I’m sleep deprived, but that’s not it. My routine has been thrown off and I’m struggling… Continue reading How to be More Productive: Creating Routines
Fresh Start When I left Atlantic Bedding back in July, I did not have a clue about what I was going to do. I didn’t need to get a job immediately because I had been smart with my money and I wasn’t living paycheck to paycheck. Nothing was set up for me on the outside world, I just knew it… Continue reading What I Learned From Being Spread Too Thin
As I begin packing for an extended stay in Florida for Christmas, I am reminded of how minimalist my life has become. I am not an avid practitioner of minimalism and I have not gone off the deep end, I just don’t have as much stuff in my life as I used to. But there are some important lessons we… Continue reading How Minimalism can Grow our Businesses
Some of us go, go, go and we never stop. Never taking a break for coworkers, family, or even ourselves. These are the ones that burnout. These are the ones that can’t really enjoy life because we’re so focused on our work. We need to be counterbalancing our focused work with family time, with study time, and with ‘me’ time… Continue reading Why Counterbalancing Improves our Effectiveness
As the world of social media continues to become more and more crowded we find it harder and harder to keep up with the pace. How do these huge brands have people that use all of these different platforms? How do they stay relevant? They must sit in front of their computers and type posts every 10 minutes, do they… Continue reading Learn to be in 2 Places at Once & Save Time Doing It (4/4)
Recently I have had my eyes and ears open to more and more business books, blogs, and podcasts to hear what the experts are doing to be effective and efficient at their work. At the same time I experiment with my own daily tasks and objectives to find out what works for me, so I can get the most out… Continue reading Learn to be more Effective AND Efficient: Monotasking vs Multitasking
When we allow ourselves to get lost in our thoughts and explore every inch of a subject we are able to find details that we didn’t know existed. Allowing ourselves this time lets our minds wander and learn, which is crucial to problem solving and critical thinking. To keep our heads down all day and not let our minds explore… Continue reading How Going Down Rabbit Holes Helped Me Stay Sane
Any piece of general information we could ever imagine needing is readily available with the click of a button. It’s easy and fast for us to get the answer to anything we want, just by pressing “search” on a screen. So it stands to reason when we’re in a position of managing others that we have the inclination to want… Continue reading Informational Bottlenecks