During a recent teleclass with some awesome virtual assistants from AssistU, time management guru and VA Amy Thill began discussing how important it is to include self-care in your routine. The more she talked about the benefits of self-care, the more I got to thinking about how, for many of us, that’s the thing that […]
Mindset
Time Rodeo
Doesn’t time management sometimes feel like trying to hold onto a bucking bronco or trying to grab a greased pig? One minute you think you’re holding on tight, in control, and winning…the next you’re flying through the air and landing face-first in doo. In the Time Rodeo… Emails come in at an astonishing rate. The […]
The Age of Distraction
Otherwise known as, “I can’t freaking hear myself think!” Information overload, including too many choices, makes our brains considerably LESS functional. It actually affects our ability to make creative, smart, or successful decisions. The information overload is NOISE and it’s distracting the heck out of us. A manageable amount of information stimulates our brain; a […]
Start Your “I Wish” List
During a coaching conversation with my client David recently, he mentioned several times how he wished he had time to do this or that. “All the administrivia is eating up my day. If I could just find time to get to those couple of exciting projects, I could really make a difference in the growth […]
Schedule time for…thinking?
Ben thinks about his business a lot. In the car while he’s driving. Sitting at his desk, staring out the window. He thinks while he reads inspiring books by 37Signals, Seth Godin, or Guy Kawasaki. Ben even thinks sometimes on the weekends while his kiddos are on the swings at the playground. Many times during […]
Stop the Madness!
Buy it, use it, break it, fix it, Trash it, change it, mail – upgrade it, Charge it, pawn it, zoom it, press it, Snap it, work it, quick – erase it, Write it, cut it, paste it, save it, Load it, check it, quick – rewrite it, Plug it, play it, burn it, rip […]