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November 5, 2017
How to Get the Right Balance Between Work and Family Life
For many parents the last few weeks have included the Half Term holidays. Some parents are fortunate enough to be able to negotiate working hours that fit in with the School holidays. Whilst others struggle to balance their work and family life. This constant struggle to fit it all in can lead to feelings of […]
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October 29, 2017
5 Reasons Getting More Sleep Will Improve Your Productivity
One of the easiest methods to improve your productivity is often overlooked. That method is to ensure that we get the proper amount of sleep each night. The National Sleep Foundation say that most adults should be getting seven to nine hours sleep every night. 5 Reasons Getting More Sleep Will Improve Your Productivity Getting […]
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October 26, 2017
How to Manage Your Time Whilst Dealing With Clients
If you work with clients, you will know it can be a challenge trying to balance the need for responsiveness with the need to manage your time effectively and efficiently. You will have some clients who are a dream to work with, others can be extremely hard work; stealing both your time and energy. You […]
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October 24, 2017
7 Simple Steps That Will Generate More Free Time
One of the most common things I hear from people is “I just haven’t got the time”. Everyone would like to have more free time but don’t know how to go about achieving it. When I work with clients, I help them to discover free time by getting them to take seven simple steps. Create […]
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October 20, 2017
5 Drivers That Keep Us Stuck and Impact Our Productivity
In the world of psychology there are certain things called drivers that get in the way of our progress. Most of us have one or more of them, but we are unaware of them. The 5 Drivers The five drivers are “be perfect”, “hurry up”, “try hard”, “please others”, and “be strong” They are the […]
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October 19, 2017
3 Productivity Boosters That Will Make All the Difference
As much as we may wish for it, we can’t get more time in our day. And much of what is on our task list is non-negotiable. It must get done. The only thing under our control is how fast we move through our task list. And that’s where productivity boosters come in. If you […]
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October 18, 2017
Do You Suffer from Extreme Busyness?
The Time Doctor has noticed a new disease that is spreading throughout our daily lives. It’s known as extreme busyness. Those who suffer from it are constantly trying to squeeze too many activities into too few hours. In the worst cases sufferers are often heard bragging about how busy they are. Although more research is […]
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October 16, 2017
Distractions Are the Enemy of Productivity
Let’s get serious here. As the title of this article indicates, distractions are detrimental to how productive we can be. We’re under a lot of pressure to get things done both at work and at home. Our jobs and businesses require us to be more productive than ever, and there never seems to be enough […]
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October 15, 2017
How to Eliminate Social Distractions When Working from Home
Why is it no one ever believes you when you say you’re working from home? Instead taking it as an open invitation to drop by for a coffee and a natter. Their assumption is that we just spend the day lazing around watching day time television. We are social creatures and we deal with other […]
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October 14, 2017
Are you Setting Goals For 2018? Think Preservation Goals First
Have you seen them? Those posts that are starting to pop up all over Facebook telling you to start setting goals for 2018. Asking you what you want to achieve for your business. When people start talking about setting goals, they invariably talk about what I call achievement goals. Identifying what they want to achieve […]
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