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October 13, 2017
4 Types of Inner Distraction and How to Eliminate Them
In this article I’m going to talk about something different. How to eliminate inner distractions. In articles that talk about eliminating distractions. The emphasis is usually on eliminating external distractions, such as clutter, our phones, or the people around us who interrupt us. Inner distractions are those random thoughts and doubts that creep into our […]
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October 12, 2017
How to Stop Wasting Time Online
I talk to many people who find themselves wasting time online. It’s usually a self-imposed distraction, sometimes we’re consciously wasting time online as a form of procrastination. Other times we’re doing it unconsciously. The thing is it’s easy to get away with. To the outside onlooker, you’re working hard on your laptop, tablet or phone. […]
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October 11, 2017
Why Multi-tasking Doesn’t Work
Do you multi-task? It feels great when you’re juggling a few different projects or tasks at once, making progress on each of them, doesn’t it? It makes you feel productive when you can run a meeting while editing a proposal and outlining the next project. The sad truth is that Multi-tasking doesn’t work nearly as […]
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October 10, 2017
Business Owners – Systemise to Free Up Time
Do you ever really think about how you could free up time in your business? I mean really think about it. If you did you’d discover that there are many tasks in your business that happen all the time. As well as happening all the time, they take up your time. Regardless of the size […]
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October 9, 2017
How often Do You Take Time Out?
Life is busy. There is no disputing it. We have so many demands on our time and our work is a major one. However, sometimes we must take time out and get some perspective. If we devote all our time to work, we neglect the other things in our lives that really matter, like our […]
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October 8, 2017
How to Minimise Open Loops for Maximum Productivity
In yesterday’s post How to Prioritise Your Most Crucial Tasks, I mentioned the term ‘open loops’, which got a few people talking and is epitomised by the following comment from a reader who wrote “unfortunately I think I am the queen of open loops. I dread and stress about things and put them off until […]
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October 7, 2017
How to Prioritize Your Most Crucial Tasks
When greeted with a list of tasks as long as your arm. It can be difficult knowing which tasks to start first and which to save for later. Ideally, you should prioritize your most crucial tasks first. Though that won’t always mean doing them first (it may mean waiting until you have more energy to […]
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October 5, 2017
Perfectionism and How to Overcome it
Many people joke about perfectionism and say things like, “I am just a perfectionist, I can’t stand anything less than perfect.” And many people look at this mindset as a good thing and all it means is that people are working extra hard at succeeding but what those individuals that are of this mindset need […]
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October 4, 2017
Why Your Family Is Worth Your Time
In yesterdays article as part of National Work Life Week, we explored ways to make time for your family. Today we look at why we should. Your immediate family matters because it is the very essence of what you are as a human being. It’s all you ever knew and you are what you are […]
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October 3, 2017
How to Make Time For Your Family
The whole issue of how you make time for your family has gown in the last few years. In America, October is known as National Work and Family Month and in the United Kingdom the first week of October is National Work Life Week both concentrate on the issue of work life balance particularly for […]
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