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How to Give Time to Others and Transform Your Life

I can only imagine your first thought when you read the title of this article. What!! as if my time wasn’t precious enough, he now wants us to give time to others. But stay with me because studies show that helping others makes us feel like we have more time for ourselves. If you’re feeling […]

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Time Management Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated

At times it seems that life is getting both sophisticated and complicated. Apps for everything, washing machines with a choice of 20 different cycles, cars that can park themselves. Sometimes it’s the simple solutions that are the best. This is especially true when it comes to time management. There are plenty of online tools that […]

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How a Lack of Planning and Scheduling Distracts You

Last but not least in this series of common everyday distractions. let’s talk about a lack of planning and scheduling. We all know that planning helps increase our productivity. There’s a reason that daily planners and calendars are big business. They work, however, you may not be aware of the impact they can have on your […]

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How an Open Door Policy Distracts You

So far in this series on common everyday distractions, we’ve explored the big three. Mobile Phones, Email and Social Media. These are the obvious ones, over the next two articles we will look at two you may not of thought of. Do you have an open door policy at your office or your home? Are […]

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How Social Media Distracts You

So far in this series about common everyday distractions, we’ve looked at disractions caused by mobile phones and email. The next big offender when it comes to constant distraction is social media. Be honest. How often do you log into your favorite social media platforms? How many of them do you have on your phone […]

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How to Stop Email Distracting You

In the first part of this series, in which i explore some of the most common everyday distractions, we talked about how our mobile phone can distract us. If you missed it you can read it here. Today were going to explore another big common every day distraction for a lot of people, Email. Stop […]

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Stop letting your phone Distract You

Over the course of the next five days i’m going to post about some of the more common everyday distractions that kill your productivity. Let’s start by looking at one of the worst offenders – your mobile phone. Notifications, Notifications, Notifications The constant alerts from text messages, emails, and app alerts, along with the rare […]

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How Distractions Can Hurt Your Productivity

Being productive is important. It’s how we get things done, how we improve what we’re doing, and how we move up in the world. It’s particularly important at work. When you can prove that you’re a productive, contributing member of the team, your job becomes more secure and you will start to move up in […]

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Time Management for the Small Business Owner – Part 2

In Part 1 of this series, we identified where the time of a small business owner can go. By Implementing the techniques and strategies below the small business owner will be able to manage their time more effectively. Ten Ways for A Small Business Owner to Take Back Time Carry out a Monthly Business Audit […]

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Time Management for The Small Business Owner

As a small business owner, how many times do you utter any of these immortal phrases “I just haven’t got enough time” “There never seems to be enough hours in the day”or a variation of the theme? The Problem for The Small Business Owner From completing the accounts and doing all of the hiring and […]

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