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How to Get Things Done: Know Thyself

  At a pre-Super Bowl gathering, a brother and sister were discussing staying healthy by working out. They’re in their late 70’s and like to play tennis, go for walks, garden and keep up with the grandkids. This is the part of the conversation that really caught my ear: Sister:           You’re lucky you have Sharon.…

How to Improve Focus: Why Do You Lose It?

  During a breakout room in one of my virtual seminars, a participant laughingly said, “I don’t know how I lose focus. That’s why I’m here!” To kick off this seminar entitled How to Maintain Focus and Manage Interruptions Throughout the Day, we identified examples of self-interruptions. We can lose focus in a variety of…

Two Movies to Watch for Lunar New Year 2025 – Year of the Snake

  Lunar New Year (also known as Chinese New Year or Spring Festival) started on the first new moon of the year, January 29, and will last for 15 days until February 12, 2025. The final day is the Lantern Festival. Throughout the new year celebration, symbolic food is eaten, and the color red is…

How to Help Someone with Their Computer Issues Remotely

  You might not work in IT, but if you know how to use technology, you might have found yourself in the position of “go to” for techie help for a co-worker, friend or family member. No matter who it is, if they need help with something that might happen multiple times, it’s worth it…

Productivity Tip – Do You Need a Grace Period?

Last week, we granted ourselves a grace period. Are you in need of one, too? I’m fortunate enough to belong to a mastermind group. Our group consists of women business owners from different industries who meet monthly to discuss professional and personal achievements, challenges, solutions and goals. We didn’t have a formal meeting in December,…

How to NOT Participate in National Quitters Day

  Did you see the Apple Watch commercial that referred to National Quitters Day? Believe it or not, it’s an actual holiday. To be more precise, it is officially registered as one of those “National XYZ Day” observances. This year, National Quitters Day is on January 10, 2025. It’s held each year on the second…

How to Make New Year’s Resolutions and Succeed

A journalist posed a list of questions related to making and keeping new year’s resolutions. Even though in last week’s post I addressed the topic of making and accomplishing goals, I thought I’d offer additional recommendations by sharing my answers to the journalist’s questions here:   Q1 – Please explain why it’s a good idea…

How to Set Goals and Accomplish Them

  When I googled “How to set and accomplish goals,” here’s what came up: How to set goals examples 7 steps of goal setting How to set goals in life 5 steps of goal setting Smart goals The last one, Smart goals, is helpful because it’s an acronym that can guide you through the goal-setting…

Using AI for Email Can Save You Time

Have you ever spent a long time crafting an email? For example: You received an email from a client who was pretty much chastising you for taking a couple of hours to get back to him. You knew what you wanted to say to him – but you’d get fired for doing that. Instead, you…

Prioritization – Permission to Not Finish

In previous blogs I’ve shared recommendations for: Why priorities are important How to prioritize tasks How to prioritize tasks to prevent fire drills Various techniques for prioritizing work tasks How to set priorities in life The benefits of setting priorities   A question that I’ve been asked several times of late is one that I…