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All Work-No Life? Organize for Productivity, Profit and Peace-of-Mind (Part 1)
Pain, stress, burn-out, information fatigue and severely eroded work-life balance. These are just some of the syndromes caused by our technologically accelerated society. In this introductory part of a series of articles we ask whether there is any hope of ever restoring sanity to our “crazy” world.

Urgent or Important? Learn to Prioritize
We live in a highly accelerated, often crazy world. Everything is rush-rush. How do you prioritize your activities, when all the requests coming your way are "urgent" or ASAP? Learn the secret of differentiating between urgent and important and manage them accordingly.

Do You Hear What you Can’t See?
A practical application to the problem we all have of overcoming distractions. It is an ever-present evil we must contend with to achieve the duties of daily living. The concentration required to complete any objective lies solely within us.

Lesson #4: Develop a Strong Sense of Leadership
“The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun,” said Rockefeller.

The No-Time Networking Plan
Now that we're past the seasonal rush that seems to make our schedules so crazy from late November to New Year's Day, we should have plenty of time to act on our resolutions to "develop more meaningful relationships" in the new year, right? In our dreams. We're still as busy as ever.

Overtime... All the Time
Caught in the busy trap.

Managing Multiple Priorities - How to juggle customers, projects, and admin – and still have a life
It may be a popular advertising slogan - our customers are our number one priority. As a manager however, buying into that strategy will actually reduce your effectiveness and damage your business. I learned this the hard way...

Top Ten Ways to Manage Interruptions

So many people I worked with said they got more work done at home than in the office. That was because there were so many interruptions in the office. In fact lots of people come in early or stay late just to have quiet time to work. One way to have that same quiet time during the day is to manage interruptions. Look for ways to create a “Power hour” of work time. Maybe this will allow you to get home earlier!

5 Frustrations that Derail the Sales Force
I write a lot about the things that frustrate Presidents, CEO's, Sales VP's and Salespeople. Yesterday, somebody asked what frustrates me so I attempted to tackle that question here. I'm very steady and what you see on Monday, you'll probably get on Tuesday and Wednesday too. That said, there are things that will make me eat faster or more often, and here you can read my top 5:

Can 10 Cent Earplugs Improve York Learning & Memory?
Distractions interfere with your level of competency in your career, and cause fade-out for students on exams. We have a proven solution that is worth a million. Discover it now.

Finding Work-Life Balance in the New Year

At this time of year I often find myself thinking that I didn't spend as much time with my family and friends as I would have liked. It's just so easy to get caught up in the day to day hustle of things that need to be done. You may be feeling the same way: you were so busy with meetings, email, voice mail, and reports that some of the more important things in life got put on the back burner - often with a promise that you would get to it tomorrow, or next week. Well now is your chance, as you're setting your goals for the upcoming year, to bring focus to developing greater balance in your life.

Do you know when your next big idea will hit you?
A simple idea of collecting thoughts and ideas and organizing your day. Habits that built an empire for Andrew Carnegie, the world's richest ever man.

Working At Home Gives The Freedom To Wreck Your Business
Veteran work at home professionals have a lot of valuable experience to impart on making working from home an effective and productive way to earn a living. There are lots of benefits - being able to work in your bathrobe, and deciding on taking a nap in the middle of the afternoon are just two of them, and they aren't even covering the benefits on your taxes.

The Art of Email: 5 Simple Tricks To Managing Your Inbox

Do you feel overwhelmed with your e-mail inbox? Is it managing you? Professionals waste up to a month each year reading and writing e-mails. Yikes! And as you know -- e-mail will suck up as much time as you allow it to. We are hit with more and more information these days than ever before. AND it is humanly impossible to absorb! Here are 5 strategies to help you take control of your inbox time, and be more productive in your business than ever before!

Time Management Skills & Work
Doesn’t it sometimes feel as though there aren’t enough hours in a day to complete all the things you would like to accomplish? No doubt, everyone at one time or another, whether at work, home, or school, has felt like this. However, does this problem exist due to procrastination or lack of time management skills?

How to become a “roving sales leader”
Management By Walking Around (MBWA) took the management world by storm in the 80’s. The author of this ground-breaking management theory was Tom Peters. He was immediately hailed as a “leadership genius” and touted as “one of the top management gurus to come along in over a century”. It really wasn’t that big of a deal. MBWA is really just common sense…

Control your email and phone calls - simple strategies that really work
Too many phone calls and e mails can stress out a solo professional. Follow the practical tips in this article to help get you out of overwhelm and regain control of incoming interruptions.

5 Steps to Approaching your Current Employer about Telecommuting
Many people fear that if they suggest telecommuting, or even working from home occasionally, that they will be viewed as "less than serious" about their job. Of course, if your company already has a formal telework plan in place it is much easier, but what do you do if they don't?

The Network Marketer's Guide to Successfully Placing Free Classified Ads. Part One.
A step by step guide to negotiating the minefield that is placing free classified ads on-line. This guide will hopefully help eliminate many of the frustrations encountered when placing multiple ads on multiple sites and will help improve the results achieved.

Harness the Power of ‘Free’ Marketing
No doubt the title of my article caught your attention! The question is - are you gaining enough attention from your customers/clients? And, do you want to maintain their attention?

When the Smoke Clears, the User Experience Will Be the Key to Success in the Banking Industry

Broadband, WiFi, and mobile computing have made online retail banking not merely a nice feature, but a hardcore requirement. Commercial banks that don’t offer their customers an engaging, holistic online banking experience, including the ability to pay bills, will soon find themselves behind in the digital age. As more and more banks compete for customers in the digital age, the user experience of their online offerings is going to be the key to success.

In Tough Times-Silence Is NOT Golden
Now more than ever, managers at all levels of an organization need to do that which separates us from the rest of the animal kingdom: TALK!

Ten Ways to Build Client Trust
Clients work with professionals whom they trust. Building trust is an ongoing process. Here are 10 ways to build trust with both old and new clients.

How to Execute Perfect Trade Shows
12 tips for trade show management and marketing

Seven Strategic Actions to Deal With Stress At Work From “Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach”

Look around you and you will see stress. People are being challenged in this new economy. Stress is a fact of daily life and it is especially true at work. And the stress is heightened because many small business owners must face these challenges essentially alone or with some minimal support system for assistance. While some people will strive on stress and will use stress to improve their performance, there are many others who fold or breakdown under the strain of stress. Here are seven strategic actions from “Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach” to deal with the stress at work.

Strategies for Working From Home
It is happening more and more every day. People are working out of their homes. Some work from home as a telecommuter for a large corporation, while others own their own business and use their home as a base camp. What ever your reason, understanding that working from home has advantages and challenges is important.

Eruptus Vitae
We live in a constant state of eruptions, or interruptions. Whether it's a at crisis at work, a call from home, an opportunity that comes up or a social media chat that distracts - we are interrupt driven.

Entrepreneurs – Are You The Victim Of The Time Thieves?
You know the situation, you are working for yourself, but you don’t seem to be making much progress and never seem to have any time to yourself. Do you often say “if only I had more time” .You are a victim of the Time Thieves?

Ten Ways to Avoid Customer Contact
A sarcastic but all too true look at how some websites make it difficult to contact them. Don't be a victim of these pitfalls - unless you want to.

Working From Home Takes Discipline
Working from home may seem like a luxurious opportunity at first glance. For some it truly is great. Be this as it may, working at home can have its disadvantages and therefore, takes an immense amount of discipline to be successful. If you're considering a career or business you perform from the comfort of your home, this article will prove to be very beneficial.

Struggling with interruptions?
The most powerful antidote to the interruption dynamic is my cluster-tasking technique.

Don’t be Afraid to Help Clients Reach Financial Justification

Most sellers know the technique behind a conversation that will gather the needs required to make a strong solution recommendation. But, to be a true consultant to your clients and stop the competition in their tracks, the conversation must evolve into much more. It must build a business case for investing in your recommendation and providing the client with a strong feeling of confidence in the return on investment (ROI) your solution will bring.

Productivity and Power, Freedom, and Peace of Mind

You might ask what Power, Freedom, and Peace of Mind have to do with productivity; and that is a good question. We usually do not relate Power, Freedom, and Peace of Mind to productivity. We might assume that Power, Freedom, and Peace of Mind could be the result of being very productive. Having done Mission Control and being trained as a Mission Control coach I am going to elaborate in the following article on the connection between the above state of mind and productivity.

8 Critical Listening Skills Factors for Managers
As a manager, your listening skills play a vital role in a lot of real life situations, especially your workspace. How well you listen to your employees can have a big impact on the kind of work output you achieve. Yet listening isn't that difficult, when you know the tricks...

Guidelines for Effective Interviewing
Interviewing is one of the critical elements in selecting the best-fit candidate for a position. Here are five guidelines for conducting an effective interview.

Time Management

The most valuable resource we have, is time and sales people more than anyone know how challenging it can be to cram everything that needs to be done into their available time. According to Stephen R. Covey, author of ‘First Things First’ we should focus on our high priority tasks, those that provide the biggest levers towards achieving our goals. That’s why, being clear on what you want to accomplish in every facet of your life will determine the importance and therefore the priority of everything you need to do.

Becoming A Selling Machine
Discover the 10 steps that will transform you into a selling machine. Why be ordinary, when you can be extraordinary?

Scheduling and Planning - Keeping on Track - Part 1
Keeping your day on track can often times be a challenge in today's schedule hectic environment. We have provided 7 tips for you to use to make your day go smoother.

Your Sanity Savers - Have Time for the Good Life - Part Two
Interruptions can be a huge time waster! Today there are more ways than ever to get interrupted, someone at your door, phone, cell phone, pager, instant messaging, email and more. Gain control of your environment by practicing some of these tips. The following tips will help you gain control of your time and your sanity!

Managing Your Daily Barrage of E-Mail

Computers have made our world a much more information rich society, but they have also created so much information that it is sometimes hard to track it all. Most executives average about 100 pieces of e-mail per day! Additionally, according to the National Association of Professional Organizers, e-mail has added one to two hours to each person's work schedule per day compared to 10 years ago. Here 11 Tips for When When You are the Receiver of Email

Managing Time - Try a Power Hour

Have you ever tried a "Power Hour?" It is a great technique for your business or office. Pick 4 areas of your business that really need some focus. (for example, marketing, book keeping, recruiting, office administration, etc.) The concept of a power hour is that you spend 15 minutes -- really really focused minutes on four tasks that need consistent focus that you find you do not get to on a regular basis. Here is how to make the most of that time.

Productivity: Rhythm vs. Perpetual Motion

Many people feel that in order to be truly efficient in their work day, they have to be constantly busy, constantly moving from one thing to another. These people make a constant effort to not waste a single moment in their day. The reality? Productivity is more about rhythm than perpetual motion. Just as top athletes and performers need to find a personal rhythm, so you, as a professional in your field, need to find the proper rhythm for how you use your day.

Conducting Job Interviews Made Easy

When you are hiring a new employee you naturally want the best person for the role. In a candidate poor job market you need to realize that while you are conducting job interviews with the candidate, they are also interviewing you to see if they really want to work for you. You need to be on your game – to make sure you leave candidates with a great impression of your company. So, let’s start with the basics. Interviews are not an exact science. They are not meant to be. The best you can do is to try and remove as much of the emotion of the process as possible and balance it with logic.

Email Interruptions May Lower IQ
Email creats as many challenges as it does solutions. Effectively monitoring and managing your time spent on email is critical if you want to stay productive and focused on what's most important in your busines. Learn what a 2005 study revealed about the impact on IQ, and about some simple things you can do to reduce its distracting influence.

ROAD WARRIORS Managing your Time Away from Home
On the road again? Here's some expert advice on how you can make the most of your travel time.

The Challenges of Working At Home With a Newborn

Juggling out of home work schedules with a newborn might seem tricky, but working form home with a new born can be even worse. You might not be prepared for the challenges that will come with your work at home position and your newborn. Many people get into the work at home arena because they want to stay home with their children. This can work perfectly for you if you are able to get past the challenges that will come with your newborn.

10 Things You Need to Know About Your Prospects
It's important to understand your prospects, but it can be hard to get inside their heads. Here are 10 things you need to know.

Dealing with Distractions
Distractions are part and parcel of modern life and the bane of every office worker in the world. You can't get rid of most of these distractions but there are some thing syou can do to make life easier.

Handling the Telephone Interrupter
And you thought emails were bad... a major disruption and interruption to our working day comes from telephone calls, but as with emails, there are steps you can take to tame your telephone interruptions.

How to Work From Home Without Feeling Isolated
If you work from home as I do, it's very easy to slip into the habit of holing up at home for days. When you first get the idea of starting a home based business, it sounds so appealing–work in your pajamas if you want to. No commuting, no interruptions from colleagues, more time freedom.

Staying In Focus

In the midst of our fast-paced lives and high-speed continuous communication, keeping the very important things in focus is more crucial than ever, and is also quite challenging. One reason is because so many things are competing for our attention and thus there are more choices to make on where to focus. Here are a few steps you can take to refocus your attention on the right things for your success.

Is there a leak in your bucket: Eliminating energy drains in your life and business
Is there a leak in your bucket? Your bucket can be described as your life and the leaks are those energy drains that keep the water from being full in the bucket. The leaks are anything that drains your energy - your physical, emotional, spiritual, financial energy. Find out what the leaks are, how to repair the ones you have and how to prevent more from killing your energy and productivity.

Time Management
No matter where I go today, or whom I speak with, I find a burning concern in people related to time management. They are stressing, and I mean heavily stressing because they feel they are failing at managing their time.

11 Strategic Actions To Combat and Defeat Time Wasters From Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach

There is not a day goes by when I do not hear someone tell me they do not have enough time to do what they need to do. Or some people will blatantly tell me that they are terrible time managers and waste a lot of their time (not to mention the waste of others time also). Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach recommends that you take a good look at the ways you waste time and the ways others cause a waste of your time and then develop a plan to get rid of those time wasters. In order to facilitate and guide you in this effort. Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach has developed a list of eleven (11) strategic actions to combat and defeat time wasters.

Strategic Commitments To Build Trust With Clients According to Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach

Today many small business owners are accountable only to themselves. And guess what? That means they are really accountable to no one. Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach strongly believes that accountability is a non-negotiable business and personal trait. We look around today at what is happening in the workplace and observe one example after another where no one is stepping up to be accountable and where no one is being held accountable for their actions. Whatever happened to accountability? How can an individual or a business be trusted if there is no accountability? Who will be a leader ad take responsibility when things go awry and corrective actions must be taken? Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach suggests that there are ten (10) strategic commitments to make to build trust with your clients through accountability.

No Trespassing
It’s sometimes funny how everyday experiences can spark off thoughts about deeper things. I recently had an experience with neighbours about an unclear boundary between our adjoining properties that was causing confusion with access, maintenance responsibilities etc. There was no clear dividing line!

Getting to Know Yourself
Most people think they know themselves pretty well, but how well do you really know yourself? Do you know exactly how you feel about certain things and why, or do you tend to judge how you feel by how you think you should feel? Are you comfortable with your feelings and the "inner you," or is that uncomfortable?

Time Management

It seems to me that entrepreneurs often have a harder time than others with their time management skills. After all, they’re a creative class who like to concern themselves with great ideas and new innovations. They’re rarely ones for nitpicky details about scheduling, especially when it comes to giving them enough time for themselves. They like to work to all hours of the night getting their baby off the ground and running, and rarely think about the consequences. But as an entrepreneur, if you’re going to succeed, you need to learn how to organize your time effectively. This article will show you how.

The Undersea Internet World
The Internet spans the globe delivering communications -- personal and professional -- almost instantly to every corner of the spinning sphere. The problem is there are interruptions and sometimes they are difficult to repair when they are under the ocean.

Making Time for Team Building Relationships
Whatever else you are doing - STOP! - whenever you engage with someone in conversation. Ignore pagers. Put off interruptions. At the very least make sure that you 'honour' the space that you have when you are in any sort of one-to-one with someone else...

How to Dispose of Negative People in 7 simple steps
Compelling reasons and actions steps to erradicate distractions, interruptions and frictions that negatively impact the course of our business as well as our lives.

Google Slap, To understand why this is happening
Understand why Google is closing accounts, to avoid any future interruptions

How to Get Found
The reality is that people and technology is getting better and better a blocking out unwanted interruptions-aka, “marketing.”

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