Paul Burton
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Paul Burton Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Time Management, Productivity
- Best Sellers
- QuietSpacing - Helping Smart People Work Better
- Career Focus
- Author, Speaker, Trainer, Coach
- Affiliation
- National Speakers Association, ASTD
Paul enjoys a national reputation as an expert in solving the productivity challenges faced by people working in today's frenetic environment. When not giving high-content keynote addresses on his experiences, Paul is delivering interactive training programs or customized coaching services to help his clients achieve greater success.
Paul is the creator of the QuietSpacing™ method - a systematic way to effectively process the numerous inputs people receive each day while reducing the interruptions and distractions they suffer. Thousands have adopted the QuietSpacing™ method and report increased productivity, greater control of workloads, and higher professional satisfaction.
He authored the companion book "™ - Productivity Has Evolved," as well as numerous articles on productivity which have been published locally, regionally and nationally.
In 1999, Paul co-founded what is today the largest online kayaking retailer in the country - Outdoorplay, Inc. (www.outdoorplay.com). After grooming a management team to run the company, Paul founded Vision Mechanix where he developed the QuietSpacing(tm) method while working with his overwhelmed clients.
Earlier in his career, Paul practiced corporate finance law in Portland, OR. He later served as General Counsel to two Portland-based corporations. At the second, GemStone Systems, Inc., he also managed operations for the rapidly growing, 35-person professional services department serving a Fortune 500 client base. During Paul's tenure as corporate counsel he taught as an adjunct law professor, developed and participated in continuing education courses, and consulted numerous start-ups during their emergent stages.
As a former atto
ey who has worked in both the corporate and entrepreneurial worlds, Paul is well qualified to work with clients in all fields. He is passionate about what he does and derives great satisfaction from his clients' successes.
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When Is ASAP?
Our 24×7 world has a rash … a rash of ASAP. It’s highly contagious and seems to strike from the top of the organizational chart and move down. Everyone has been afflicted by this rash and most have inflicted it on others. By Any Other Name Identifying the ASAP rash is not hard. Here is a list of symptoms: * It almost always originates in the workplace. However, it has made inroads into some unfortunate home environments as well. * The problem often appears in its native form - ASAP - but be on the lookout for its other forms, such as Now or Immediately.
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Playing in Traffic is Dangerous - Workspace Arrangements that Increase Focus
Whenever I speak to audiences about productivity, be it during a training seminar or a keynote presentation, I always, always, always recommend that they face away from passing traffic. The urge to look up is so strong and whenever we fall prey to that urge, we lose our focus. The natural tendency to look up whenever someone passes by is instinctive. It’s probably a survival mechanism long-instilled in our psyche to observe the “threat” before it consumes us.
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Work-Life Balance Requires Change
I called my Nanna today. It’s the first time I’ve talked with her in months and the only time in years I’ve called her voluntarily. That is, usually my Mom waits until I’m visiting her, then she dials Nanna up and hands me the phone. Actually, today was only semi-voluntarily since my Mom left a message on my voice mail this morning “reminding” me it was Grandpa’s birthday. Mom’s good like that, I’m not. You see, my Grandpa doesn’t know he’s 92 today. Hell, he doesn’t even know it’s Wednesday.
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The Most Important Non-Renewable Resource: Keeping Your Eye on the Prize
We spend every day in the trenches. Putting out today’s fire. Rising to the next occasion. We focus on moving the proverbial ball down the field. Little thought is given to what it means to cross the goal line. I recently had occasion to enjoy a cup of coffee with a client towards the end of the day. It was a perfect time for us to sit back and just catch up.
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4 Time Management Tips
Time itself cannot be managed. It ticks inexorably forward. However, we can manage our behavior to make the most of the time we have. All behaviors employed to best utilize time should target one thing: sharpening focus. The more you focus on the task(s) at hand, the more productive you will be, which will also lower your stress. Increased focus is attained by reducing the interruptions and distractions that pull you away from what you’re doing. Small Changes Make Big Differences See if these suggestions help you stay more focused during the day: 1. Turn Off New Message Alerts.
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4 Tips to Better Command Your Workload
We entered the workforce well educated, but few entered well skilled. Gaining skills on the subject matter of your job is critically important, but so too are skills for managing how you actually get your work done. Worflow processing and organizational skills focus on the actual completion of your work – how efficiently you accomplish what needs to be done. Consider, also, the perceptions others of have you based on whether you appear in command of versus enslaved by your work. Concepts into Action
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Four Ways to Minimize Interruptions and Distractions
We are bombarded by interruptions and distractions all day long. They affect our focus and cause us to lose time getting back up to speed. If we can increase our productivity by just six minutes each day, we’ll increase our productivity by 24 hours each year. That’s three days of production this year over last! Imagine what it would feel like to have three days of work off your desk right now. Quelling the Noise
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Time Management is a Myth
Time can’t be managed. It ticks inexorably forward, second by second. The phrase "time management" is really just a catch-all to describe how we get things done. The sum of all we get done is our productivity. Thus, we’re talking about productivity, and, in this case, individual productivity.
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The Three Rhythms of Workflow - Getting and Staying in the Groove
It's been a rock and roll day here at QuietSpacing(R) central. Monday's always are ... for most of us. Between all the things I shoved into this week from last week, the things everyone else shoved into this week, and the collective exigencies that popped up over the weekend, it's a wonder Monday ever ends!
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Paul Burton
Time is the most important non-renewal resource. Memories are the currency of time. Success, then, is measured by the number of good memories made. Thus, we need to make the most of each day.
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