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At work, I'm a professor and CEO of 5 hospitals. I have over 30 years experience of leading people and teams. I am the blogger behind Healthy Leader, a website and blog. Healthy Leader aims to help you do more, be happy and stay healthy. My areas of expertise are in leadership, particularly what I call 'healthy lead…

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Organize Your Business, Organize Your Life Provide Time, Space and Information Management solutions for Leaders, Entrepreneurs and all seeking to be more productive and get more done. Organizing and Productivity Specialist. Provide Time, Space and Information Management solutions for Entrepreneurs, Leaders, and Bus…

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I'm a first-year Psychology undergraduate in Southern Califo ia. I know how to control my dreams, I choose to live childfree, and I am academically driven.

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Being in this industry people usually think that all this stuff comes natural to me, boy are they wrong! My earlier career was in office management, usually starting out in an office that was upside down and in chaos. An office where most people would walk away, but I loved the challenge of creating systems and gettin…

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Cathy Sexton knows what it’s like to feel stressed, overwhelmed and burned out by trying to have it all. She’s lived it! And when she faced a life-threatening illness because of that lifestyle, she knew something needed to change. What changed for Cathy became not only the foundation for The Productivity Experts, but…

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If you’re a smart solopreneur – someone who’s an expert in your field but still figuring out how to run a business – you should know Elaine Quinn, The Solopreneur Specialist. Elaine is a small business consultant who is tuned in to the needs of people like you. A solo professional herself for more than 10 years, she a…

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Hi! Want to connect? Visit my ABOUT.ME page by clicking HERE. My name is Eric Johnson and I am an MBA, life coach and small business consultant who specializes in guiding people and organizations in moving from clutter to clarity and empowering them to actualize solid goal achievement. For the past 12 years in a var…

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John Berry, John P Berry, or JPBerry is the epitome of a Creative Problem Solver. As a self-professed artist with an engineering degree he combines knowledge with experience to generate outstanding results. He is one of those rare people who is just as comfortable on stage as in a laboratory someone who is both logica…

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Karin Vibe-Rheymer-Stewart, Ph.D., Founder and President of Daily Mastery, the premier time management and preoductibity services company, is a personal and small business productivity expert specializing in helping people work at peak performance and live balanced lives. After earning a Ph.D. in Communication System…

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I am an enthusiastic blogger.I enjoy writing and I write quality guest posts on topics of my interest and passion. I have been doing this since my college days. My special interests are in Business, fashion, Jewelry, travel, digital marketing and following the latest trends in these areas. rad software | rad platform…

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A skilled, “multi-tasking” mother of four, Kellyann Schaefer is the owner of Task Complete, a personal assistance, errand and concierge service. Kelly made a career in nursing for many years as a Registered Nurse. During her tenure as a nurse, she honed her organizational skills and became adept at balancing a busy ho…

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With no less than 5 respected industry certifications, Kerul is an internationally recognized author, professional coach, speaker, and teleclass leader. She has written two books – Productive Procrastination: Making It Work For You, Not Against You, and Stop Procrastinating Now: 5 Radical Procrastination Strategies to…

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Laurie Dupar, PMHNP, RN, PCC helps people of all ages with ADD/ADHD understand how their brains work so they can reach their goals. She works with children, parents and adults to overcome their ADHD challenges, feel more confident, and experience success. A trained Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Laurie…

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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInte etExplorer4 Lorraine Pirihi, The Productivity Queen, is Australia's leading Productivity Specialist and creator of "The Productivity and Profit System ™" the complete one-on-one training program for solopreneurs and small businesses that shows business owner…

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Melinda Janicki Lead Virtual Assistant, Marketing Specialist & Productivity Expert I am THE Productivity Expert & Virtual Assistant with more than ten years of experience withi Administrative & Marketing areas. I have worked with many small and medium sized companies within a wide variety of industries. My extensive…

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I’m Nicole Chamblin, a productivity consultant, the Chief Visionary and owner of Visions Productivity Solutions. I love helping mompreneurs, virtual professionals and business owners stay connected to their passion and what matters most--one vision at a time! My clients benefit from my powerful VISIONS process to lea…

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You know how businesses want to improve, but are not sure of the next step? Rob Wallis, Customer Experience Specialist, speaker and author, helps business owners JUST LIKE YOU increase their profitability by improving their productivity, marketing and customer service processes. He is founder and president of The Wall…

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Sara Caputo, MA is a productivity coach, consultant, and trainer based in Santa Barbara, Califo ia. Sara holds a Masters Degree in Organizational Psychology and is the founder of Radiant Organizing, a consulting and organizing company. Sara is passionate and dedicated to teaching people how to create more space in the…

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Sarah Cruickshank Admin Solutions is a company where it’s all about words…Finding the right words (and pictures) for your features, book or blog; turning your spoken words into text documents; or providing the right words for publication (whether print or online). I’m a Virtual Assistant providing services to journal…

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Sean Mize is a coaches' coach, teaching coaches how to market online, build highly powerful email sequences that build demand for their coaching, and how to sell their coaching. He is an expert at personal productivity and works closely with clients to help them improve their productivity in addition to their marketin…

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I founded Control Chaos in 2006. As a productivity consultant, I provide group training and individual coaching. My diverse background in financial services, non-profits, and small business enables me to offer a unique perspective on finding efficiency and balance. I tailor my approach to be industry specific and cul…

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I am Sheila Hawkins, head Time Wielder at Third Eye Group. I am a Productivity Coach with a revolutionary approach. I am a rebel when it comes just about everything you can think of and, given my non-conformist ways, I’ve always seen things a bit differently than the average person. My purpose on the planet is to revo…

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Stephanie LH Calahan is The Business Vision Catalyst and founder of Calahan Solutions, Inc. She works with purpose-driven entrepreneurs, visionaries, coaches, consultants, health practitioners, authors, speakers and all sorts of remarkable service professionals who are experts in their field, to help them embrace thei…

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I am the creator of Life Manager Pro, the award winning task management and goal setting software. I also wrote the Solved Method which is a program to help decision making and problem solving. I also write the blog After Non Duality which looks at the more spiritual side to life. I live in a small village just outs…

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Since 1986 I have been helping business owners and busy professionals shift from overworked and overwhelmed to place of hi-performance productivity with a powerful sense of focus and attention on moving ahead in a positive way. I design filing systems that really work based on the plant classification methodology I l…

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Closing the doors to my business taught me many things, but none of the lessons were more profound than this one…a successful business grows through a network of committed employees and loyal, satisfied customers. Entrepreneurship is not a game you play alone. It takes a village in the truest sense of that expression.…

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It’s a fact that you simply can’t deny anymore. You’re exhausted, overworked and can’t face another 12 hour day accompanied by a sleepless night. Upset is a mild way of describing how your partner feels with you working late through another night and your kids — well, they don’t even remember what you look like. You need help, dude! But, you already know that. Your mastermind group has been telling you for months. Finally, you’re hearing their message loud and clear. Now what? Where should you even start?

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Get your hands in the air…The Weekend is Here!! If you don’t know how much I LOVE weekends then you don’t know me…AT ALL. Weekends are my time to recharge the batteries, annoy my the family and get intimate with my creative side. Now, I typically don’t recommend working on the weekends. That’s a major no-no. But, sometimes the “itch” to do something work related can’t be ignored. Before the end of the day, you just gotta scratch it. And scratch it I do, however, my work ethic on the weekend is wildly different than that of the work week.

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As we sprint breathlessly toward the finish line, 2011’s holiday season is fast approaching. The hustle and bustle of the season makes it easier for our attention to be pulled in a million different directions. Family obligations take center stage and “slowing down” in our businesses comes rather naturally as we assume our clients, vendors, or prospects are pumping the brakes as well.

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Undoubtedly, email has become an addiction that’s hard to shake. Remember back to when you could go weeks without checking your email? Now, if you’re lucky — you only check it a few times within the hour. Sadly of the 25 new emails since your last check only one is actually work related and not very urgent at all. But, we continue to check it frequently throughout the day. Don’t you sometimes miss the freedom of not checking email every 5 minutes? I do. For many of us, what used to be a convenience has turned into another project to tackle on the to-do-list.

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Success is such a subjective state of mind. When you close your eyes and image the taste and feel of success, what shape does it take? Is it having a sold out seminar or landing a high-profile speaking gig that puts a smile on your face? How about signing on a big-box retailer as a new distributor of your product? No matter how you envision your success, if you are working around the clock and still not seeing the fruits of your labor it’s most likely due to sabotage. But, who would do such a thing? YOU! You are sabotaging your success. Ooo…I said it!

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Internet Marketing Coaching – Why You Need Internet Marketing Coaching What do you want out of your time online? Do you know what you want? Do you want the freedom to work at home? Or do you want the freedom to visit your grandkids whenever you want to? Or do you want to visit the beach or ...

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One of the most important things about article marketing and article writing is the speed with which you write your articles. The reason for this is that although article marketing is highly effective, it does require some volume. One article a week generally won’t build a strong business, although one is better than none. I like to see my clients writing at least 3 articles per day, which when done using the method I’ll show you in this article is very doable in less than 45 minutes. And just 45 minutes a day of article writing at that pace yields over 600 articles per year.

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Every one of us has 24 hours in our day – no more, no less. Yet some people manage to get an awful lot done in that time and others just can’t seem to get anything done. These latter people fritter away their day, finding other things to do while avoiding the goals and tasks they ...

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When you’re starting a business one of the first things you need to identify is your target market, or niche. These are the people who’re going to buy your product or service and without them your business will fail!

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It’s a simple thing, we all have a list of jobs we need to get done each day, or by a certain deadline and nobody is really so busy that they simply can’t get things done, we’re just not very good at organising ourselves. Being organised to get the jobs we need to get done each day simply requires that we get ourselves into the habit of being organised and focussed on the job in hand, rather than trying to multi-task and do loads of different jobs all at once.

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We all like the odd bargain or freebie, but get too many from one place and you start to get suspicious about the quality of the product or service being touted. “Get a free e-book when you sign up to my newsletter”… This is a pretty standard thing, you’re asking people to sign up to your newsletter and your marketing list and you want to add some value, but how many of these freebies have you ever downloaded, let alone read?

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Today I’m talking about time and how to use it for your business. Time management is essential for business, but it’s also a very personal thing, so before we talk about what you’re going to do with the time, let’s find the time you’re going to work with. Get a notebook or a new document on your computer and think about wach day of the week and your commitments (don’t forget to leave time for house chores, walking your dog, hobbies and anything else you do every day without really thinking about it).

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Out of clutter, fInd simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity.rn-Albert Einstein ARE YOUR EMPLOYEES STRESSED AND OVERWHELMED? Do you walk around the office and see piles of papers, empty take-out containers from late nights, and old coffee cups? The occasional crisis has, for many, become the daily norm. Each day there is another 'fire drill.'

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On August 2, 2016, the NY Times featured an article “Feeling Guilty About Not Flossing? Maybe There’s No Need.” For decades, the federal government and dentists have strongly urged us to floss daily to promote good oral health. But now, the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services no longer endorse the practice of flossing due to a lack of scientific evidence supporting medical benefits. Non-flossers are rejoicing! Dentists are outraged! Those of us who floss regularly are in disbelief! WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO GOOD, OLD-FASHIONED, COMMON SENSE?

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Sometimes the smallest actions have the greatest impact. This is true about getting through so many of the small tasks that we are faced with each day. Interestingly, polishing off a bunch of small, quickly done tasks can energize us and motivate us to handle the larger, more mentally taxing projects that need to get done. This philosophy can be applied successfully at both work and home. WORK

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Growing up in the 1970s, there was an expectation that if you work very hard, you would be financially successful and that would bring happiness. Financial success would provide you with the means to start giving. Evidence has come to light over the past few years to prove that this is not true. IN FACT, IT IS COMPLETELY BACKWARDS. Giving is an attribute that leads to greater happiness and success. Not the other way around. THE HAPPINESS ADVANTAGE

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I recently had the privilege of spending the evening with a group of incredibly bright women who are working towards their Executive MBAs at a prestigious university in NYC. As I shared some insights relating to attention management, mindfulness, and happiness, I found myself referring to some of my favorite TED talks. For today's post, I thought it would be fun to share my 5 favorite TED Talks that relate to Productivity, Happiness, and Success. For those of you unfamiliar with TED Talks, here's a short summary from their website:

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If something happens all the time, why is it still unexpected? DAILY HASSLES Many years ago, I worked with a wonderful client who owns an imprinting business. Let's call her Michelle (not her real name.) Michelle's primary focus is helping businesses with their marketing efforts by imprinting their name/logo on all sorts of cool stuff (hats, shirts, bags, pens, bottles, etc.)

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You are inundated with emails; maybe hundreds of them each day. Which means you are also writing lots and lots of emails. It makes you wonder - does anybody even read them? Here are 3 surefire ways you can make sure your emails get noticed...and read! 1. BE CONCISE

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If you're like me, you are always searching for ways to improve work performance and find more time. You have a ton of work. Your task list keeps growing. You're drowning in emails. Yet, the number of hours in a day remains unchanged. These 3 simple and powerful productivity hacks will offer some guidance for getting more quality work done in less time. 1. EMAILS

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Stress is defined as "a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances." When we feel stressed, our body perceives a threat to our well being and releases a chemical that starts the "fight or flight" response. We have all felt it - our heart rate increases, our breath quickens, and our blood pressure goes up. These days it would be difficult to find an individual that does not experience stress at work and/or at home. While there is evidence that some stress is good for us, prolonged or chronic stress can be detrimental to our health.r

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Billionaires reject the concept of to-do lists. Successful professionals swear by their to-do lists. CONFUSED? You are not alone. Each day I review the articles that appear on the web related to productivity. For each one that I come across declaring the need to put everything on a to-do list, I find one that claims it’s a waste of time. This article explains the different perspectives on to-do lists and will help you figure out what might work best for you. DON'T BOTHER WITH TO-DO LISTS

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You want to make the right decision. We all do. But every time you get close to making a decision, doubt creeps into your head and you start to look for more information. And then a little more. There is truly no end to the research and information gathering you can do. This is what I refer to as "Analysis Paralysis."

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I recently read Peter Bregman’s book “4 Seconds – All the Time You Need to Stop Counter-Productive Habits and Get the Results You Want.” The section on accepting criticism was particularly helpful.

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While efficiency and effectiveness are similar-sounding and often confused, the two have vastly different meanings when it comes to getting your work done. EFFICIENCY Being efficient means you are working in a well-organized and competent way. With so many things to do, it is easy to get bogged down with efficiently completing tasks on your to-do list. If nothing else, every time you cross an item off your list, you get a little endorphin rush.

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The easiest way to avoid failure is to never start...anything. Of course, this is also the same method used to avoid success. When we are afraid to fail, we procrastinate. When we are unsure where to begin, we procrastinate. In his remarks at the University of Pennsylvania commencement in 2011, Denzel Washington reminded the audience:

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EMAIL BEST PRACTICES a. Use a signature to provide your contact information on your computer, phone, and tablet. Do not leave the default, "sent from my...." If you are sending a work email from a location other than your desk, nobody needs to know. b. If something is still unresolved after two or three emails, simply pick up the phone. c. Keep disagreements off line. Best to keep some things unwritten and your tone is less likely to be misinterpreted in a live conversation.

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There's been a lot of hype about "inbox zero;" it's as if getting to inbox zero is a badge of honor reserved for those who are uber-organized and completely in control of their work. I've got great news for you - inbox zero is attainable to everyone, including you! But before discussing inbox zero, let's talk about some of the self-sabotaging email habits many of us have developed. DO YOU... check email ALL the time? have email notifications alert you every time a new message arrives? keep your phone at hand at meetings and meal time...in case an important message arrives?r

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HOW CAN YOU GET WORK DONE WHEN YOU ARE ALWAYS BEING INTERRUPTED? You sit down to write the proposal you've been putting off for two weeks. As soon as you get started, the phone rings. An interruption. Back to work for 10 minutes; you're finally in a groove when someone stops by your desk to ask a question. Another interruption. Back to writing the proposal for 15 minutes and you get a text that dinner with clients will be a half hour later. With all of these interruptions, how are you supposed to get any work done? You are not alone.

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Over the past few months, I have enjoyed taking a number of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs.) Although I knew of the concept (free online courses offered from top universities around the world),I only recently began to take advantage of this unique way to learn.

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Do you find yourself caught up in the daily grind? Ever feel like you are just going through the motions each day? Life is busy – both at work and at home. It’s easy to lose yourself in small, insignificant tasks and just plug along each day. How would it feel to have a greater sense of purpose each day? Would you be able to accomplish more of what really matters to you?

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Why don't employees take all of their earned vacation days? Some typical responses might be: "I have no time," "I'm too busy," There is nobody to cover my work." A recent Inc. article, reveals that the average US employee only takes half of their vacation time. At the same time, workers are complaining that they are overworked, stressed, and overwhelmed. Those that go on vacation are very likely to be doing work while they are out of the office. It might be a daily (or more) check of email, a phone conversation, or working on a document.

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Work is busier than ever and the demands can often seem unreasonable. Do your employees voice conce s over workload and lack of time? Are they constantly stressed and in crisis? You might be asking yourself if these symptoms are the result of underlying issues relating to time management, priority management, and task management. Maybe it's a combination of all three. In this blog post, I will offer some suggestions for integrating email management, to-do lists, and calendars that can significantly reduce stress and prevent feeling overwhelmed by work.

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THE 5 W'S TO HAVE MORE MEANINGFUL MEETINGS Your employees are complaining that they can never get their work done due to the constant scheduling of meetings. You know how they feel because you are also suffering from meeting overload. Are these meetings truly necessary? Could they manage without you? Many firms are starting to acknowledge that meetings are not always the best use of time. HERE ARE 5 W'S TO HAVE MORE MEANINGFUL MEETINGS. 1. WHO • Respect people’s time. • More is not always better.r

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Looking for some quick fixes to be more productive? Look no further - here are 10 simple ways you can be as productive as the most productive people you know! 1. MEDITATION Meditating a few minutes each day can help clear your head, reduce stress, and keep you grounded. No training is required - just sit in a quiet place and focus on your breathing for 2, 5 or 10 minutes to get started. I started with 2 minutes in 2013 and now I'm up to 5 minutes a day! When extraneous thoughts enter your mind, simply let them drift away without judgement and come back to focusing on your breath.

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How different would your life be if you just didn’t procrastinate at all? Or, think about how much better your life could be if procrastination actually made you more successful instead? Both might be hard to imagine, but today I am going to tell you why they are both possible. Procrastination is something you hear about more often. There is a wealth of information about why and a lot of advice on how to tackle those moments. Yet, there seems to be something missing, it is still crippling action and people’s dreams.

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Life with ADHD is a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week-adventure!! If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with ADHD, then you know how challenging it can be at times. Unfortunately, most of our focus is on the “negative aspects and problems” of ADHD and rarely are the strengths or positive qualities of ADHD appreciated or celebrated!!

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- “ADHD medications aren’t natural.” - “I only want to use natural ways to manage my ADHD symptoms.” - “I don’t want to put anything unnatural into my body.” These are just some of the familiar comments I hear during or following one of my presentations about ADHD medications. In our world where more and more things come out of a bag or a factory, it makes sense that we are trying to balance this with as much “natural” in our lives as possible.

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Albert Einstein once said…”Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Sound familiar? For instance, have you been trying the same strategies to get out the door on time, but constantly arrive late? Are you struggling to organize your day at work or home only to lose (errr…forget) important pieces of the puzzle? Do you find yourself losing your temper with your children, spouse or other important people in your life and end the day feeling frustrated? And at the end of it all, do you feel just a little bit like you are going crazy?

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Which is more important to help manage your symptoms of ADD…exercise, diet or sleep? Ideally we are fueling our bodies with nutritious food, moving our bodies with regular exercise and getting the consistent sleep we need to feel rested, alert and focused to decrease our symptoms of ADD. But reality is…we are missing at least one, if not all of these essential management strategies. If you could focus on one key strategy to make the biggest difference in experiencing relief of your symptoms of ADD, which would it be?

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Recently I’ve noticed that being “happy” or striving for “happiness” is a major topic of many conversations. We seem to live in a world where we are inundated by information about being happy. Pursuing it could literally be a full time job! Being someone who has struggled with depression, it has made me wonder what would happen if we were happy all the time, whether unhappiness has a purpose, and if happiness is really the point. So what would happen if we were happy all the time?

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Ahhh…the comfort zone. That comfy familiar place where we feel safe. Here we can kick back, relax and pat ourselves on the back. Livin’ seems easy…but there is an underlying restlessness as if something is missing. Is this the comfort zone or…are we “zoning out”?

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Incredible as it sounds, I still am amazed at how often I hear people say “I don’t believe in ADHD.” You probably have heard it too. And if you are like me, the moment those words come out of their mouth, every hair raises on the back of your neck, the fire starts to chu in the pit of your stomach and your mind feels like it is going to explode. No matter how many times it happens, no matter how many times I hear the words “I don’t believe in ADHD” I am dumbfounded as to how it is even possible to live on this planet and doubt the reality of ADHD.

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You begin your day with good intentions of being productive, when all of a sudden the day is gone. The time has ticked away, yet you still have so much to do. You wonder how this happened and exclaim, “I just don’t have enough time to do it all!” 525949 Do you know what that is?? That is the number of minutes you have each and every year… The same number your neighbor has, the same number your mentor has… It’s how people choose to use that time that changes our individual outcomes… Here are 5 time management mistakes you’re focusing on now that will get you nowhere fast…

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I was reading the Tortoise and the Hare the other day and it got me thinking about goal setting… When trying to reach the finish line… Is it better to go fast? Or slow? And what I came up with was that in order to Go fast… we need to at times start off slow, by putting in thinking time, setting up systems, and many times teaching skills to others so that we can focus on the Vroom Vroom… 5 Steps to Faster Goal achievement… aka: the finish line!! 1. Learn how to prioritize and focus on the BEST opportunities available.

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Everyone knows that Networking is based on 3 primary factors: Know, Like, and Trust! Remember, you don’t have to be a business owner to use “networking” as a strategy in your life. Think about it… when you need a carpenter, handyman, or roofer, you go to the people in your network. When you’re looking for a job or even just thinking of switching careers, you immediately go to your network for referrals right?

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The key to being a successful entrepreneur is providing valuable goods or services to your target market. This can only be achieved however when you market your business on a consistent basis. And no one else can market your business like YOU! What I see many entrepreneurs doing is getting caught up in all the other tasks of running a business…

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I have often found that when I plan out my day, as well intentioned as I am, I find times where there are gaps of focused productivity… Let’s set the scenario… It looks a little like this: • You have your goals for the day listed. • You’ve mapped out how you plan on spending the “x” amount of hours you have available in your day to focus on your big goals and the bigger picture of what you define as success in your own life… • You’re motivated and focused!!r

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When it comes to time management, the truth is you can’t “manage time” but you can Manage how you USE your time!! You can either waste it away on stuff that truly in the grand scheme doesn’t matter, OR you can focus on things that pull your life, personal development, relationships and freedom forward… When I talk to clients about delegating, quite frankly many get their panties in a bunch. The resistance pops up and excuses start oozing out all over the place… They sound something like this: - I don’t have anyone to do…rn- No one knows how to do this quite like me…r

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- Have you ever had to go a day or more without your prescription medication? - Do you know the physical discomfort and anxiousness of waiting to get the medication reordered? - Have you spent hours on the phone with the doctor’s office, insurance company or pharmacy waiting for your ADHD medications to be filled? If so, you, like me, have been trapped in the medication maze.

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Here at Coaching for ADHD I love getting emails from you! Especially when you ask questions and want more understanding or clarification about something ADHD related. Recently I received an email from a father asking a question about his son’s behavior. He wanted to know if it was “normal” for someone with ADHD to be able to focus on some things and not be able to focus on other things. Great question, right? Isn’t ADHD an attention deficit issue? How can an ADHD child spend hours building towers on Minecraft, but can only attend to drawing a picture for five minutes?

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There is so much we can learn about time management, productivity and work life balance right? But what are some of the things you can do to make each and every ACTION a moment of success… a way to EXPERIENCE what you put out in the world? As we create goals and action items in our life, it's important to give each action its greatest opportunity for success. Otherwise we're just running around doing, doing, and doing but not always gaining the results we're hoping for.

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Have you ever had that experience where you just "feel" like things are cluttered all around you? Everywhere you look, you feel as if your space is closing in around you? Nowhere to breathe? Often clutter in our space and in our mind prevents us from working at our maximum capacity. I've been doing a lot of Law of Attraction research and self discovery lately, and there was a time that I felt as if "nothing new" was coming into my life... Even being an organized person who likes to get rid of stuff often, we are always accumulating...

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Many of us use a to-do list right?? It’s the one task that keeps us organized and busy all in one. But what I realized was that at the end of the day I would often find myself not making big movements forward, but making teeny tiny steps toward progress. Delaying the big outcomes! I was busy for sure!! But was I being as productive as I could be? Was I focusing on the “right” things? So I created a system that helps keep me moving forward, in big leaps and feeling productive and accomplished at the end of the day and not just “busy”.

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Creating focus in a high tech, high touch, instant gratification world almost seems impossible these days. Tell me if this sounds familiar…? You plan your “tasks” the night before. You have a goal and you’re trying soooo hard to get there! Every day you are prepared with a plan! You have already asked yourself: What top 3 things will I do today to move myself closer to the mirror ball? Next, you sit down at your desk, start working and after multiple distractions and interruptions you realize you worked right through lunch!!

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It seems as if there are never enough hours in the day to get everything done. But with a little bit of planning, and perhaps even adding in some delegation, it is possible to stay on top of it all! Here are some helpful tips that every busy mom can use! Master your calendar By reviewing your calendar in advance and keeping track of every appointment, you are prepared in advance. I often suggest plotting out your calendar 6-8 weeks in advance.

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When I did a recent survey on every day stress, I had no idea what the results would be. I was amazed when more than half of the participants rated daily stress at a level higher than 5, from 0 to 10. More than half of them experience high levels of stress on a regular basis. Does this sound right to you? What are we missing here? Do we really need to live our lives this way?

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We all want to have more time, more time to do what we want to and be with those we love. This means, having time to do the things you love in life, to do the things you want to and not only the things you need to, which is the key to feeling fulfilled. It is certainly not easy though, and for most, having more time will always remain the elusive dream. What you do with your time and how you use your time directly influences the results you are experiencing in life at the moment.

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We all want to have more time, more time to do what we want to and be with those we love. This means, having time to do the things you love in life, to do the things you want to and not only the things you need to, which is the key to feeling fulfilled. It is certainly not easy though, and for most, having more time will always remain the elusive dream. What you do with your time and how you use your time directly influences the results you are experiencing in life at the moment.

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I am a huge fan of finding ways to improve and create a fulfilling lifestyle, delving into book after book for many years. I wasn’t only interested in new things that you could do, but also curious why some individuals seem to effortlessly have what they want while others struggle day in and out. What keeps coming up, in many different ways, is how our exte al world is actually a reflection of our internal world. What does your world look like?

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Have you ever sat in front of the computer screen or pad of paper, wishing the words to magically come forth from your fingertips so you could finally meet your deadline? Do you hope that you won’t have to go through the chaos and stress of it being late or not completed at all? Yet no matter how long you sit there, or stare out the window, or surf the internet or hit your head on the desk…nothing happens. It’s not that you aren’t motivated or that it’s not important to you, but literally it’s like you have no idea of where to start or what words to use…you’re blank.

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Having ADHD can be frustrating. Merely struggling with compensating for the challenges so they don’t interfere with daily functioning and learning new ways to do things can be taxing. There is a constant internal battle of symptom and strategy waging inside yourself when you are coping with ADHD. In fact, a lot about ADHD is exhausting, however, putting up with or hearing from people who misunderstand or have misconceptions about ADHD has to top the list. Recently I was on a social chat forum online when the question was asked:

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Summertime is just around the corner, and Lynn is wondering what to do about her son’s ADHD meds. “He really needs them for school, and the medication has calmed him down a lot, but some people have told me they take their kids off medication in the summer. I‘m not sure what to do!”

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One of my passions is coaching people with ADHD who know they want to experience more satisfaction and success in their lives, but are unsure as to what actions will best support this. I love being able to help them discover new ways of managing their ADHD and creating new strategies that maximize their strengths and minimize their challenges. Through the years I have discovered that a large number of entrepreneurs struggle with ADHD which creates a unique challenge.

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Time is a finite resource. As much as we would like to solve the problem of "not enough time" by adding another hour or two to the day, it is not possible. We are always limited by this fixed, yet elusive commodity which is why it can be so frustrating when we feel robbed of the time we need.

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Did you know that the answer to your productivity depends on the first 15 minutes of your day?

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Summer movie blockbusters are upon us and local theaters are showcasing another season of superhero action flicks. Raising two sons, I have watched my share of superhero movies - from Star Wars to Spiderman - and confess that I know quite a bit about superheroes – the struggles that led them to use their talents and gifts to fight for good and prevent evil. I am intrigued by these stories and characters because when you look closer, it seems that beneath the cape or the mask, these remarkable heroes are really ADHD adults in disguise.

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Bullying has become one of the most prominent social issues of our time. Bullying someone with ADHD seems to be even more widespread due to their still developing social skills and increased possibility they will impulsivity react. A bully, by definition, is a person who is habitually cruel or overbearing in the attempt to intimidate someone else and try to force him or her to do what they want.

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Did you know that the answer to your productivity depends on the first 15 minutes of your day? Physically we know having breakfast in the morning is important to getting the right fuel to sustain our energy and metabolism throughout the day. What we may not realize is that fueling our brain with what it needs to sustain focus and productivity is equally as important.

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It’s summertime! Time for roadtrips and school vacation – which means more driving for teens and adults with ADHD. The symptoms of ADHD – especially the combination of impulsivity, distractibility, and inattention – lend themselves to greater risk of accidents, tickets and errors in driving (view our blog on ADHD and Driving – Risks and Strategies). So before you pack up the car or hand your keys over to your teenager, check the tips below to improve the safety for drivers with ADHD:

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Mom, can I have the keys to go meet Cheryl at the mall?” “Dad, I just need the car for about an hour so I can take my friends to get some ice-cream.” “Mom, it’s so hot out! Can I just drive to the pool?” Not only do adults often drive more in the summer, particularly on highways while on vacation, but teens who are no longer confined to the school setting often drive more as well. If you are an adult with ADHD or have a teen diagnosed with ADD, extra caution may be needed.

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Paul made an appointment with me and arrived with a concern: “My wife keeps telling me I have ADHD because I am always misplacing things, forgetting what she says, and running late - even to work. But I have never been hyperactive, so can she still be right?” A week later, I met Jennifer upset with what her doctor had told her. “He said I have ADHD, but I know I don’t! I am very low energy, and my biggest problem is procrastination. I have ADD, not ADHD.”

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“I think I have ADHD,” a client told me. “I seem to have all the symptoms! But, is there a test? How can I know for sure?”

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Do you hover over your spouse while they’re doing housework or completing other important tasks around the house? Do you take more than your share of responsibility for things in your ADHD relationship? Do you find it is just easier to get things done if you micro-manage your partner’s schedule or better yet, do it yourself? Have you tried nagging, pleading even anger to try and motivate your partner to get things done. If so, you may be a helicopter partner!

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I am sure it is not the first time you have read about the grave consequences of negative thinking. The movie ¨The Secret¨ did really well at creating awareness around the impact of our thoughts on our lives. It has also been scientifically proven that our thoughts directly influence our lives and there is a wealth of information that can be found warning every one of the dangers of thinking negatively, and rightly so! Your thoughts affect your current health, your successes in life, your relationships, your finances, they influence everything.

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My favorite radio stations are playing carols, greeting cards are arriving in my mailbox and more and more houses are twinkling as I drive home at night. It’s official – the holidays are here. I’ve been thinking about the holidays and how to write a blog about best tips to survive and enjoy them if you or a loved one has ADHD. Then I started reminiscing about past seasons with my children and decided to go a different route. To celebrate the joys that ADHD can bring this time of year:

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A few months ago, I wrote about “tipping points:”

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Most would think that with the advent of technology, all the new gadgets and devices, we would drastically free up tons of time! Our productivity may certainly have increased but managing time is still the elusive goal. I doubt there are many people who can claim that they don’t know what it feels like to be utterly stressed out or so overwhelmed you can`t make sense of anything – all due to a lack of time.r

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It’s an undeniable fact - most New Year’s resolutions fail. Not because we don’t want to improve our situation or have a lack of motivation – we do! The truth is, most of us don’t take the time to really create goals that will work for us. When January 1st rolls around, there’s tremendous pressure to outline goals and resolutions for the next 365 days. Many of us are exhausted from the holiday celebrations and we jump into kneejerk promises- lose weight, focus more, etc. We don’t take the time to really assess where we hurt or dream the most.

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Ahh Valentine’s Day. A whole day traditionally devoted to celebrating love. And as it is quickly approaching, my thoughts turn to relationships, all sorts of different ADHD relationships, and how ADHD can be a test for even the strongest connections. When I work with adults, often the focus of our coaching sessions turns to a request for the best ways to handle conflicts with partners. I often hear these conce s: “I'm tired of always being late. No matter what I do, I can’t seem to get there on time. I feel awful and he gets so disappointed and angry with me.”

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We have all felt the suffocating influence that fear can have on us and I’m sure we all agree that it can leave you feeling completely trapped with nowhere to run and escape. Fear isn’t something we experience a couple of times, fear shows up in our lives in many different ways and times of our lives, it controls, limits, and even ruins many lives. So, what can we do about it? Firstly, let’s start by looking at basic fear. What is fear actually?

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What are your biggest fears in life, those that are stopping you from moving forward? What would it mean to you if you knew how to successfully overcome those fears? In my previous article, we looked at what fear is, the difference between real and imagined fear and what that means for you. What I am going to do today is show you how you can overcome your fears, now that you understand that your fears don’t need to hold you back.

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It’s that time of the year again…the 90 plus days that are the bane of existence for most adults with ADHD. Yes, I’m talking about tax season - when all of our best intentions from the year before can either feel like our saving grace or plunge us into weeks of despair. For whatever reason, taxes seem to combine all of the struggles of ADHD into one fell swoop. Last year, I shared the common experience of “a week with adult ADHD” to show how even the best of intentions can lead to chaos, putting out fires, procrastination and barely making deadlines.

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What exactly is "Blocked Energy?" Blocked energy is, in essence, when you want to move forward in an area in your business, but you find yourself feeling stuck. How do you know when you're experiencing it in your business?

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This month I wanted to share some experiences about conferences! I love conferences and look forward to the opportunities to travel around the country to enjoy some time with other ADHD coaches and entrepreneurs, increase awareness of ADHD challenges, and finally meet some of my long distance clients face-to-face. It’s sort of like the social season of 19th century London, when the movers and shakers gather together in the city for debutante balls, elaborate dinners and spectacular galas. They can be both exhilarating and exhausting.

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It’s been a few weeks since the Succeed with ADHD Telesummit and my mind has finally quieted. All those tips and strategies, plus the energy and excitement of the listeners and speakers, had my brain fired up. I wanted to implement everything at once and make changes in my life right away! All those great ideas buzzing in my head, all the ‘I have to do that’, created such noise that I didn’t know where to start.

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Lessons from Natural Horsemanship It's not an obvious metaphor, but natural horsemanship carries some powerful themes of self-leadership. I just returned from a 2 week course called "Liberty and Horse Behavior" at the Parelli Center in Florida, and while the name of the course doesn't sound ...

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Since the Virtual Assistant industry has grown sooo much there are several important aspects to look for when researching a Virtual Assistant Team or Solo Entrepreneur for your organization. First - Realize What You Need! While a professional Virtual Assistant can help you organize yourself to ...

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Social Networking: A social network service uses softwareto build online social networks for communities of people who share interests and activities or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. -Wikipedia Social networking is the result of the Web 2.0 revolution. ...

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I just signed on another newsletter client and I was again reminded of the forever going arguments of which format is better for an eZine. Well with the massive amount of newsletters I publish on a monthly basis I see which format has what benefits and drawbacks. Ultimately, you can decide ...

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5 Tasks to Delegate to a Virtual Assistant & Comprehensively Build your Business By Melinda Janicki, Lead Virtual Assistant & Marketing Specialistnhttp://www.OnDemandVirtualServices.com So you are thinking about hiring a virtual assistant but you are overwhelmed by the delegation process. Here ...

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I am sure that you have thought about buying a mailing list at some point in your business. Or maybe you have already done so. If you havenft, you will eventually come across advertisements that read: g2,000,000 email addresses for $29.99. Click in the other direction quickly! Sure, having ...

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“Medication levels the neurobiological playing field.”rn~ Biederman, J., & Spencer, T. (2002) After receiving a diagnosis of ADHD, the most commonly asked questions people have are around ADHD medications. Despite the fact that we have been using the same psycho stimulants to treat ADHD for over 60 years, and have studied them over and over again for effectiveness, short term and long term side effects and contraindications, doubt remains.

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When you’re living with ADHD (in yourself or a loved one), every day can feel like a struggle. And when you find something that works to make everyday life run just a little bit smoother, that one tip can be a lifesaver! And if that tip was shared with you by someone else, you feel ete ally grateful for their time and generosity. Over the next two blog posts, I’m going to talk about 3 ways you can pay it forward, and bring a little bit of happiness to the lives of others with ADHD.

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How often do you feel unproductive and disorganized while you working? You are fully aware that if you made some changes at work, things would improve dramatically, but you don’t know where to start so you don´t do anything. If you start by making small changes, one by one, over time you will be amazed at how much more productive you feel and how much more you are able to achieve in the same amount of time.

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It is just assumed that setting goals will somehow motivate breakthrough achievement. Have you noticed that just stating a goal works about as well as New Year's Resolutions? For some people, goals can be counter-productive, triggering an anti-goal reaction. The Anti-goal Reactionr

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Beware of Charlie-Down-the-Block. Charlie is the (generic) person in your new client's life that tells them they are making a mistake doing business with you. Charlie-Down-the-Block is not a particular individual, but the person who ALWAYS knows better than you what is best for your prospective client. Be particularly aware of Charlie if there is a time gap between the prospect saying "yes" to working with you and the implementation of the program or project. Charlie knows just what your prospect should do at any given moment about just about anything.

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“The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half.” Feodor Dostoevski It is a well-established truth that the habits which we pick up unknowingly gradually grow upon us and may even dominate our lives. No wonder many communities believe in inculcating the best of habits in children from a young age. Whether it is brushing your teeth twice a day or being polite, human behavior is largely controlled by habit and not by choice. However, we also have habits, ways of doing things we not even really aware of, they are so automatic.

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Just as there are many different ways that ADHD shows up in our lives, there are also many different ways to manage and succeed with ADHD. What works for someone else may not be the best strategy for you…or is it? Today’s article contains an overview of ten unique approaches to effective ADHD management, or ways you can succeed with ADHD, followed by an invitation to join me in a no-cost ADHD telesummit. There will be presentations from some of the top ADHD experts and professionals from our community, who will teach you more about each technique and how to make it work for you.

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It seems that the mantra emanating from many people's mouths these days is "balance". Work/Life balance or Family/Self balance is mostly what people seem to be referring to. So many people are juggling the demands of two-income households, trying to keep current with all the chores, tasks, ...

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Whenever someone asks me to do a favor, take on a responsibility complete a task, help with a chore, my knee-jerk reaction is to say "Yes, sure!" While it would be interesting to discover whether this comes from conditioning, a desire to please, or a sense of wanting to contribute, in the end ...

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"What the heck is she talking about now?!", you're probably asking yourself. "The carrot and the stick? Is this some new schtick?" (sorry!) Well, actually, if you've heard me talk, you know I often ask you to treat yourself like the proverbial donkey - by rewarding yourself for following through ...

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10. Procrastination Condemnation - Lose the Labels! All those things you call yourself, such as lazy, scattered, disorganized, not good enough, incompetent, or stupid, for example, aren’t helping you get things done, are they? You’ve learned to believe them, and you think they’ve become ...

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It's hard to imagine that this could be so, but I'm finding that I have to be ambitious about being "lazy". How amusing! If you're like most of my clients (and myself), you're very used to packing every day full of activities, responsibilities, "stuff". You may take pride and pleasure in the ...

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There are hundreds of ways to market yourself and your company that don’t cost hundreds of dollars. As a Business Owner of ON Demand Virtual Services and Lead Virtual Assistant I know how hard it is to stay ahead of the Marketing Game! In such a competitive marketplace it is imperative that we ...

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Here are ten tips and good habits that you can incorporate into your days to make them more positive, feel better and see better results…. Focus on solutions; not problems - If something is going wrong in your life, it is normal for most people to focus on the problem and how bad it is. Normally you find yourself asking how this can happen to you, why this is happening, I have such bad luck, etc, and you wallow in your problem. You run this situation over and over in your mind like a video on auto-replay, again and again – and does it ever help?r

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For people with a low self-esteem, improving your self esteem must become a pre-requisite for your journey to success. That does not mean that you cannot start your journey but in parallel, also work on improving your self-esteem.

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Is it a struggle to accomplish even everyday tasks and do you often find yourself distracted until time is wasted? The challenges of ADHD/ADD are very real. But there is hope. When you understand how ADHD has been affecting all the areas of your life, you can learn to minimize its impact and live successfully with ADD /ADHD. Here are some steps to help you build confidence, clarify and prioritize your goals, minimize your ADHD challenges, and get you past being stuck to actually following through with your plans.

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Do I have ADHD? Does my child have ADHD? Simple words, but the answers to these questions can be life changing for people and/or parents who are unsure as to whether or not they or their child have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

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Unfortunately, many people with ADHD or ADD are incorrectly thought to be unmotivated or to somehow lack the “right stuff” in order to enjoy a successful, satisfying and purposeful life. This misperception baffles me as it is so far from the truth for most persons I know who live with the challenges of ADHD.

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As an ADHD life coach, I get to work with some of the most amazingly creative adults living with ADHD every day. This week I met with a new client to talk about how ADHD was impacting her life and begin helping her design initial ADHD coaching strategies to better manage these challenges.

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As parents of an ADHD child, you have probably felt frustration with your child’s impulsivity, inattention and restlessness. Here are five tips that can help and teach your child to be more in control of their behavior and still maintain their natural curiosity and enthusiasm:r

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For many new coaches, the focus is on getting coaching experience…period. An option emerging coaches often take is to agree to coach clients without charging for their services. This is what we call pro bono coaching. However, having only or too many pro bono clients will not help us with our own financial bottom line and without being able to earn a living we will not be able to keep doing what we love…coaching. By considering ahead of time how serving pro bono clients can help both you and the client, you can create a win-win situation. Let me tell you how:

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Life is constantly changing. A reality which can be difficult for people with ADHD who often struggle with making changes, especially when they are unexpected. In order to make change more successful it is not enough to know what we want to change or even what is motivating us to change. We need to be able to have enough “space” to change.

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A client of mine recently said to me “I have to work on my time management, but I never get to it!” Does this sound familiar? Problems with time management seem to lie at the heart of the difficulties faced by many adults with ADHD and it is perhaps one of the least appreciated of the challenges many experience. Challenges with time for people with ADHD can include everything from not being able to accurately judge or estimate how long something will take to complete, to a lack of feeling of time passing, to having difficulty remembering the months of the year in order.

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One of the most effective management strategies for minimizing the challenges and symptoms of ADHD is medication. This might not be the most popular statement I have ever made, but research over and over again has shown that ADHD medications can “level the playing field” for adults with ADHD. Medications can be effective in helping adults with ADHD increase their focus on less interesting tasks, reduce impulsivity of actions and words and calm inner restlessness.

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Being an entrepreneur isn´t easy - not only do you have to provide an excellent service but you also have to run a business and manage your own time, and do all three successfully. Do you ever find yourself feeling completely overwhelmed when you think of all the things you have to do, or find that you just can´t seem to get on top of all the work?….here are a few tips and techniques you can apply to get more done and feel more productive.

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Whether you are just starting out or you have been an entrepreneur for a few years, wherever you are in your career, ensuring you have the right mindset is essential for your success. It is said that 80% of the reasons holding us back from being successful are inside ourselves and only 20% are on the outside – so we must always start by looking at ourselves. Don’t let yourself be your worst enemy. So how can we ensure we have a mindset geared for success…there are a few qualities we need to work on to be geared for success.

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“Starting your own business is like riding a roller coaster. There are highs and lows and every turn you take is another twist. The lows are really low, but the highs can be really high. You have to be strong, keep your stomach tight, and ride along with the roller coaster that you started.” ~ Lindsay Manseau

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Do you ever wonder why your mood can suddenly change when you hear an old favorite song, and then change as quickly as it did when you see a long queue in a bank? This is a process that goes on around and within us all the time, whether we are aware of it or not, called Anchoring. Anchoring is a common term used in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and it is a tool that is used very successfully to achieve goals in areas such as sports and business and you can even use it to improve your productivity.

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“When you take a small purposeful step each day, great things can happen.” Every January I get excited to come up with goals for the New Year. I’m a good goal setter. I see it as a way to challenge myself and keep things interesting. A bit like playing a game and figuring out which hoops I need to jump through to get to the prize. Sometimes I stick to these new resolutions…too often I don’t. I always have the best intentions, but I confess I haven’t always gone past this initial phase into taking the steps needed for success.

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ADHD affects conservatively about 5-8% of the world’s population. With the world’s population being around 7 billion…that’s a lot of people struggling with inattention, impulsivity or distractibility! Since math has never been my best academic subject, comprehending such a number has always been a bit hard for me. I guess it means that if I’m sitting in a room of 30 people, at least two or three of those people have a creative, overly active, easily distractible brain just like mine.

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ADHD runs in families. It is a genetic disorder and a family affair. If you are an adult with ADHD, it is highly likely that another relative of yours will have ADHD. For many adults this other someone is a grandchild. With the increased awareness and visibility of ADHD, the number of grandparents who are conce ed about their grandchild with possible ADHD is becoming more and more common. Often these grandparents did not have the resources or access to information about ADHD when their own child was young.

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People with ADHD are often eager to explore all the possibilities of better managing their ADHD challenges. Even though studies show that medication is up to 70-80% effective in reducing the core symptoms of ADHD (inattention, impulsivity and distractibility), there is no “magic pill” that alleviates all the struggles or cures ADHD. The impact of ADHD is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and most ADHD medications wear off within 4-12 hours. That leaves many hours in the day that often require alte ative ways of coping with and managing ADHD symptoms.

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“The most important relationship you will ever have is the one you have with yourself.” Author unknow Each year, Valentine’s Day seems to draw attention to the notion that love is indeed a mystery. For some, it is a day looked forward to eagerly as they await their chance to acknowledge or be acknowledged by those they love. However, for many people with ADHD, their own inner struggle with poor self-worth, lack of self-acceptance and low self-esteem, limits their full appreciation of the abundant love from those around them and for themselves.

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"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." ~ Thomas Alva Edison

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The impact on siblings of children with ADHD is not often talked about, yet it is an important discussion to have in order to create healthy and functioning families. Studies show that siblings of children with ADHD experience the same disruption, chaos, unpredictability and exhaustion as their parents. At times, they may even feel victimized, unprotected and powerless, particularly when faced with expectations to “take care” of their siblings. A healthy family considers everyone’s needs.

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Time management skills are an essential factor in contributing to the productivity of an individual at work or home. With so many hardware and software tools available at one’s disposal these days, many people are of the view that these technology tools distract and hamper time spent on more productive activities. However, this view represents only on side of the issue. One can efficiently manage time by leveraging the power of technology and use some of the great tools to simplify and organize life at work and on the personal front.

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For people with ADHD, a familiar strategy to get things done is to be very clear about their goals, break them down into smaller pieces, and complete those smaller pieces in order to carry out the goal. Weekly we plan for what needs to be accomplished. Daily we check and check off our to do lists for what we accomplish and breathe a sigh of relief when we can look back and see that indeed we have moved forward and made progress. Completing these steps helps create the structure and organization that minimizes the common challenges of disorganization, distraction, procrastination, etc.

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People often fail to exploit their true potential because they are limited not by resources, but by themselves. We underestimate our capabilities and give in too easily to doubt, fear and our bad habits, when we are in reality, capable of achieving much more. What are the common reasons that make people falter and stumble on their journey to success? What undermines success and separates success from breakdown? Here are 4 commonly made mistakes, avoid being victim to them yourself. • Only wanting to do ¨certain¨ thingsr

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It is a common question that I come across in my line of work. How long does it take to learn iPhone app development? Unfortunately for citizen developers, the process of iPhone app development is more like a Masters course than a diploma program. Citizens need to get a deep understanding of the Swift programming language. Swift and Objective-C are the two programming languages that developers use to create iPhone applications.

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Have you ever had to go a day or more without your prescription medication? Do you know the physical discomfort and anxiousness of waiting to get the medication reordered? Have you spent hours on the phone with the doctor’s office, insurance company or pharmacy waiting for your ADHD medications to be filled? If so, you, like me, have been trapped in the medication maze.

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What’s a White Pebble Story? Remember the story of Hansel and Gretel who found their way out of the dark, unknown forest following one white pebble after the other? Well, for many, the road to discovering ADHD coaching and possibly becoming a certified ADHD life coach is like that journey home. And, it’s only when reflecting back, that you recognize the white pebbles that marked your progress…the steps, choices, decisions, and milestones that led you right to this place.

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In a world where chaos is the natural order of the universe, being or getting organized can seem like a destination we will never quite reach. But what if rather than a destination, we can consider organization as a process. What if instead we saw organization as a way for us to enjoy our lives more fully, by keeping all the things and stuff in our world in some sense of order? And what if rather than wanting to give up and give into the mess, organization could actually be fun?

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Recently on one of my social media sites, I asked my followers to describe what ADHD feels like for them. The responses provided an interesting insight into what living with ADHD feels like. Why ask people what living ADHD feels like for them?

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I strongly believe that everyone has a purpose in life and that it is strongly connected to what they are passionate about. This is great news for people with ADHD – because when we are passionate about something there is no stopping us! All those ADHD obstacles seem to disappear and we are able to focus and get things done with enthusiasm and energy.

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Online businesses today are faced with a predicament - they must please a breed of users that are alert, spoilt for choice, and who are growing increasingly more informed. In an age where we cannot effectively function without our smartphones, it is evident that smartphone application development is a prerequisite to ensure that your business thrives in this digital age.

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The past couple of months have been doozies for me.

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I think my dentist is on to me. Over the past year I have noticed an increase in their efforts to remind me of my appointments. In the good old days I would get a postcard two weeks before the appointment reminding me of the day and time. I really appreciated this as most of my dentist appointments were made six months out when I actually had no idea of what I would be doing at that time. Next came the reminder phone calls about two days before. More recently this has progressed to also include several email messages and a text that asks me to hit reply to confirm I will be there.

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Daily, I take my vitami B’s, vitami C, but vitami D?

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Daily, I take my vitami B’s, vitami C, but vitami D?

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It’s been three centuries and a decision still has not been reached! Being part of the ADHD tribe we know that making decisions can be challenging, however taking over three hundred years to decide an answer makes our prioritization nature-or-nurturechallenges look pretty minor in comparison. The ongoing debate I’m referring to?

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Ok, I’ll admit it…I don’t relax very well.relax In fact the thought of not “doing” something is a bit terrifying to me. If I had to use a metaphor to describe myself, I would say I am like that big pink Energizer Bunny. It is the perfect example of how I go through life and a key ingredient to many of my successes. Like the energizer bunny, some part of my body is always moving and my mind is constantly “on”. I’ll admit that people have jokingly asked me where they could find my “off” switch. Like the Energizer Bunny, I keep “going and going” in order to reach my goals.

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Recently, many of you in my ADHD tribe were with me when I rushed to my son’s side as he recovered from a very serious car crash. For 10 days I alte ated between sitting next to his hospital bed holding his restrained hands, watching as fluid dripped into his body and slept in his hospital room in the ICU so when he woke I could reassure his confused mind that he was safe. During that time I realized the blessing of each of you who reached out to me, sending prayers of support, messages of comfort, likes and thumbs up on my Facebook posts, texts and emails with positive thoughts.

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Day-in and day-out, I talk to people living with ADHD who want to find their life purpose. The reason, goal or motivation that will be the answer to them experiencing a fulfilling and satisfying life. It’s universal to want to have a sense of meaning in our lives and feel as if we are making a valuable contribution.

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This past month I made a big mistake. During a routine manicure, I impulsively had the technician apply acrylic nails. You know, those long unbreakable nails that seem so elegant on someone else? Well, ever since, it’s like I have been typing on stilts. It’s amazing how an additional ½ inch at the end of your fingers can throw off everything from typing, to cleaning, to getting dressed and to making it impossible to play the new ukulele I bought in December.

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When your child is a college bound senior, you want him to be prepared so when he enters college, he is part of the 50% that eventually graduates with a degree. You’ve spent years helping him with study skills, taught him right from wrong, and worked tirelessly to mold him into a capable, academic young adult. They are just about at the finish line…preparing to graduate from high school and go off to college…your job is just about done!

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Are you the partner in an ADHD relationship always dashing, darting, taking risks and soaring while your partner is more steady, balanced and unswerving? If so, your ADHD relationship maybe that of a kite and kite holder. Let me explain, several years ago I was focused on expanding my ADHD coaching business. I was determined to be able to reach and provide information and resources to as many people struggling with ADHD as possible. During those years, I noticed a disturbing trend amongst my peers and fellow emerging entrepreneurs.

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“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” Dr. Seuss Do you stand out, or are you busy trying to fit in? Do you focus on how to make a positive difference in the world? Or is your focus on being accepted? ADHD comes with being different. Everyone has things they do well…and not so well. The key is to maximize those things that make us unique, different, one-of-a-kind thinkers and doers. People who are most memorable are those who are different enough to stand out, not fit in.

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While it is relatively simple to develop apps using RAD software with low code app development approach, it is beneficial to chalk out a step-by-step checklist at the anticipatory stage that can be referred back to. This is true for both experienced app developers as well as novices. For this, you will need to have a solid understanding of how the Rapid Web Application Development approach works, and the specifics related to how you have chose RAD Platform functions.

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The history of rapid application development is fascinating, validating its evolution into the most efficient and productive model for web and mobile app development.

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Social, mobile and cloud-based capabilities have revolutionized the commercial playing field. Just having a store no longer suffices. It is challenging for a business to survive, let alone thrive, without a definitive presence on the internet. The app emerged over the past few years, to become a sort of magic bullet for a user’s online needs. It provides individuals with a gateway to life-changing or at the very least, life-easing functions. Business applications are becoming non-negotiable when it comes to optimizing productivity and boosting profit.

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Our clients tell us that they are in this situation where they had had to put forward an application development request to the software team and waited for months just to see some initiative being taken? Most often, the reason for failure is the prolonged development process, that ultimately leads to negative ROI. The solution is HokuApps Rapid Application Development Platform. But more on this later.

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rad platforms have become the go-to choice for developers. Due to the plethora of advantages, they offer to a company that wants to roll out attractive and effective apps, it makes sense to adopt the RAD Platform to lead their app development strategy.

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Not so long ago, when virtually all work product was cranked out the hard way – without automation or electronic gadgetry – performance standards and expectations were a lot different. Communication moved by interoffice mail, or snail mail, or telephone if you could catch someone at their desk. Expectations were modest. The pace of work was slow. People closed up shop at the end of the workday and were “off duty” in the evenings and on weekends. Work was what you did to pay the bills and for most people, the sooner you were done the better.

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My husband and I were in New York City when Hurricane Sandy hit. Like thousands of others, we were without electricity – no lights, no TV, no Internet, no hot water, no heat and no elevator – for days. Fortunately, we were just visiting. We had no damage, no injuries, and it wasn’t critical that we get back to Chicago on schedule. We were able to wait it out until we could get a flight back home. Clients knew I’d be out of town for a couple of weeks and I hadn’t booked any meetings, so my business wasn’t affected. While it was inconvenient, we didn’t really suffer.r

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Last week I was listening to one of my new clients as she explained why she had called. “I need help with my business! I’m just disorganized and overwhelmed,” she said. “There are so many things I need to do; just look at my to-do list!” Sure enough her to-do list was a couple of pages long. So I asked, “These items at the top -- how long have they been on here?”

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When I worked in a big company, I never had much trouble feeling motivated to do my job. There was energy and activity all around me. There was always a deadline to meet. Everyone was busy doing something interesting, and the truth is, so was I. I really liked my job—most of the time. Granted, there was too much of it. And some of my co-workers weren’t exactly team players. And now that I think of it, I did have a boss or two I truly despised, but all in all, I stayed motivated to do well. Besides, NOT doing well would have been mortifying.

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When you work from home, there are plenty of excuses to avoid getting down to business. One of the most frequent reasons clients give me for procrastinating about their work is that they just don’t like their home office.

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Do you have a to-do list? How many items are on it? Do you feel like you’ll never finish it? Do you think if you just got organized enough you could get everything done? Don’t count on it. Why? Because we have lives that are already busy. We can’t stop doing all the usual things to squeeze in those new things on our list. And how many of us discover after our daily routine that we have extra time we don’t know what to do with? While lists may be helpful for remembering what we intend to do, they don’t actually get anything done! Here’s what’s wrong with to-do lists:

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Everybody hates email, right? Aren’t you swamped? Don’t you feel overwhelmed knowing you’ll never be able to clear out your inbox? Complaining about email has become everyone’s favorite pastime – sure to find a sympathetic audience just about anywhere. Wasn’t it so much better before someone invented email? Was it? Some people have romanticized memories of the good old days. Others are simply too young to have any first-hand knowledge. So let me describe what business was like before email.

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The latest advice we hear from the business gurus is “Work smart, not hard.” Yes, of course; that makes sense. But what does it mean? What exactly should we do to work “smart?” Working smart means being effective – focusing on the results we’re after, not the process we use to achieve them. Don’t mistake activity for effectiveness. You can stay busy all day without accomplishing anything important. We only have a limited amount of time and energy, so we need to use those resources in a smart way. Use them for the things that make a difference.

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• File and Find Documents Fastr The only reason to file papers is to give them a place to be until you need them again. A good filing system should take you very little time to file or find documents. Don’t spend time creating an elaborate system, and don’t automatically file everything that comes your way. Studies consistently show that 80 percent of papers filed are never referred to again!

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Have you ever said, “I just can’t seem to get my to-do list done!” Do you think if you just got organized enough you could get everything done? Don’t count on it. The average person has so many things on their list that if they did nothing else but work on those things – didn't go to work, had no personal life, nothing – and added nothing new to their list - it would take approximately 10 weeks to get it all done! What does that tell you? It tells you no one gets everything done that's on their list!

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Remember how your school days were divided into different subject periods? Do the same with your workdays now. Consider the major types of work you have before you and divide the day into work periods of an hour or so each. Schedule specific time slots to follow up with current clients, strategize to attract new ones, work on major projects, handle administrative tasks etc. Concentrate on one project or one type of work during each period until that time is up. Then, give yourself a break between tasks, just as if you were changing classes.

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Don’t mistake activity for results; just because you’re doing something doesn’t mean you’re being productive. What makes a day productive isn't just crossing things off your to-do list; it’s working on the really important things in your business. In order to be productive, you need to manage your time and your workload. That means planning. And that means faithfully using a planner/calendar. Use a planner/calendar

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Surround yourself with positive energy... Create a supporting environment Create an environment that is motivating. For example, listen to music that energizes you. Make your office inviting and comfortable so that you'll want to be there and will feel good about working. Develop healthy routines

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There will always be more items on your to-do list than you can ever complete. You don’t have infinite time or resources. It’s frustrating and stressful, but you just have to admit it’s simply not possible do everything you’d like to in the time you have. Prioritizing is the only solution.

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Many people try to generate leads and sales via Google AdWords and fail. But a great many others are very successful. While there can be endless reasons for failure, there are some commonalities that all successful text ads have-if you violate these basics you are going to have a harder time succeeding. Below are some easy to follow guidelines you should follow when creating your text ad:

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As a consumer do you prefer to buy (purchase, acquire, invest, etc.) or to be sold? Most people prefer to make the self-determined decision to make a purchase and usually equate the concept of “being sold” to the category of being tricked, coerced, bamboozled or “forced to buy against their better judgment”.

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Sometimes it is best not to think. Thinking is great, necessary and a basic function. God knows some people need to try it more often. However, there is a time not to think, but rather to act. Thinking can… * anticipate obstacles * prioritize actions * solve some problems in advance * help us navigate life well * and about a billion other things.

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Office on the Go Do you spend a lot of time in your car? Nothing is more frustrating than being on the road and not having what you need when you need it. Create a system for organizing your paper and supplies while on the road, this will save you a lot of time and aggravation. Create a portable office center for your car. You want something that you can have next to you on the passenger’s side, but that is easily movable to another part of your car when you have passengers traveling with you. You can either purchase a car organizer or you can create your own system.

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When I rank the bosses I have had throughout my life, I have to say my infant son is the best boss I've ever had. I'll admit to being just a bit biased in judging him. He's not an MBA or a management professional (yet), but he has many of the characteristics that a great boss should ...

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As the cliché goes, you can kill someone with kindness. If you expect kindness from this article, stop reading now. You’re a mess. And you’re a mess because you can’t stop thinking about what a mess you are, when you’re thinking at all. Now cut the navel-gazing and self-indulgence crap. People ...

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Get Your Act Together or Admit that you Just Don’t Get It by: David Brooke As the cliché goes, you can kill someone with kindness. If you expect kindness from this article, stop reading now. You’re a mess. And you’re a mess because you can’t stop thinking about ...

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Happiness breeds success, as Shawn Achor reminds us. Being happy primes you to respond to opportunity, and opens your mind to growth and development. It's such a positive state but it's unrealistic to expect to be happy all the time. After all, a life without light and shade makes it harder to appreciate the good times when they come. The question is, how can you quickly restore your happiness when life throws a curve ball? Here are 10 expert mind hacks that can help you bounce back from adversity and successfully restore your happiness. 1. You're Not A Victim

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I’m the CEO of five hospitals in an integrated medical system. It’s an exciting role that allows me the daily privilege of working alongside many of the brightest and best people you’ll find anywhere. We had an intense discussion recently about how we could improve cost-efficiency. Not a subject likely to impassion many healthcare practitioners, but an important topic nonetheless.

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I am writing this in the UK. Here we cannot escape the fact that there is an election going on in the USA. It is all over our televisions and newspapers. Both candidates talk about money, the credit crunch, the state of the stock market. They also look at moral issues such as abortion and make ...

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After the breakup between you and your girlfriend, she becomes your ex girlfriend. It is very obvious that you can see her getting involved with other guys instantly. It mostly happens after a fresh breakup. These guys are called rebound boyfriends and girls do this to make their ego boost. They do this to show you and everyone else that she can live happily without you and you don't exist in her life and she is also not interested in you anymore. But, it is you who know the real fact.

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Think about what you did first thing when you landed at your desk this morning. I’m guessing you checked email, right? The scenario usually goes like this. You have a loose plan for the day in your head or on paper, you get into work, turn on the computer and start clicking away on email. Before you know it, its 10 am, you are pulled into all sorts of new ideas, problems, and issues and you haven’t gotten to any of YOUR priorities of the day.

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If Everything is Important, then Nothing is Important… I love the phrase “If everything is important, then nothing is important”. I have no idea who said it or where it came from, but I’m sure I read it somewhere at some point, and I use it a lot. There is something about it that is so concise, so precise, so to-the-point. It addresses our obsession as a society to multi-tasking and speaks to everything from our in-boxes to our life values.

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Only during tax season do we feel disorganized equal intensity as the beginning of Fall, just before the holidays. Why? Because faced with deadlines we can't control, change or move, we feel even more stress as workloads increase and the pressure to fulfill social and family obligations grows to sometimes unbearable levels. So just when is the best time to "start getting organized?" Actually, that's the wrong question. The question really is, when is a good time to learn how to effectively and easily manage life. The answer?

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Year after year, survey show that Americans of all ages consider the holiday season as the most stressful time of the year for them. One of the factors leading to this situation, and its persistence, is that people don’t change how to handle this season physically, time-wise and emotionally, because they don’t realize the true toll it takes on them to keep doing the same thing. The effects of stress on the individual and the people around them are strongly underestimated. Stress has a large and scientifically measured impact on thinking, productivity and health.

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The fourth and last quarter of the year is often the most critical to obtain a good annual review or a promotion, because it comes right before review time, and people, including managers, tend to remember recent events better than older ones. However, Q4 is also the most stressful, fast-paced, tiring time of the year because of the holidays and the end of fiscal year for many companies. So a relatively easy way to stand out is to be more productive and calmer than everyone else during this period.

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It sometimes feels like some people just have a gift for enjoying the holidays that the vast majority of people don’t have. Many of us feel like we’ll never be able to get there, and they just are lucky souls… but they aren’t.

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As a leading time management expert, I’m often asked what are the top mistakes I see people make, so they can get an idea of where to start and how much these issues impact their own lives. Readers, clients and editors alike are often astounded by how quickly they can regain control and, too, ...

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You have read time management and organizing books, you know what to do, you’ve even tried some of the solutions they offered and liked them, yet nothing seems to really work. What is going on? Why is it sometimes so hard to get and stay organized? The clients who come to me for help are usually having trouble for one of two reasons: 1. Biology: Yes, biology, or, more precisely, neuro-psychology, as in the way you brain is wired. While we are born equal, we also are born different, and that is true of our brains as well as our looks.

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They say that the power of advertising is in the “white space”. I think this is very true. Your eyes are more drawn to ads that have less text and more space around the words. When an ad has just a few words and lots of space around those words, we are more likely to read it and it will have ...

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*Do it once, you’ll never have to spend your precious time doing it again. That’s right. Take a bit of time now to go through the entire holiday season step-by-step, one day at a time, organizing your material, recipes and decorations as you go and you’ll have gotten holiday ...

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Now that the election is over, we’re finally turning our attention to the holidays. And with the holiday season a negative feedback loop puts itself in place: we feel we don’t have enough time, which creates stress, which in turn makes your think more slowly, which makes that it ...

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It’s Hard to Make a Difference When You Can’t Find Your Desk... Three new ideas you can immediately implement to find your desk again There’s a great book called “It’s Hard to Make a Difference When you Can’t Find Your Keys.” Its author, Marilyn Paul, outlines seven steps to truly becoming ...

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It is TOO easy to plunk files into a filing cabinet just to get them out of sight. Maybe you’ve done this… if you have, then you know what I’m talking about…and you also know what happens when you continually do this for many years. You end up with an overstuffed, under-utilized, scary looking ...

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Most people see moving as a difficult project, a painful endeavor fraught with problems, sometimes even an overwhelming project. Moving doesn’t have to be difficult, though. Yes, it is a large project that requires some organization, but I’ve moved ten times in my adult life so far, and I can guarantee you, easy, pain-free moves are possible, provided you use the following tips:

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What’s Driving Your Decisions? In the world of getting more organized, I often educate clients, groups and all people that will listen to me, that organization is about much more than just buying cool containers and moving stuff around. It’s really about making better, faster and smarter decisions. All of your clutter, piles and accumulation come from one of two things: 1. Lack of decisions 2. Lack of a system

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As a productivity and time management coach, I often hear “I don’t have the time to work on time management, it just takes too much darn time!” This is true if you choose a complex system such as Getting Things Done, the Franklin Covey system, and others, which require you to learn the system, then “clear the decks” to start implementing it.

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How often do you take for granted the valuable knowledge that you have? n I'm constantly amazed at how the simple things that I know and share with my clients, can be a massive revelation for them. n For instance, Denise has a public relations business. She's well-known in her industry and ...

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Do you find it frustrating knowing that there must be a better way to manage your time, yet you can't seem to pinpoint exactly what you need to do? Well here's a simple secret that could easily save you a couple of hours a day. I've been coaching Greg for only a couple of months and in that time he has made big changes in his business and his life by actioning what he has learned.Now that he is planning his working day he's found he has easily saved 2 hours a day. That's 10 hours in a basic working week or, in other words, he has gained an additional day a week!

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Mary is a typical small business owner, she keeps herself busy doing the ‘hands on’ work. In her case it is doing beauty treatments and she told me she keeps doing this because she really enjoys it. Her clients constantly told her how great she was, which made her feel appreciated. However it trapped her into staying ‘on the tools’. Mary had 5 people on her team, and she struggled with letting them handle her clients. She also complained that it was challenging finding competent people.

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Over the next few weeks, anything can change in your business. You’ll find that people often make decisions about what they will and won’t be doing in the new year. You will want to make sure that your business not only survives but thrives next year. It’s imperative that you put time aside and take the necessary action to ensure your clients and referral sources continue doing business with you. And if you have competent staff, ensuring that they continue to stay with you. If you’re one of those business owners who has neglected any or all of these people, guess what?

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Have you ever heard the saying 'work always expands to fill the time available? So what does that mean? It means that the longer you have to get something done, the longer you will take to do it. save time One of my clients recently committed to taking every Friday off. He blocked out the time in his diary and guess what? He gets the same amount of work done in the 4 days.

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It's amazing to see so many people who are prepared to sacrifice their lives for the sake of their business. I'm sure you know of someone like that. They get up at the crack of dawn, drag their weary bodies out of the house and head off for another rollercoaster ride at work. Ten or twelve hours later they head home totally exhausted with all their energy sapped from their body. patient with laptopThey might make the effort to find out how the rest of their family's day has been, even read their children a bed-time story.

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Do you have a huge challenge coping with the incoming paperwork? (Whatever happened to the paperless office?) Paperwork lands on your desk and somehow finds its way into your in-tray. Eventually the in-tray becomes so high it explodes and ends up all over your desktop. That’s because you avoided taking action on those messy pieces of paper the moment they arrived. Now you have no option but to sort through the explosion and tidy up the pile or actually do something with the paperwork. How can a pile (or piles) of paper cause you so much stress?

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I recently spent an entire day with a client planning their business strategy for this year. This particular client had initially been referred to me by one of his colleagues who had heard me speak over 4 years ago. So how did John's friend remember me after all this time? Gary had been on my ...

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Following-up is such a simple thing to do yet most business owners and entrepreneurs just can't get it right. Some time ago I used the services of a mortgage broker who in the first instance was very prompt and appeared very efficient. He was referred to me by someone else I knew who had ...

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Before you start complaining that your team are causing you headaches and not performing the way you want, take a look at yourself first. Gary who runs a plumbing business has 5 staff. He was always complaining that they were lazy, didn't use their initiative and would take advantage of him. ...

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With the end of the tax year fast approaching, it's With the end of the financial year fast approaching, now is an ideal time to focus on your personal affairs. I'm always amazed that so many business owners and entrepreneurs spend most of their time consumed by their business and totally ...

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Networking is a very important marketing component for most businesses, yet so many people just don't seem to understand that to make it work there is a crucial step that must be done right...the follow-up. n At a recent event I attended I went up to the presenter afterwards and said that I was ...

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Have you ever heard the saying 'work always expands to fill the time available? So what does that mean? It means that the longer you have to get something done, the longer you will take to do it.save time One of my clients recently committed to taking every Friday off. He blocked out the time in his diary and guess what? He gets the same amount of work done in the 4 days.

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Have you ever arrived for an appointment at the correct time only to be told the person you are seeing is running late? I'm sure that has happened to you on many occasions. In the story I'm about to relay to you, this incident happened to one of my clients recently. Gary and his wife arrived to see this health professional at the appointed time. The receptionist had even confirmed the time the day before. On arrival at the health clinic they were told the practitioner was running 30 minutes late.

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Mary is a typical small business owner, she keeps herself busy doing the 'hands on' work. In her case it is doing beauty treatments and she told me she keeps doing this because she really enjoys it. Her clients constantly told her how great she was, which made her feel appreciated. However it trapped her into staying 'on the tools'. Mary had 5 people on her team, and she struggled with letting them handle her clients. Only problem is Mary stayed up late most nights working on her business doing the basic administration and 'trying' to squeeze some time in for marketing.

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Why are you in business? Hopefully you enjoy what you do, however is it because you want to make money so that you can have, be and do more in your life? Who pays you? Your clients do and never forget that. Unfortunately many business owners do. They take your money and then vanish off the ...

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Some time ago I used the services of a mortgage broker who in the first instance was very prompt and appeared very efficient. Although it took some time for the refinance to go through (that was caused by the bank and their legal people), all went smoothly. However, going back a second time to ...

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Some time ago I spent a planning day with a new client to determine exactly what she wanted to achieve in her business over the next 12 months, where she is now and the exact steps she needed to take to reach her goals. On questioning Sophie about her income and expenditure, she told me 'my ...

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A few years ago I attended a presentation from Parenting Expert and well-known author, Stephen Biddulph on "Raising Boys". My son, Trent was 11 at the time so I was interested to hear what Stephen had to say. In fact, so were the 800 other parents in the room! The key point that I picked up on ...

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One of my clients runs his own successful accounting practice from home. With pre-school children and trying to grow his business, he and his wife used to get very frustrated with the fact that they could never remove themselves from the workplace. They felt their business totally overwhelmed ...

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What I've noticed about very successful business owners, they are always learning and growing. The majority do not achieve their high levels of success on their own. The coach I'm currently working with is in two high-end coaching programs that she invests thousands of dollars a year to belong ...

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A few years ago one of my clients felt a tingling in his finger. Being a workaholic he didn't have time to pay too much attention to it. After all he had meetings booked all day and they were more important than a tingle in his finger. He was about to leave home, then collapsed. Luckily for ...

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In business you can often think that with better marketing and more capable staff your business and your life will improve. However if you're disorganised and the internal business systems are the same (which is very common), then your ability to cope with additional work and find and retain ...

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I attended a Personal Mastery Program recently and there were many other people there, who like myself attend seminars and conferences to gain more knowledge so they too can improve their lives. However, it's not the knowledge that makes the difference, it's the application of that knowledge. ...

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One of the biggest challenges many of my clients face is having the right people. Prior to coaching I'd often hear: "If only I could find the right people my business would much more profitable." "I'd have less stress." "I spend more time managing my people than getting the work done and ...

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John is a personal coaching client and has been getting coached for several months. Since he's started coaching he's been resisting filling in a time sheet so we can both see where he is spending his time. I find he's not the only one. It seems that many people avoid doing this very simple ...

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Whoever thinks that running your own business is a breeze obviously has never had one. There are so many areas you need to get right otherwise your business could end up disintegrating along with everything else in your life. You need to be organised and disciplined, a good marketer, ...

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What are you focussing on achieving in your business in the next 90 days? Do you have any idea? If you don't then you better come up with a goal or outcome otherwise you may find that another 3 months has passed you by and you're no further ahead than where you are right now. When you've got ...

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Last week I went to purchase some food at the local deli and asked the owner what the ingredients were in the ham he sold. He was very unhelpful as I took him away from preparing food to put into the display case. So I walked out and didn't spend my money with him and won't go back again. I ...

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I recently met up with a friend of mine who was telling me how little time he had working on his business due to the people problems he was constantly experiencing. He always complains to me that if he could run his business on his own, he would. Unfortunately this is not a reality so he ...

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How many tasks do you take on in your business? Do you pride yourself on doing the bookkeeping, reacting to email, preparing your own proposals and presentations, attending networking events, making appointments, keeping on top of the paperwork, providing your service, packaging and delivering ...

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Observing many people when I'm out and about attending various business related functions, I'm convinced that so many of them do not realize how powerful it is to make the effort to meet others and network. Networking is great for business ... if you do it right and have a system in place to ...

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We had an overwhelming response to the survey we recently sent out to our database. They were asked for feedback on what their key challenges were and what they wanted to know about being more productive and profitable. n Here's just a few comments we received: • How do I motivate ...

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Recently I facilitated a strategic planning day for a small accounting practice. During the course of the day we reviewed the progress they had made since the last major planning day we had the year before. As we were reflecting on their achievements before planning the future, one of the ...

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It's been a year since my 15 year old son Trent, completed his first triathalon. What was rewarding was the jou ey he went on to achieve this milestone. (Hang in there with me as this story has great relevance to you and your challenges in your business and your life). You see if you had ...

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Do you have any favourite TV shows? I do and one of them at the moment is "The Biggest Loser". Any show that highlights health and fitness to the nation and how important it is to your well-being, has got to be a good thing. Sure it's an 'unreal' environment, the exercise regime is ...

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Many people try something once and if it doesn't work, they don't usually bother again. A great example of this is sending out a newsletter to your database. In business, it's really important to stay in contact with your clients, prospects, associates etc. otherwise they can easily forget ...

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This time of year, it's important to clear out the clutter and start the year with a fresh approach. I completely detoxed my own office over the break and couldn't believe how much stuff I had accumulated that I didn't need. I do my regular mini-clean-ups weekly and the major ones around 4 ...

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This week I received an article by a very successful entrepreneur Alexandria Brown. Here's what she says: Over the past several years I've immersed myself in learning. Because my business is marketing, I have mostly attended and spoken at marketing seminars. But I also make plenty of time to ...

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I recently met up with a friend of mine who was telling me how little time he had working on his business due to the people problems he was constantly experiencing. He always complains to me that if he could run his business on his own, he would. Unfortunately this is not a reality so he ...

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Wouldn't it be great that every time someone sends you an invoice for their services/products you pay for it immediately? The cash is always sitting in your bank account and no matter what bills you receive you can always pay on time. The theory is if you're good at 'budgetting', you should ...

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Mary is a typical small business owner, she keeps herself busy doing the 'hands on' work. In her case it is doing beauty treatments and she told me she keeps doing this because she really enjoys it. Her clients constantly tell her how great she is, which makes her feel appreciated. However it ...

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You can see from the photo how cute 'Casper' is. He's a great companion for our other dog 'Beasley'. They're both Bischon Frise's, the perfect companions - they don't smell or drop hair everywhere, easy to look after and fit perfectly on your lap! And they're quiet. So after picking Casper ...

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Why is it in life that when something is working, you stop doing it? Jack has a well-established electronics business which he started 10 years ago. Over this time the business has grown and he now has a team of 7 people. When Jack initially contacted me, he was at a point he felt like walking ...

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Before you start complaining that your team are causing you headaches and not performing the way you want, take a look at yourself first. Gary who runs a plumbing business has 5 staff. He was always complaining that they were lazy, didn't use their initiative and would take advantage of him. ...

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I had a new client who had been putting off investing in herself. She has spent thousands of dollars on her website, business cards and general 'stuff'. 'Mary' has a service business and did what many people in her industry do to 'get' business and end up burnt out and not very profitable. ...

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I attended a business women's event last week and was amazed at how many of the attendees presented themselves. This was a business event and the way in which many of them dressed you would have thought they were going to a local football game! I met a 'coach' who raved about how successful ...

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It's a question I have asked myself so many times until I'm tired of hearing it from myself. We prevent ourselves from doing so many things because we are afraid. Afraid of what people will say, afraid that we will fail, afraid that we won't like the result, whatever. The bottom line is that YOU ...

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Time. We all have it. We all want more of it. Doesn't it seem like successful people always seem to have a lot of time? They work in a very focused mode, accomplishing exactly what they want to, when they want to. There's really no big secret to this, they are just managing their Present Time. ...

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1,440 minutes. We are all given 1,440 minutes every single day, to do with as we decide. Regardless of age, race, gender, or financial position, one thing all humans have in common is the amount of time we are given in a single day. So why do some people seem to have so much more time than ...

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Robert Cialdini, in his book "The Power of Persuasion," speaks of the Law of Scarcity as one of the most powerful principles of getting people to buy that you can use. Quite simply, if people think that there is a limited number of something, they want it that much more. How many times have you ...

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Do you welcome your customers? Do they feel welcome in your store? Or are you one of those owners who sits behind the register and waits for somebody to buy something? The fact is, you need to greet your customers, or even your potential customers. Everyone needs to feel like you are happy ...

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Cash Gifting anyone? Anyone interested in Cash Gifting more than likely is interested in being a Millionaire as well. Obviously the cash gifting crowd would not be alone since being a Millionaire is a desirable destination for many. As with any destination, you have to choose a suitable route in ...

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You cannot save, find or create time but you can liberate it. As a small business owner, you need to manage your energy and make value-based choices for how to best use your time. I design systems to make work simple, fast and easy to liberate time from routine activities so you can focus on innovation and biz ...

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Blog and articles for small business owners and other professionals who are ready to step out of time management and into time liberation.

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Helping individuals ignite their performance. Discover your natural productivity style so you can maximize your results with less effort. Time & Task Management, Getting Organized, Email reduction, Outlook training, goal setting,

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Helping individuals ignite their performance. Discover your natural productivity style so you can maximize your results with less effort. Time & Task Management, Getting Organized, Email reduction, Outlook training, goal setting,

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My name is Eric Johnson and I am an MBA, life coach and small business consultant who specializes in guiding people to move from clutter to clarity and I empower people to actualize solid goal achievement, thus moving their dreams into reality.

rightnowlife.com · Published · 4 views · Rated 3.3/5 from 4 votes

Where smart solos find solutions

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Chris Edgar's new book, Inner Productivity, uses insights from mindfulness practice and psychology to help readers develop focus and motivation in their work.

innerproductivity.com · Published · 84 views · Rated 2.9/5 from 15 votes

The Third Eye Group blog provides quick productivity tips and information to help individuals and business owners to manage their time, space and life.

timeandspaceblog.com · Published · Rated 2.7/5 from 3 votes

I'm Nicole Chamblin, Chief Visionary & productivity consultant of Visions Productivity Solutions, I teach mompreneurs & virtual professionals how to reconnect with their passion win the balancing act by teaching them to better organize time, projects, & information.

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I'm Nicole Chamblin, Chief Visionary & productivity consultant of Visions Productivity Solutions, I teach mompreneurs & virtual professionals how to reconnect with their passion win the balancing act by teaching them to better organize time, projects, & information.

visionsproductivitysolutions.com · Published · 33 views · Rated 2.8/5 from 22 votes

Let us help you organize your files, your space, your time and your life. We are a team of experts specializing in helping individuals and small businesses cope with information overload and space management.

thetimebutler.com · Published · 21 views · Rated 3/5 from 16 votes

Tips, Tricks and Tools for Productivity and Organization from Stephanie LH Calahan of Calahan Solutions. Being productive & organized is about making time and room in your life for what matters most to you. Making sense of your time, space, information and processes.

productiveandorganized.net · Published · 317 views · Rated 2.5/5 from 35 votes

Would you like to make more of your time, space, information and money? Get systems in place that work for the way you work. Get Organized and Productive! You don't have to do it our way, because we help you find your way! tm

calahansolutions.com · Published · 18 views · Rated 2.8/5 from 26 votes

Free tips, video clips, and information on time management training by Peter "The Time Man" Turla

timeman.com · Published · 272 views · Rated 3.4/5 from 21 votes

Daily Mastery gives you the resources you need to have a peaceful and balanced life: In just four sessions, our clients reclaim control over their time and their lives, and find peace of mind and balance. Go to our website to take advantage of our free e-course and our monthly open office hours.

dailymastery.com · Published · 124 views · Rated 3.2/5 from 30 votes

Organizing, Organization, Training, Coaching, workshops,Productivity

radiantorganizing.com · Published · 38 views · Rated 3.3/5 from 20 votes

All things productive! A fun and inspiring blog to check out!

radiantorganizing.com · Published · 20 views · Rated 2.9/5 from 15 votes

Corporate Wellbeing Service - Focusing on proactive & preventative measures, through effective Mental/Emotional Interventions, which encourage strong mental health and behavioural, psychological & physical wellness & recovery

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Strategies for achieving sustained focus and meaningful output in an age of constant interruption.

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