Category Archives: Productivity and Time Management

Clear the Clutter (in your head and elsewhere)

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It’s next to impossible to do the things you need and want to do in your business if your mind and environment are cluttered. Humans can only handle so much at once. It’s distracting to have a cluttered environment. And it’s truly a poor environment for productivity if your mind is cluttered.

It’s time to make some big changes.

This might not be something you ever thought about before. After all, your focus is on your business. But time and time again, you don’t feel anywhere near as productive as you want to be. What’s the problem?

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24 Hours: Making the Most Out of Each Day

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The highlight of this package is the  “24 Hours: Making the Most Out of Each Day” report. A 30 page (6000+ word) guide that teaches people how to get the most out of their day.

Sections Include:

  • Introduction
  • What’s The Plan?
    • Develop a Sense of Purpose
    • List Your Short-Term and Long-Term Goals
    • Embrace the Power of the Calendar
  • Rise and Shine
  • The Day is Dragging
    • 1 – Stretch, Exercise, Get up and Get Moving
    • 2 – Look at What You’ve Already Accomplished
    • 3 – Call a Friend
    • 4 – Stop Multitasking
    • 5 – Drink a Glass of Water
    • 6 – Eat These Energy Boosting Foods
    • 7 – Let Your Nose Wake You Up
  • I Wasn’t Expecting That!
    • 1 – Acknowledge That Life Is Dynamic and Chaotic
    • 2 – Embrace a Positive Attitude
    • 3 – Plan for Problems Ahead of Time
    • 4 – Pump the Brakes
    • 5 – Step Away Physically
    • 6 – Is the Result Irreversible? If So, Do This
    • 7 – Do Something New Every Day
  • Bedtime Already?
  • Solid Sleep
  • Regular Reflection
  • Conclusion

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Eliminate Procrastination

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Are you a procrastinator? That’s not an attribute many of us want to have. In fact, I think you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who takes pride in being a procrastinator.

Yet, this is a problem that probably most people deal with at least to some degree. It’s human nature to want to seek pleasure and avoid pain. Unfortunately, many of the tasks associated with your business are considered painful, whether you’re conscious of that or not.

For some people, this isn’t such a huge deal. Maybe they’ll procrastinate a little bit here or a little bit there, but overall it doesn’t affect their business too much.

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Short Burst Productivity

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Burst is a 30 page (6000+ word) guide that teaches people how they can maximize productivity by combining the power of prioritization and the unparalleled focus of short burst productivity.

Sections Include:

  • Introduction
  • Hustle Culture
    • The Downside of “Rise and Grind”
    • Is There a Better Way?
  • The Prioritization Primer
    • The Important-Urgent Matrix
    • Other Prioritization Practices
      • Getting Things Done (GTD)
      • 168 Hours
      • Eat That Frog
  • Short-Burst Productivity
    • The Pomodoro Technique
      • The 5 Step Pomodoro Technique
      • Pomodoro Technique Rules
      • Tips to Get the Most out of The Pomodoro Method
    • The 52/17 Rule
      • What Makes an Effective Break?
    • Time-Blocking
      • Visual Example
      • The Benefits of Time Blocking
      • Time Blocking and Short-Burst Productivity
    • Other Short-Burst Productivity Practices
      • The Flowtime Technique
      • Gamification
      • The Action Method
      • Tocks
  • Conclusion

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When are You Most Productive?

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We’re all different.

It’s important to keep that in mind when you’re looking for ways to be more productive. It’s easy to think that just because a successful person does XYZ, that that’s exactly what you should be doing as well.

Sometimes, that’s not the case. You’re in a different place right now, with a different body, a different rhythm, with a different mindset. What works for me might not work exactly for you, and that’s okay.

That’s one of the reasons why it’s so important to assess for yourself when you’re most productive.

In some cases, you don’t really have the luxury of picking and choosing when you get to work. Maybe you have a day job and you have to work in between certain hours, or else.

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