Category Archives: Productivity and Time Management

Parkinson’s Law

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You know it’s important to set goals for yourself and to work to achieve those goals. The problem is that you may have been working toward the same things for weeks, months, or even years. It’s not at all uncommon for me to hear that someone has been trying to start or succeed with a web business but hasn’t made any real progress over the course of several years.

If that strikes close to home for you, know that you’re not alone. For a variety of reasons, I didn’t find true success in online business right away either. Mindset has a lot to do with it, along with time management.

A huge part of the problem for many people has to do with a lack of deadline when working for oneself. I fully realize that even hearing the word “deadline” might make you cringe. You’re running your own business so you don’t have to deal with deadlines, and now I’m telling you that you need them?

Crazy, right?

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Plan Ahead

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The Importance of Planning Ahead

It’s time to really think about your journey in business and in life. You have to do a lot of planning if you want to accomplish a lot. You have to set your goals, choose which tasks you want to complete, and what you will do day-to-day.

I want you to set aside your previous methods of planning and creating your to-do lists, if you do those things at all. Those methods may not have been working for you and they may not fit into this method anyway. This method is designed to cut the clutter by planning ahead the right way. You’ll be able to focus on what works and eliminate what doesn’t work.

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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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How to Get Big Projects Done in 21 Days or Less

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A lot of people have expressed amazement over the years at how I get so much done, especially “big projects”.  For many, there is a paralysis that comes on when attempting larger sized endeavors simply because these projects are daunting.

Know what I mean?

Maybe you’re one of those people.  You look at the enormity (or perceived enormity) of a project and get overwhelmed.

You think, “Wow, this is going to take a looooooooooong time.  I’m not sure I’ll ever get this done.  Or if I even can get this done.”

You aren’t alone.

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The FOCUS Formula for Racking Up Business and Life Wins

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It’s so easy to lose focus, right?  Distractions come along.  Things compete for our time and energy.  New opportunities present themselves.  Problems arise.  I mean, the list of ways to lose focus is long, right?

Yet staying focused is an important part of being successful.  It’s hard to rack up wins if you are distracted and can’t concentrate on your primary objective.

That’s what being focused is all about:

Concentration on the central point, purpose or plan.

Let’s cut to the chase:  how can we stay focused?  I have my own F.O.C.U.S.™ Formula that I would like to share with you in this segment.  I use the acronym F.O.C.U.S. to share 5 things you can do to stay concentrated on your primary objective…

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