Time Management is Energy Management, Part I
“Time management” is a common term that has been used for a long time. I use this term a lot because it means something to people. But in the end, I feel it is a misnomer. There are 24 hours in a day. And while you can manage a lot of things, I don’t know […]
Time Management Tip #14 – Practice the 10 Minute Rule
This one is simple: work on a dreaded task for 10 minutes each day. Often what stops us from working on these projects is their size, whether actual or perceived; or that we just don’t want to do them. We tend to view them as a whole – a large project that I can’t get […]
Time Management Tip #12 – Delegate! (Part III)
Time Management Tip #12 – Delegate (Part III) [Below is from Coaching for Attorneys: Improving Productivity and Achieving Balance, chapter 7, Managing Your Time and Energy—A Different Way to Practice, p. 173, etc. In this chapter we lay out five tips on effective delegation. Below is the fifth.] Learn to Delegate “The best executive is […]
Time Management Tip #12 – Delegate! (Part II)
Time Management Tip #12 – Delegate (Part II) Below is from Coaching for Attorneys: Improving Productivity and Achieving Balance, chapter, 7, Managing Your Time and Energy—A Different Way to Practice, p. 173, etc. In this chapter we lay out five tips on effective delegation. Below is the fourth. Learn to Delegate “The best executive is […]
Time Management Tip #12 – Delegate (Part I)
If you came to my time management workshop the first thing I would do is acknowledge you for showing up. Why? Because many people want to change their relationship to time, but even if they convince themselves to sign up for a time management training, they sometimes don’t actually attend because they think, (whether […]
What is Commitment? From “Coaching for Attorneys”
My book, Coaching for Attorneys: Improving Productivity and Achieving Balance, is not just for attorneys. This week I excerpt the book on an important concept in any business and in attaining any goal you have – that of commitment: What is Commitment? We start by determining your level of commitment to those things you say […]
Procratinating Jobs that are “Too Big” (Part V)
In the first blog on procrastination, I identified three possible reasons why people might choose not to do the most essential task in favor of a less essential task. (http://www.mclarencoaching.com/procrastination-part-i-what-is-it-really/) The third reason was: 3. Sometimes the most essential task is too big or daunting so we put it off, believing that later we will […]
Procrastination, Part IV – “But I Don’t Feel Like it”
In the first blog on procrastination, I identified three possible reasons why people might choose not to do the most essential task in favor of a less essential task. (http://www.mclarencoaching.com/procrastination-part-i-what-is-it-really/) The second reason was: 2. Sometimes we don’t enjoy doing the most essential task. When we avoid tasks and offer excuses like “not enough time” […]
Procrastination, Part III – Determining that Most Essential Task
Questions to Ask to Avoid Procrastination In the first blog on procrastination, I identified three possible reasons why people might choose not to do the most essential task in favor of a less essential task. (http://www.mclarencoaching.com/procrastination-part-i-what-is-it-really/) The first reason was: Sometimes we don’t clearly see which is the most essential task. Everyday, we make choices […]
How to Empower Your Team
[Notice: If you are an attorney and you live in Sacramento, be sure to scroll to the bottom and learn about my new attorney coaching group, starting late September.] Last weekend, I attended a training to hone up on my group coaching skills. Though I have been leading successful groups for several years now, I love […]