On Time and Timing
Often time management is not what you think it will be. There seems to be a paradigm of work harder and more. But the most effective paradigm for time management has to do with approaching it in different ways. I was working with a client yesterday who decided to schedule easier work in her mid-week when […]
Precrastination – Who’d a Thought?
Another interesting article – this one is about a concept I discuss frequently with my clients – the tendency to do that which is right in front of you, but does not yet need to be addressed, just to get it off your plate. This tends to be something we do at the expense of […]
Time Management Tip #5 – Plan Your Day
Time Management training is next Wednesday – 5 seats left! https://www.eventbrite.com/o/mclaren-coaching-3074191754 Time Management Tip #5 – Plan Your Day Often we approach our days without a clear intention for what we will accomplish. If this is how you do things, then chances of your being pulled this way and that by distractions and other people’s […]
Time Management Tip #4 – Say “NO”
I cannot tell you how many of my coaching calls involve this epiphany: “I need to say ‘no’ more often.” It’s interesting to me how much we say “yes,” when our businesses would run smoother, not to mention our personal lives, if instead we said, “No.” So many of us have a knee-jerk reaction to […]
Time Management Tip #3 – Write it Down
Do you ever feel scattered or like there is too much in your head? When you have a spare moment, do you have so many things in your head that you don’t know where to start? Do you wake up at night wondering if you have missed something? These are symptoms of a larger challenge – […]
Time Management Tip #2 – Take Breaks
Tip#2. While many of my tips are not numbered in order of importance, this one is. I believe this to be one of the most important and certainly most neglected time management tips. Perhaps it is because of the counter-intuitive nature of the tip that people don’t think of it, or often believe it. Okay […]
Time Management Tip #1
Tip #1. In order to figure out what time to leave (or start a project), count back from the time you need to be there (or to finish the project). This will give you your start time. If it is a project, figure out how many hours it will take and then decide when you […]
The Meaning of “Time Management”
“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 is Energy Management, Part II
How to Manage Energy to Get More Done In the last blog, we said, by managing energy more skillfully, it’s possible to get more done, in less time, more sustainably. This is counterintuitive to most people. The idea that taking time to take care of yourself will help you get more accomplished seems odd. And […]
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 […]
