Time Management Tip #9: DO One Thing at a Time
By now I am hoping you have run across something advising you not to multi-task. It seems to be a popular topic. But why shouldn’t you multi-task? Let me see if I can shine some light on it. My thoughts here are taken from research, the experience of my clients and my own personal experiences. […]
Time Management Tip #8 – 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 urgencies is much greater. Having no distinct intention for your day can also result in reaching the end of […]
Precrastination – Who’d a Thought?
I read 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 […]
Time Management is an Experiment
By far my most popular class is on time management. By far the most common topic with my individual clients is time management. Busy professionals grapple with the management of their time more than almost anything. Management of your time is an interesting and involved topic. I want to address just one point here –experimentation. […]
Time Management Tip #1 – Plan Your Deadlines
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 […]
Time Management Tip #3 – Write Everything 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 in the night wondering if you have missed something? These are symptoms of a larger […]
Time Management Tip #2 – Take Breaks
Hello from Hawaii! I thought I’d take a moment between hanging out with my family (all 16 members from all over the country), eating, walking the beach and viewing volcanoes to bring you this tip. While many of my tips are not numbered in order of importance, this one is. I believe this to be […]
Time Management Tip #6 – Dealing with Email
Time Management tip #6. Don’t read every email the minute it comes in. Much of effective time management is about limiting distractions. When we limit distractions, we can focus more on what we are doing. When we focus more on what we are doing, we are more effective, more purposeful, work more productively with fewer […]
What You Can Learn About Time
Following is an educational piece written by one of my clients about how to implement new time management practices. I hope you will find it useful. The class she is referencing will be giving via webinar on May 15 at 8:30. Click here and scroll down to learn more and to register: www.mclarencoaching.com There were a […]
Time Management Tip #10 – Pareto’s Principle
From my list of 37 Time Management Tips, which you receive automatically when you sign up for my newsletter (http://www.mclarencoaching.com/contact-us/newsletter-sign-up/), is this: The Pareto Principle: The principle, which has been applied in many areas is, 80% of the results you generate in your day toward your ultimate goal comes from 20% of your effort. The […]
