In the past, I have suggested setting quarterly goals instead of New Year’s Resolutions. You can see my discussion of this in an earlier post entitled Say “No” to New Year’s Resolutions. I’m about to break with tradition even further by advocating for monthly goals rather than quarterly.
Read more →Ah, the to-do list. Some people hate them, some people swear by them. As a Professional Organizer who teaches time management skills, I’ve seen my share of non-effective to-do lists. Here are some guidelines for creating and following a manageable to-do list.
Read more →Did you ever have in your hand an invitation to an event, or a schedule of upcoming lectures, performances, or exhibits that sounded interesting but which you weren’t ready to commit to? Chances are you added the invitation or schedule to a pile of paper on your desk, or put it somewhere in your file cabinet. Months later, you came across it and said, “Oh, I’m really sorry I missed that”, and threw it out. So what really happened here?
Read more →Do you find yourself scrambling for time? Do you often think, “I have plenty of time to do this,” then end up rushing at the last minute to finish up? Do you frequently arrive late because you delayed getting ready but then time got away from you? Steven Covey, author of “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”, tells a story in one of his other books which appears in many places on the Internet. (I took this version from…
Read more →Do you consider yourself a procrastinator? Interestingly, most people do. Even though I teach time management and productivity, that’s no guarantee that I won’t succumb to the lure of on-line Sudoku in spite of my beautifully prioritized to-do list. Recently, I had two tasks that I just couldn’t get started on. I got everything else done but still couldn’t get started on those two. When I ran out of time-wasters, I even did some productive things that weren’t on my…
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