No More Shoulds
I have been urging my clients to banish a certain word from their vocabularies. It’s not a four-letter word, but it has the same deleterious effect on their psyches. That word is “should”.
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To-Do Lists – Paper vs. Electronic
Last time, I wrote some basic guidelines for creating effective to-do lists. Today I’ll cover the burning question of whether it is better to keep your to-do list on paper or electronically.
Read more →Schedule It or Toss It
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 →Say “No” to New Year’s Resolutions
What is it about the turning of the calendar from December 31 to January 1 that makes us think that we suddenly have the ability to exercise more, spend more time with our families, and get organized? There is nothing magical about that switch from one day to another, yet most of us continue to set ourselves up for failure by vowing to be different people in the new year. Here’s a much more achievable way to make changes to your…
Read more →Write It Down
One of the worst feelings in the world occurs when you suddenly realize that you forgot to do something that you promised somebody you would do. It’s even worse when it’s the other person doing the reminding. How can you prevent commitments from slipping through the cracks? A great start is to write everything down.
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