How many meetings do you attend in a week? A month? A year? Of all those meetings, how many are vital to the work you do? So much time and productivity can be lost by the seemingly endless maze of meetings that entangle many professionals. Today’s tip is short and sweet – before you confirm [...]
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Familiar with the 80/20 rule? It is the idea that 80% of the most important things to be done in a day can be achieved through 20 percent of your effort/time. So what is happening during the rest of the day? How much time can we save by looking at how we do what we [...]
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Are you all too familiar with the feeling of having to finish that next piece of work today? Do you feel obliged to start work early, stay late and/or sacrifice your weekends? Have you convinced yourself that a catastrophe will occur if you don’t get through all your work asap? If this sounds like you then it [...]
Does your life often feel so frantic that you feel like you never have time for anything? Are you often running from one thing to another just hoping you haven’t forgotten something in between? I think we can all relate to having had this feeling at some point. That’s why a quote I read yesterday [...]
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This hot time-saving tip gets so much positive feedback that I thought it was time to share it with more of you! Some years ago I attended the international National Speakers Convention in Orlando, Florida. From there I headed north, eventually ending up in the incredibly hospitable and very interesting state of North Dakota, staying [...]
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Do you feel as though you are always running to, or from, a meeting? Do you sit in meetings wondering why you are there? Or thinking that most of it is not relevant to you? A huge amount of money and time is wasted with unproductive and poorly run meetings, and yet they fill a [...]
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Do you ever wish you had more control over the piles of paper on your desk? Every piece of paper or equipment left lying around is a symptom of a decision not made or an action not completed. Trust me, I know how overwhelming that can be! It’s easier to shift a moving object than a stationary one, [...]
Do you know how to use the many computer keyboard shortcuts available? (Touch typists who’ve been well taught, please skip this message, but pass it on to all your two-finger typo friends!) Even though I learnt to touch type many years ago, it was only in the last few years that a computer boffin friend [...]
I often finish speeches and seminars with the encouragement: ‘Enjoy being a walking question mark – looking constantly for better ways to do things.’ And of course it’s not just about finding better ways; it’s also for the sheer joy of learning, of stimulating our thinking, of being life-long learners with minds active and alert [...]
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In the latest issue of our Ezine (#127 http://www.gettingagrip.com/ttt/TimeTip127.asp) we proudly announced the launch of our new Membership Programme: the Getting A Grip Inner Circle. You can take a look at what we’ve done by visiting www.gettingagrip.com/products/membership.asp It has been a challenging and exciting project -thus creating a very busy few weeks! Probably the most [...]
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