Does it ever feel like your organisation pays a mere lipservice to work/life balance? On a trip to Sydney to speak at a conference, I got into conversation with the chap in the next seat – John is a senior account manager for a very large multi-national firm and sells very high value products. We’d already done [...]
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In my farming childhood the principle of fallowing a paddock was common (leaving ground uncultivated for a season, in order to rest the land, restore its fertility, and prepare it for a new crop.). These days, however, it’s not a word you often see or hear, except in cropping country. It was therefore with [...]
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One day I took most of the day off – went beachcombing with four of my grandchildren, aged 3 – 8. Three things combined to create a weekday that felt like a delicious holiday, despite the pile of work waiting: It was school holidays in New Zealand It was wedding anniversary time-out for their hard-working parents [...]
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Ever noticed that if you focus on a strong desire something relevant almost always happens? (Time-saving tip – be clear on your objectives and you’re more likely to get them!) On a professional trip to Singapore I’d woken up in the beautiful Grand Waterfront Copthorne hotel thinking, ‘I want to learn something new so I [...]
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Sometimes it seems that time literally slips through our fingers. With the 2nd month of the year now unfolding lets look at a couple of the most common time management mistakes and how to stop them from stealing your precious hours: 1: Doing the easy things first! This little critter can suck the [...]
Never ones to do things by halves at GettingAGrip.com we have spent the summer engaging in some serious work/life balance – beautiful beach-filled days partnered with knuckling down and spinning out a brand new and much improved website! Check it out at www.gettingagrip.com. FREE OFFER….. ‘How To Regain One Hour Of Your Time In 90 Seconds’ [...]
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If the overwhelm of Christmas is dragging you down, don’t let it… Christmas time can be utterly exhausting – work commitments, deadlines, family obligations and present buying can make even the most savy among us burn out by years end. So what do we do to overcome that? There is no better time to get [...]
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Do you ever feel sluggish in the afternoon? Is there a particular time of day that you find it difficult to focus, or are more prone to making mistakes? We all know it’s not helpful to anyone if we sit at our desks for 10 hours a day. Yet so many people don’t take enough breaks – [...]
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Work/life balance is more than just a concept. But I know as well as any how hard it can be to fulfill the “life” side of the equation when work commitments have you in the office until all hours. There is something you can do about it though. When you take on a new job, [...]
Not sure what you can delegate? Don’t know if you can afford it? Try writing down a list of all the regular tasks you do in a week, and estimate the amount of time spent on each activity. Now, pretend you’re paying someone a wage relative to each task, and put a dollar value beside [...]
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