I read a brief article last weekend by Jeremiah Owyang that led me to try something new at work this past week. The article was called "Pay Yourself First" and it dealt with being more intentional about getting your to-do list items done early in the day instead of allowing others to impose their to-do …
Tag: Time Management
Leap Year Lesson #341: Say “Yes” To Saying “No”
This weekend is the annual big event at my church where we have our Christmas program repeated multiple times from Friday evening through Saturday afternoon. While four performances is significant, it is nowhere near the time commitment of some previous years when under different leadership and with a different focus we had as many as …
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Leap Year Lesson #339: Working at Home Can Be Time-Intensive, But Satisfying
As I post this, it's after 2:00 a.m. Thursday and I've already put in 38 hours for work this week. That is due in part to working from home Wednesday where I sat on my keester in my recliner for at least 14 hours cranking out tasks, nearly emptying my inbox, and getting more done …
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Leap Year Lesson #334: Schedule Team Time to Focus On One Task
Our Social Media team at work took some time yesterday to get together and have a "Pinterest pinning party." That means we grabbed our laptops, found a spot away from our office cubes, grabbed a beverage and then all worked together on helping get our company's Pinterest page up and running by pinning (linking and …
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Leap Year Lesson #320: I’ve Seen Hectic and I’ve Seen Relaxing. Relaxing Is Better.
Today is the way a Saturday should be. Except for not knowing if a repairman would show up this morning to do what was scheduled for yesterday, this has been a day to relax. Once up, I decided to set a goal to finish a book today that I started and abandoned a number of …
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