Posts by Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO®
How to Stay Focused and Productive at Work – Part 2
In last week’s blog post, I shared a quick summary of time management tips to implement in order to turbo charge your to-do list. In today’s Part 2 of that post, I’ll explain how to implement those tips, which will help you stay focused and productive throughout the workday. If you…
Read MoreHow to Stay Focused and Productive at Work
Recently, Buzz Feed journalist Fabiana Buontempo posed this question: “I’m writing a story on tips to stay focused and be productive throughout the workday. I’m looking for detailed answers that are not the typical “write a to-do list” or “make your office a zen space.” Here was my recommendation for how…
Read MoreIs Ambition Good or Bad?
Journalist Kate Orson of Breathe recently posed this question: Is there a negative side to ambition? Can it make us unhappy to always be projecting into the future, and not finding happiness in the here and now? How can we find balance? Interesting. Is ambition good or bad? Here was my response to her…
Read MoreProductivity Quiz – Unpack Your Answers
In last week’s post, I shared a quick productivity quiz you could take to gauge the probability of whether or not you’ll be weighed down by time management challenges. As I mentioned in the post, if you chose certain answers, you have a higher probability of remaining productive throughout the day, as well as…
Read MoreProductivity Quiz
Over the years, several clients have asked if I have a productivity quiz that can serve as a predictor for whether or not they’ll experience time management issues. Here’s a quick productivity quiz you can take: 1 Where do you park your car? in the garage (or I would if I had a garage,…
Read MoreProject Management Tips – 5 Key Planning Components
If you think about it, nearly everything we do at work or in our personal lives requires project management. If a task requires more than one step, and most especially if someone else needs to be involved, project management principles should kick in to make for smoother sailing. One key principle of project management…
Read MoreSpring Forward – Daylight Saving Time Begins
On Sunday morning at 2:00 A.M., Daylight Saving Time in the United States will officially begin. Of course, no one will set their alarms to wake up at two in the morning to move their clocks forward one hour. Many people, either not wanting to be bothered by it in the evening or completely…
Read MoreHow to Find Unclaimed Money or Property
When the Texas Department of Transportation decided to cancel my toll tag for lack of use (during the COVID lockdown, which was really genius on their part), I received an email after the fact. So, I contacted them to find out how to get my $40+ I kept in their account to make sure my…
Read MoreA Mobile Scanning Option from DropBox
Last fall, DropBox publicized its scanning function. If you’re a customer of DropBox and you don’t yet have a mobile scanning option, you might consider testing this out to see if it’s a mobile scanning option that will save you time. Here’s what DropBox shared in one of their publicity releases: “Never lose track of…
Read MorePaella Recipe
Prep Time 1.5 hours Cook Time 30 minutes Yield: 8 Servings Ingredients 3 TB extra virgin olive oil, divided 6 + 1 cloves garlic, minced ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes 2 cups rice 1/4 tsp saffron threads 2…
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