Posts by Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO®
Work-Life Balance: The Perfect Ratio for Spritzes
One of the benefits of improving your time management is that you have more time for fun. One of the things that I like to do for fun is enjoy a spritz. A lot of different regions in Italy are famous for their own spritzes that they created. Some people think it’s really complex to…
Read MoreTime Management Boost: Create and Nurture Authentic Spheres of Influence
Brad Englert wrote a book called Spheres of Influence: How to Create and Nurture Authentic Business Relationships. Everything he discusses in his book and during my podcast interview with him aligns with what I teach about time management. When you nurture your relationships and communicate openly with those you work with, you can save an…
Read MoreSave Time and Sticker Shock When a Hospital Buys Out Your Doctor’s Office
I’d like to share a little something with you about health care and health insurance. Hopefully you never need this information, but my fear is that you might indeed need it for yourself or for a loved one. Of late there have been a number of hospital systems that are buying out individual doctor’s practices.…
Read MoreHow to Make Hotel Beds More Comfortable
A client of mine told me that she was going to skip out on a reunion trip because she can never sleep while on the road. Hotel beds are just not comfortable. Escaping from work and enjoying some R&R is an important part of keeping your time management and productivity skills sharp, so I’d…
Read MoreA Lack of Hugs Affects Your Health and Productivity
Occasionally I like to browse my blogs from four or five years back to see what’s changed and what’s stayed the same. The title Missing Hugs Affects Your Health and Productivity from an April 2021 post caught my eye. It was all about how many people were feeling the negative effects of not hugging fellow…
Read MoreHow Do You Carry Supplements or Medications on a Plane?
In last month’s e-newsletter, I shared a round up of new travel rules for 2025. I received this question based on that: “Just read about new travel rules for 2025 in your latest newsletter. Recently, I read that carrying prescription meds and supplements also have new requirements. Do you have info about that? Any websites…
Read MoreNational Leave the Office Early Day 2025
National Leave the Office Early Day is coming up on Monday, June 2! If you’d like a little background on how National Leave the Office Early Day came about, you can read about that here. The purpose of this “holiday,” which was created in 2004 by my colleague, Laura Stack, is to encourage hard-working folks…
Read MoreHow do I get rid of a deceased loved one’s belongings?
Excuse the blunt title, but that is one of the top search terms about this subject, according to Google. When a loved one passes away, especially one who we were close to, it can be difficult to let go of their possessions. If your deceased loved one is a parent, on top of your…
Read MoreHow to Get Things Done When You Don’t Want To
If you’ve ever had a major task or project or some kind of deadline due by the end of the day, chances are you worked on it until it was completed because you didn’t want to miss the deadline. But if you had a lot of open time during the day, and you just had…
Read MoreDo You Make Time for YOU?
I can’t tell you how many people I’ve met who say: *I’d love to [read more, relax more, travel more, etc.], but I don’t have time. *I really need to carve out some time for myself. *Me time? What’s that?!? *I can’t take time for myself because I need to care for [enter person’s…
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