Posts by Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO®
How to Prepare for Surgery: Top 4 things to do as soon as surgery is mentioned
“How to Prepare for Surgery.” This is an odd subject for a time management and productivity blog, isn’t it? After all, what the heck does prepping for surgery have to do with time and efficiency? Well, if you’ve ever peeked at any of the books that I’ve written, you know that I’m a firm believer…
Read MoreHow to increase productivity at work: helpful time management apps
In last week’s post about how to increase productivity at work, I shared with you some of the questions that I go through with my clients in order to assess their productivity road blocks and create time management solutions. The article that I referenced discussed research on assistive technology that was used to help workers…
Read MoreHow to increase productivity at work: Ask yourself these questions
How to increase productivity at work was an article topic in the February 6, 2017, issue of the American Occupational Therapists Association’s magazine, AOTA Magazine. Tony Gentry, PhD, OTR/L – an associate professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Virginia Commonwealth University – provided a summary of fascinating research on how assistive technology can…
Read MoreMaureen Anderson: Doing What Works
Back in the fall of 2016, radio host Maureen Anderson and I agreed to an interview for her show Doing What Works – a nationally-syndicated radio talk show that helps you fix what you don’t like about your life. The agreed upon topic was “New Year’s Resolutions.” We scheduled the interview for January 21, 2017.…
Read MoreSocial Media Apps and Productivity: Time Leak or Business Benefit? (Part 2)
In my previous post about social media apps, we talked about: 1) Is it necessary for you or your company? 2) How much time should you spend on social media apps? Now it’s time to dive in to two more important questions. 3) If you have to use social media apps, is there an efficient…
Read MoreSocial Media Apps and Productivity: Time Leak or Business Benefit? (Part 1)
About five years ago, I had the opportunity to meet Eric Ly, co-founder of LinkedIn – a dominant player in the social media apps world. During our conversation, I asked him how much time we should be spending on each of the “big three” social media platforms – Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. He chuckled and…
Read MoreTravel Insurance: What you need to know about trip cancellation insurance or travel health insurance (Part 2)
In my previous post, I shared with you what I’d learned about trip cancellation insurance and travel health insurance, as well as my husband’s dilemma. At this point, you might be wondering what all of this travel stuff has to do with productivity and time management. Here’s what it boils down to: If you learn…
Read MoreTravel Insurance: What you need to know about trip cancellation insurance or travel health insurance
In my previous post about travel tips for the trip planner, I left out one item that can cause a lot of confusion. What’s that thing that can throw travelers into a tizzy before they even hit the road? Travel insurance. You know, trip cancellation insurance or travel health insurance. Travel insurance is a rip…
Read MoreTravel Tips: When You’re the Trip Planner
Since 2004, my husband and I have taken a marriage retreat / recharge / unplug from the world / birthday-anniversary-Valentine’s Day-Christmas-gift / bucket list vacation every summer. This special time usually consists of two to three weeks of travel overseas. We take turns being the trip planner and do all of our own bookings, so…
Read MoreHow to get back on track after a screw-up
Have you ever wished that you knew how to get back on track faster? Maybe something like this has happened to you…. Have you ever thought that you knew what you were doing, and then it turns out you actually made a big boo-boo? Yup, that’s what happened over here. We thought a correct switch…
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