SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR TIME CHALLENGES

Productivity Tips – What Are the Benefits of Determining Your Priorities?

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | July 6, 2023 |

In Part 1, we discussed the definition of what a priority is and why determining priorities is vital to time management. Once you are clear on what the term priority means and why identifying your priorities is so important, you can move to the next level of the implementation of prioritization, which is staying motivated…

What Is a Priority and Why Is It Important?

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | June 29, 2023 |

If you’ve browsed or studied material on the subject of productivity or time management, you’ve probably encountered the words priority and prioritization. These terms are used in our daily language and understood by most people. As an example, you might read sports articles about how “America’s Team” (aka the Dallas Cowboys football team) made it…

Top 5 Productivity Tips for the Workplace

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | June 22, 2023 |

If you’ve had more than a quick networking conversation with me, you know that I enjoy learning about why things work. When someone asks me for advice, I like to also share the explanation of why that particular recommendation works. A few weeks ago, a journalist asked for my best productivity tips for the workplace…

Tips for Catching Up with Saving Your CEU Certificates

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | June 15, 2023 |

A few weeks ago, I shared my recommendations for why you should save your CEU certificates plus best practices for saving your proof of attendance. Since then, several people have asked: How can we quickly get caught up saving our CEU certificates if we’ve never done this before? Great question! After all, you most likely…

Travel Planning Tips for Summer 2023

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | June 8, 2023 |

When my husband and I initially started our travel planning last year for our summer 2023 travel, COVID-19 was still a part of the landscape. While COVID is still a concern for those at higher risk and when traveling to countries where it remains an issue, what travel planning has evolved into is planning around…

Why You Should Save Your CEU Certificates

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | June 1, 2023 |

There are many reasons why you might attend a professional development course or want to acquire CEUs (Continuing Education Units): *keep your job *earn a certification *your certification requires CEUs for recertification *compete for a position or promotion *personal growth *score higher on your employment evaluation *another reason why you deserve a raise   No…

Time Management: Can You Utilize AI to Get Unstuck?

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | May 25, 2023 |

In the last two months, I’ve had more conversations about AI (Artificial Intelligence) than in all of the previous years combined. Granted, AI didn’t seem like a real prospective tool for the general population until a few years ago, but it seems like every time I open up my email inbox, there’s an announcement about,…

Productivity Boost – How to Maintain Focus

By Helene Segura | May 22, 2023 |

A number of clients begin their first session with me by venting about all of the different people or situations that interrupt them throughout the day. I hear this quite often: “If I didn’t have to work with people, I’d get so much more done!” Sound familiar? For one of their first assignments, I ask…

National Leave the Office Early Day 2023

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | May 12, 2023 |

National Leave the Office Early Day is coming up on Friday, June 2! If you’d like some background on how National Leave the Office Early Day came about, you can read my explanation here. Whether I’m working with individual clients, associations or businesses, a common thread is that they’re short-staffed, and dedicated employees are putting…

Is the Facebook Settlement Legit?

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | May 4, 2023 |

If you’ve been reading my blogs for a while, you know that I’m vigilant about proactive cybersecurity. You’ll save time, stress and resources if you can avoid any fraud, scams and hacks.   I’ve discussed Facebook’s (now Meta’s) multitude of privacy breaches, and I advise my clients not to utilize Facebook Messenger. I removed that app…

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