SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR TIME CHALLENGES

Improving Productivity: Work from Home with Dogs? Tips for Pet Parents

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | January 27, 2022 |

A company called Spot Pet Insurance asked me for tips on how to work from home more productively if you have pets, specifically dogs. Here is what I shared with them:   Daily pet duties include feeding and hydrating them, making sure they get enough exercise, and, of course, showering them with attention. If you…

Time Management and Meal Planning – Follow Up

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | January 20, 2022 |

Two weeks ago, I discussed how your productivity levels can be adversely affected if you don’t implement meal planning. I also addressed common meal planning myths to help you shift any negative perspectives or opinions that might cause you to avoid meal planning. Now it’s time to check in. Are you planning your meals at…

Cyber Security Tips to Protect Yourself

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | January 13, 2022 |

In a previous post about cyber security hacks for headache prevention, I shared a quick tip to help you prevent hacking as well as some in-depth tips from cyber security expert Bryce Austin. After reading my blog post, cyber security consultant Dave Kitzinger of DK Fraud Solutions LLC contacted me with the following additional cyber…

Time Management and Meal Planning

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | January 4, 2022 |

If you’re already struggling to find enough time in the day, why would you want to add yet another task to your plate, namely meal planning? Meal planning is often seen as burdensome, tedious and not a whole lot of fun, which is why so many people push it off to the side and decide…

Cyber Security Hacks for Headache Prevention

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | December 30, 2021 |

Do you have reminders set to change your passwords once each quarter? Or at least once each year? I know, I know. It can be a pain because it does take some time if you’re going to change ALL of them. BUT if you don’t change your passwords, you increase your risk of a cyber…

Holiday Relaxation

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | December 23, 2021 |

If you’ve spent any time browsing my blog, monthly e-newsletter or website, you know that I’m a huge proponent of taking time to recharge in order to sustain your mental, emotional and physical well-being to live life on your terms. This holiday season, I hope you’ll pause for some holiday relaxation. Whether it’s one hour…

Does Your Helpfulness Lead to Overcommitment?

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | December 16, 2021 |

Are you a helpful person? If you are, are you over-helpful? That might sound like an odd question, but I have many clients who drive down their productivity and increase their time management challenges because they bend over backwards to help others. I should clarify that I am not about to recommend that you turn…

Time Management Lessons from Salt Fat Acid Heat

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | December 7, 2021 |

Over the last two decades, my husband and I have watched various types of food-related shows hosted by the likes of Emeril, Giada, Paula Deen, Andrew Zimmern, Anthony Bourdain and Stanley Tucci. But there’s one limited series that truly helped us become even more adept at cooking: Salt Fat Acid Heat, hosted by Samin Nosrat…

Declutter Your Mind

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | December 4, 2021 |

Last week I discussed how the brain’s operating speed can slow down when it gets bogged down with too much information it wants to keep available for recall. This week, let’s look at recommendations for where you can store that information for easy access. In other words, how can you declutter your mind? Calendar items:…

Free Your Mind – and Productivity Will Follow!

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | November 23, 2021 |

Do you remember the 1992 song by En Vogue, Free Your Mind? There’s a line in the song: “Free your mind, and the rest will follow.” That hit song was definitely not about time management, but that line can certainly be applied. My mantra that I preach is “Time management is all about mind management.”…

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