TIME MANAGEMENT BLOG

How to Improve Your Time Management Skills

By Helene Segura | June 14, 2018 |

Writer Laurie Huff of Quo Vadis interviewed me about how to improve time management skills. Since it’s information that everyone can benefit from, I thought I’d share a snippet of the interview: What are your clients’ biggest challenges?  Their stress levels are causing problems at work or at home or both. They know that they want…

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Improving Your Productivity – Spring Cleaning Your Home for Summer

By Helene Segura | June 7, 2018 |

As a part of the spring cleaning media requests that came across my desk, Shelley Levitt of Pfizer.com requested the following: “For the GetOld editorial portal of Pfizer.com, I’m seeking expert tips on how to spring clean your home with the aim to make it healthier and happier. What to toss, what to tack down,…

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National Preparedness Month – Why wait until September?

By Helene Segura | June 1, 2018 |

National Preparedness Month is not until September, but why wait until then to be ready for anything? June 1st is the first day of hurricane season. For many, wildfire danger has already begun. There are also tornados, earthquakes, volcano eruptions…Mother Nature sure knows how to throw it at us! But what about man-made disasters? A…

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How to Create a Professional Email Signature Template

By Helene Segura | May 24, 2018 |

A professional email signature template might sound like a low priority in the grand scheme of things and really just some silly work minutiae, but having the proper information in your email signature can end up saving time. While recently providing time management training for a company, I was in contact with many employees in…

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An Important Travel Resource – STEP Travel Advisories

By Helene Segura | May 17, 2018 |

Any travel resource you can add to your tool belt will help make your trip even better. If you plan to travel overseas, it’s important to be aware of any possible dangers or interruptions to your trip – be it a tsunami, terrorist threat or national transportation strike. If you sign up for the Smart…

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How to Choose a Height Adjustable Standing Desk

By Helene Segura | May 10, 2018 |

The purchase of a height adjustable standing desk seems to be a popular topic. I’ve been asked by both journalists and clients which ones I recommend. In celebration of Flexible Work Arrangement Week (May 7 – 11), I thought I’d share my tips on how to choose the right height adjustable standing desk. (Get it,…

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National Teacher Appreciation Week – Why say thank you?

By Helene Segura | May 3, 2018 |

National Teacher Appreciation Week runs from May 7 -11, 2018. It’s a time when teachers are given their annual donut or taco breakfast as a thank you for their hard work. Do you know what they’d enjoy in addition to that? A simple “thank you” from you. Good teachers make it look easy. But behind…

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Lessons Learned from Meeting Han Solo

By Helene Segura | April 26, 2018 |

The following are lessons that resulted from meeting Han Solo:  Live life with no regrets. My husband recognized the young man who’d walked up behind me at the docent’s desk. I was paying close attention to the instructions that the docent was giving us, so I paid no mind to anyone else. After my husband…

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The Best Girl Power Movies

By Helene Segura | April 19, 2018 |

Here’s the background behind my best girl power movies list. I believe in dividing up our spaces into zones. In an office, there can be a work zone, a supplies zone and a reference zone. In a bedroom, there’s a sleeping zone, a dressing zone, and there can be a reading zone (sitting area) or…

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Do you know the app privacy policy for each app you’ve downloaded?

By Helene Segura | April 12, 2018 |

I wrote the following blog about app privacy policy back in October of 2013. That’s right, almost five years ago! Given the fallout from the alleged Facebook privacy breach through both a third-party app as well as releasing Facebook user information to a separate company, I thought this was an appropriate time to re-run my…

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