SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR TIME CHALLENGES

How to Recover from an Email Crash – An Email Template

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | April 25, 2019 |

In my last blog post, we discussed the triaging steps to take in order to know how to recover from an email crash. After going through the steps I mentioned, you might realize that there are some folks who you probably should have already heard from. If you haven’t heard from them, chances are their…

How to Recover from an Email Crash

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | April 18, 2019 |

Have you ever experienced an email outage? Whether your business lives and dies by electronic communication, or you’re retired but enjoy your connection to the outside world through email, experiencing an email crash is no picnic. This was the case for me starting on January 30th. For three days, I could send out emails, but…

Preparation: How to Update a WordPress Website aka How to Avoid a Complete Disaster

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | April 11, 2019 |

If you’ve been thinking about updating your website, you might’ve Googled phrases like how to update a WordPress website – or perhaps you’ve hired a website designer to take care of all of that for you. While the how and the end result are extremely important, there’s some critical preparation that needs to happen in…

How to Get Back on Track When Everything Around You Implodes

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | April 4, 2019 |

Usually the thought of how to get back on track doesn’t occur when you’re in the midst of a lousy situation. Instead, you’re usually channeling Nancy Kerrigan and screaming, “Why, why, why???” And maybe you’re doing this with a mixture of tears and anger and laughter and anxiety and feel like surely you’re about to…

How to Purchase a Wine Refrigerator

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | March 28, 2019 |

You might be wondering how a blog about how to purchase a wine refrigerator belongs on a productivity website. One of the keys to maintaining high productivity levels is relaxing and recharging. One way to recharge is to enjoy a glass a wine. Storing wine doesn’t require a wine refrigerator, but it sure is nice…

What’s the difference between wrestling and cable news networks?

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | March 21, 2019 |

I was sitting at the airport the other day. I normally travel on weekdays, but on this occasion it was a Saturday morning. I looked up to see what was on the television monitor. The station was tuned to some kind of wrestling show. I’m not talking about high school or college wrestling or Olympic…

What can you accomplish in 5 minutes?

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | March 19, 2019 |

Have you ever been stuck in line for what seemed like an eternity? Whether you have to wait 5 minutes or 5 hours, you can use the time to the fullest by getting something done.   What can you accomplish in 5 minutes to 15 minutes? *Clean out some email from your inbox *Clean out…

Can SMART Home Technology Put You at Risk?

By Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO® | February 28, 2019 |

In last week’s post, I shared some ways that SMART home technology can help you with time management. It’s incredible how much of our homes we can monitor and control from offsite – or without ever having to leave our couch – simply by tapping the screen of a smart phone or tablet. In addition…

Can SMART Home Technology Save You Time?

By Helene Segura | February 21, 2019 |

You’ve probably wandered into someone’s home and soon discovered that they have a so-called SMART home when you heard them mutter, “OK, Google,” or “Hey, Alexa!” Recently I was interviewed about SMART home technology and whether or not it could help with time management and productivity. Here’s an excerpt of the Q&A I had with…

Kudos to Southwest Rapid Rewards

By Helene Segura | February 14, 2019 |

Since today is Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d send some LUV to Southwest Airlines and the Southwest Rapid Rewards program. Recently, I decided to redeem my airline points for travel in order to go to Los Angeles for my dad’s birthday. I have points on three major airlines. Surely one out of the three would…

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