SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR TIME CHALLENGES

What’s the most organized dog food storage or dog food container?

By Helene Segura | November 16, 2017 |

Back in April, I was asked by Diana Bocco of Pet MD / PawCulture to answer some questions about the most organized options for dog food storage and suggestions for a dog food container. You might be thinking to yourself, “What does this have to do with productivity?” Well, my fellow pet parent, if you…

Which Job Personality Test Should You Take to Improve Your Job Performance?

By Helene Segura | November 9, 2017 |

I’ve had several clients of late who took the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) as a job personality test a decade or so ago and swear by the results. I’m a firm believer in understanding how your brain is put together so that you can figure out how to work with your traits instead of against…

Hildy Svetlana

By Helene Segura | November 5, 2017 |

October 29, 2004 – November 4, 2017 “$10. Lab puppy. To good home only.” That was the ad in the classified section of the newspaper. My husband wanted a large dog, so he picked this ad. When we arrived, we were greeted by something that resembled more of a greyhound runt mix than a Labrador…

How to prevent holiday stress – 2017

By Helene Segura | November 2, 2017 |

Holiday Stress Prevention Since I receive a lot of great feedback each year when I re-post this blog on how to prevent holiday stress, I thought I’d make it an annual tradition to share this letter that I wrote to myself back in 2012. I’ve seen Christmas decorations for sale in stores since September, but…

Cancer in Dogs – What to do when your dog has cancer

By Helene Segura | October 30, 2017 |

Cancer in Dogs was never a post that I imagined I’d write. When our dog was diagnosed with canine lymphoma, my head just spun. I consider myself a pretty darn good researcher and Googler, but the thought of losing our baby made my mind discombobulate, so I really wasn’t sure what to do next or…

What You Need to Know About Cybercriminals Who Can Hack Wifi

By Helene Segura | October 26, 2017 |

If thinking about cybercriminals isn’t on your agenda, you might want to adjust that. Earlier this year, I attended a cybersecurity course that was taught by an FBI Computer Scientist and an FBI Agent. I shared what I learned in these two blogs: Internet Safety: How vulnerable are you? Internet Safety: How can you avoid…

How to Organize Magazines and Newspapers

By Helene Segura | October 19, 2017 |

Have you been wondering how to organize magazines or newspapers or other papers that have found their way into piles around your office or home? In the previous blog post, we talked about what to do with paper pile ups in your office – or kitchen or bedroom or living room or wherever they are…

Office Organization: How to Organize Papers

By Helene Segura | October 12, 2017 |

When it comes to figuring out how to organize papers, what are your roadblocks? The main factors that I find with my clients when they’re in a less than desirable paper situation are: 1) They haven’t set aside daily or weekly time to process their papers and/or 2) Their file cabinets are full, so they…

How to Get Organized for the Last Quarter of the Year

By Helene Segura | October 6, 2017 |

Wondering how to get organized and gear up for the rest of the year? Summer is over. School has been back in session for over a month. There are just over 100 days left in the year. Did you ease up on goals you’ve set for the year? Let’s take a look at the goals…

Ever wonder how time slips away?

By Helene Segura | September 28, 2017 |

Your time slips away. That’s why you say things like, “I just don’t have enough time,” or “I got nothing done today! Where did my time go?” In my third book, The Inefficiency Assassin, as well as in my keynotes and workshops, I discuss the concept of what I call time leaks. When we lose…

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