Posts Tagged ‘Work Life Balance’
Holiday Planning 2022
What?! But it’s only November 3! That’s right, and the holidays will roll around in no time. Time management in your personal life is just as important as time management in your professional life. After all, subconscious worries from one will affect your performance and quality of life in the other. Here are some tips…
Read MoreAdditional Productivity Tips – Should you stay in contact with the office while on vacation?
In last week’s post, we asked and answered three questions about: Should you stay in contact with the office while on vacation? This is a question that was recently posed by a reporter for Fox News. With COVID hospitalization rates decreasing and travel increasing in 2022, it’s the perfect time to revisit this topic.…
Read MoreNational Leave the Office Early Day 2022 – Texas Hill Country Beer Trail Style!
National Leave the Office Early Day is TODAY! If you’re not sure about the background of National Leave the Office Early Day, you can read my blog post here. In honor of this holiday, my husband and I decided to take an entire day off from work. We told a good friend about it,…
Read MoreNational Leave the Office Early Day 2022
National Leave the Office Early Day was created several years ago by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE. This special day is observed on June 2 each year. If June 2 will fall on a Saturday or Sunday, it’s celebrated on the closest weekday. A fellow productivity specialist, Laura’s goal was to bring attention to…
Read MoreHow Does Exercise Increase Productivity? The Secret Productivity Tool of Walking
If you’ve been wondering how exercise increases productivity, you’re in luck! Last week, a homework assignment I gave to a client included walking while creating her project management maps. She seemed surprised about this assignment – not the project planning, but the walking. This might sound like an odd set of instructions to give during…
Read MoreNational Leave Work Early Day During COVID-19? Heck yeah!
National Leave Work Early Day is “celebrated” on June 2 of each year. If June 2 falls on a weekend, it’s celebrated on the closest weekday. The “holiday” was created several years ago by my colleague, Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE. A fellow productivity specialist, she was inspired to encourage hard working folks to take…
Read MoreHow to Increase Internet Speed for Video Conferencing
You might have been wondering of late how to increase your internet speed for video conferencing. As most of America has transitioned to work from home as we shelter in place during this COVID-19 crisis, that means we’re all using the internet to communicate for work, school and family connections. If you thought you had…
Read MoreProductivity Recharge – National Plan for Vacation Day 2020
Did you miss out on National Plan for Vacation Day back on January 28? If so, have no fear! It’s not too late to plan for vacation. This is a time management blog, so you might be wondering, “What does vacation have to do with productivity?” The answer is: EVERYTHING! Time Management and Vacation There…
Read MoreThree Steps to a Weekly Work Routine to Help Prevent Burnout
An interviewer recently asked for some advice on a weekly work routine to help prevent burnout. There are dozens of different strategies and tactics you can implement to help make life grand, but here are three simple steps to start with. Get crystal clear on your priorities. When we’re not clear on what our work…
Read MoreGet Organized for the Holidays!
Back in January, I recommended that you reflect on the prior months and record a quick debrief of the 2018 holidays in order to get organized for the holidays in 2019. Guess what? The 2019 holidays are here, so it’s time to get crackin’! Do you want to do more of the same that you…
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