Do you miss out on what is going on with your family and friends? Are you working another late night or Saturday afternoon? Does that thought not bother you? Have you gotten to the point where you look forward to going into work early, staying late, or working weekends. Heck, you’ll work any time, day or night? If you answered…
We tend to do things in the same way and at the same time each day; whether it’s getting up in the morning, drinking the perfect latte on the way to work, or turning on the computer while we sort through the mail. These routines are familiar and keep us on track each day. As a licensed daycare provider when…
Gone are the days that an unhappy customer had to speak with lots of people to get word around of their unsatisfactory experience. Today, a customer can stand in your too long line and post on social media about how long they’re waiting, the terrible service, or wishing they were anywhere else. Their thoughts are immediately put on-line for everyone…
Most of us want to be more productive, but how do we go about getting everything done we need to? Do we sacrifice our productivity to get smaller non-essential tasks done in lieu of the more difficult, larger tasks? Are there activities we unconsciously do each day that make our efficiency drop dramatically? When we think about all the things…
You worked all day and in several hours your project will be complete. Do you take a break for dinner or do you keep working and eat at your desk? Though it’s tempting to keep working, you’re not only hurting yourself but you have a higher chance of making errors on what you are working on. When you don’t take…
We all multitask and many of us think we are pretty good at it, myself included. Doing more than one task at a time makes us feel good and aren’t we so much more productive when we are doing all these things at once? Wow, we are getting so much done! So what is wrong with multitasking when we can…
Most of us want to be more productive but how do we go about getting everything done we need to? Do we sacrifice some things to get other things done? Are there activities we unconsciously do each day that make our productivity drop dramatically? Checking Emails too Frequently One of the main time productivity drains during the work day is…
One of my favorite movies is Nine to Five starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton. These three secretaries work for a boss who they refer to as a “sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot.” Now, I can’t imagine that any one of us would think of our bosses in this way however, this movie makes a strong statement that…