How to deal with procrastination (Part 2)
As we said earlier, procrastination is always named as a big time waster and I wrote about ways to deal with procrastination in Part 1. Here are two more strategies that you can use to reduce the likelihood of procrastinating items you really do want to handle. 1) Watch out for putting projects on your To Do list. Most of us get in such a hurry that we start throwing all kinds of items on our To Do lists, items that actually are projects! Projects of course have multiple steps and, thus, when your subconscious mind sees a project on your list, it reminds you that there are many steps necessary, so you tend to procrastinate it. Solution: Put the bite size o

How to deal with procrastination
I promised to write about ways to deal with procrastination and then I joked about it by saying I’d do that tomorrow. That’s typical of procrastination. Nearly everyone wants to put things off, particularly tasks that are difficult, challenging, or undesirable. Here are some strategies you can use to reduce the likelihood of procrastinating items you really do want to handle.

One of the most common time wasters is procrastination.
Whenever I ask an audience to make a list of their top ten time wasters, they inevitably put “procrastination” on their list. Realizing that, let’s plan to talk about procrastination tomorrow. Sound OK to you?

Leverage helps you make your minutes count.
You and I both know that we have a lot to do every single day. We also know that the amount we can accomplish is limited. Even when knowing this, most people get so hurried and overwhelmed that they forget the principle of leverage – leveraging your time! Here’s what I mean: Picture a triangle! Now please write the word “Administrator” in the lower left hand corner of the triangle and jot the number “40” next to the word “Administrator” to show the number of ho

A “Portable Desk” helps you make your minutes count.
When I was being interviewed on Vern Moter’s “Practical Advisor” nationwide radio program over the weekend, a caller named Angel called the show and said he needed help. Angel said he is in the apparel business and that he had just moved to Alabama where he and his family are now living, yet his job is in Minnesota. Angel explained that, because he now must fly back and forth between his new home and his job, he is forgetting things, stressing, and accidently letting things slip through the cracks. He asked me if I could suggest anything that might help him. I asked Angel if he had any kind of portable organizing device, paper or electronic. He said he did