Monthly Archives: April 2019

80% of What You Do Doesn’t Matter

I can stay busy all day. I really have mastered the art of extending my email, finding busy work for myself, and “networking” to fill time. I can do it.  But I don’t.  Because of the Pareto Principle. The Pareto … Continue reading

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Procrastination Means You Always Have Something Planned for Tomorrow!

There are lots of great one liners out there about procrastination… “There’s no time like the present for postponing what you don’t want to do.” -and- “Never put off till tomorrow what you can avoid entirely.” -and my favorite- “If … Continue reading

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Meetings are most effective when four out of five people don’t show…

The  three words that strike fear in the hearts of even the most stalwart agents… “Can we meet?” In the 1960s executives spent an average of 10 hours per week in meetings; today this has increased to 23 hours per … Continue reading

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Next Time Just Send Smoke Signals

In today’s next installment of our time management series, we’ll be talking about managing your communications.  The fact is, communication is hard, and we are all a part of the problem.  Fortunately we can also all be a part of … Continue reading

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