Workaholic and the long hot summer

So how do we get through the hot summer while working very long hours? Easy! Set your goals for the day of what you want to achieve and make sure you schedule breaks. Yes, actually walk away from your work area to the break room or take a visit outside the office or your home [...]

Millionaire work habits

Bill Gates
Rich man Bill Gates literally has a “paperless” office. He has a computer with three screens side by side. He uses is far left screen to check his master email list. His center monitor is used for the current email he is addressing, and the right monitor is used for surfing the internet. For [...]

Time Management

Quite often the process of working so hard clouds the issue of actually getting things done! We seem to “dive” into our work sometimes never knowing what our goal to achieve is at the end of the day.
A good way to be productive and working hard at the same time is to plan out the [...]

Working more efficiently

When working large jobs or a large amount of smaller projects, you must be consistent on what “system” you use to tackle these jobs. Most people I know that work in big corporations and have many projects going on at once (8 projects or more) and tell me they feel overwhelmed.
The truth of the [...]

Workaholic and back to basics

Sometimes we get caught up in all the “latest and greatest methods” and “high tech” ways of working to; save time, get more done efficiently, make more money, getting ahead in our career. It can be information overload. Many times the latest systems and methods can backfire on your progress.
I have mentioned in previous [...]

Workaholic and the New Year

Well, another year has gone by and we have a challenge ahead. Whether you are self employed or working for a corporation, you will certainly have to learn to adapt to new working habits.
For one, you have to keep it simple. Get back to the fundementals. If you carry over all the projects and bad [...]

Working in a down economy – continued

It seems that, with the down economy we are having in the USA, we have to be more careful in planning our work day. It will be more important to do this, especially for the self employed in order to accomplish more with less distractions while making more profits.
I have always used a scratch pad [...]

Are you guilty of multi-tasking – badly?

Thought you might enjoy this video of public speaker, Laura Stack, who is a time management consultant.
Peace and Love,
Bruce

Simplify your work habits

Tired of working for endless hours on end?

As I work smarter, not harder, I find that if I simplify, I can get even more work done. Curious?
If you have been keeping up with my posts regarding my “organized” method of working, you will remember about my scratch pad and pen system. Forget the expensive [...]

Working Efficiently – part thrice

Working this morning on 8 projects at once. How did I get myself into this box! (ha ha) Well, because of our down economy (USA) we have to think outside that “box.” I am referring to working, not smarter, but more efficiently. I use both online and offline devices to get me through this. For [...]