by Hawkins | Aug 16, 2009 | General, Goal Setting, Office Organizing, planning, Productivity, Time Management
I just came back from a much needed break. I’ve been working on a lot of different things lately that will premiere between the fall and next spring while keeping up with the usual. Knowing how important it is to take breaks, I made my last one a little bit...
by Hawkins | Jul 15, 2009 | General, planning, Procrastination, Productivity, Time Management
Mashable.com just posted the Neilsen stats on the the amount of time that people spend online at sites and applications such as FaceBook, Google and Yahoo!. According to Nielsen online’s June report on Internet usage, people now spend more time, on average, on...
by Hawkins | Jun 30, 2009 | General, Office Organizing, planning, Productivity, Time Management
Earlier this week, someone asked me what my 3 best tips were for time management, so I thought I’d share them here. My 3 best time management tips are: Check your email 1 1/2 -2 hours AFTER you start your day. It’s not a good thing to check your email...
by Hawkins | Jun 23, 2009 | General, planning, Productivity, Time Management
Yesterday I dropped my son off for a week away at camp. Although this was time I scheduled for him to have some summer fun, I only scheduled a couple of things for the week so that I can have some down time. I’m using the time to recharge and spend some time...
by Hawkins | Jun 16, 2009 | General, Goal Setting, Office Organizing, Productivity, Time Management
If you want to have a very productive day, you have to get a handle on managing interruptions. Get ahead of the game and start by preventing interruptions before they occur. When you control interruptions and eliminate distractions in your day, you have more time to...
by Hawkins | Jun 8, 2009 | General, Office Organizing, Procrastination, Productivity, Time Management
We live in such an excessive society. Everything is bigger these days-our homes, our cars (although that seems to be shifting), even the meals that we eat. As a society we waste so much. We also waste our time. The difference is that time is something we don’t have...
