by Hawkins | May 22, 2011 | General, Goal Setting, goals, Habits, planning, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
You have a mountain of things to do and you probably feel as though you don’t have enough time to get it all done. The truth of the matter is that you have all the time that you need, and, you’re not going to get any more. Given that reality, you have to...
by Hawkins | Apr 20, 2011 | General, Habits, Productivity, Routines, Workplace productivity
In the every day flow of things, structure and routine are quite necessary. They get you through the days and the to-do items on your list. When it comes to our children, we create structure and routine for them in our home environments as well as educational...
by Hawkins | Apr 18, 2011 | Business Management, General, Habits, Home Organizing, Procrastination, Routines, Systems
Today is the deadline for filing tax returns, and yes, there are many people who spent the weekend pulling it together and those who will work right up to the last minute to complete them. Additionally, there are those who will file an extension because they...
by Hawkins | Apr 13, 2011 | Clutter, email, General, Habits, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Flags & Filters This helps you recognize particular types of email faster by flagging email. For example, you can flag emails that you have read and are your priority to reply with one color so that they are visually separated for your preference the next time...
by Hawkins | Apr 11, 2011 | Clutter, email, General, Habits, Productivity, Systems, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Tip # 3 is a suggestion that helps you organize email. Create email sub folders within your email account to sort your emails by category. Label the sub folders with categories that will make it easy for you to distinguish. For example, use different subjects,...
by Hawkins | Apr 7, 2011 | Clutter, email, General, Habits, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
To add to my first email tip of not checking email first thing in the morning, have a plan when it comes to checking email. For most of us checking email once a day isn’t productive. As I mentioned in my previous post, check email 1.5-2 hours into your day and...
