by Hawkins | Aug 26, 2009 | General, Home Organizing, Office Organizing, Procrastination, Productivity, Time Management
We all procrastinate on one thing or another, and to different degrees. The degree to which you procrastinate determines the degree to which your level of productivity is lessened. Procrastination can have you rushing to put out fires to get things done on time, and...
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 | 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 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...
by Hawkins | Jun 3, 2009 | General, Goal Setting, Office Organizing, Procrastination, Productivity, Time Management
My last post contained an article written by Brian Tracy and at the end of it I asked if you have goals. The second part of this article takes you through deciding upon your goals, how to achieve them and action steps you can take to keep the process moving. The...
