by Hawkins | Mar 29, 2011 | General, Habits, Productivity
How many people do you know who are always late? What’s your perception of them? Maybe you’ve even made particular judgments about them. The usual perceptions are that people who are always late think that their time is more valuable than others, and...
by Hawkins | Mar 27, 2011 | Business Management, General, Habits, Meetings, planning, Procrastination, Productivity
Are you always late? Even just 5 minutes is late. Being late might not seem like a big deal to those who are always late, but it is in fact a big deal. Let me tell you why. When you’re late you impact other people. Let’s say you’re 20 minutes...
by Hawkins | Mar 20, 2011 | General, Habits, Productivity, Time Management, Uncategorized, Workplace productivity
If you’re challenged when it comes to managing your time, chances are that there are some mistakes that you’re making on a regular basis that are contributing to the problem. Of all the non-supportive habits I’ve helped people change, there are 10...
by Hawkins | Mar 16, 2011 | General, Habits, planning, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Of all the things that you place onto your schedule, are you setting time for you? Most of us don’t, which is a big mistake. If you don’t stop to take a moment for you on a regular basis, it makes it hard to take care of the things and the people...
by Hawkins | Mar 14, 2011 | Business Management, Clutter, General, Office Organizing, planning, Productivity, Systems, Time Management, Workplace productivity
There are a few other things that you need to start a solid foundation to run your business. You can’t successfully run a business if you don’t have a good accounting system in place. For accurate and easily accessible records and having everything in one place,...
by Hawkins | Mar 11, 2011 | Business Management, Clutter, General, Office Organizing, Productivity, Systems, Taming the Paper Tiger, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Paper is a big problem in office and home environments and it can be hard to control and to contain. If you’re going to run a successful business you’ve got to have a handle the paper, so first things first, tame that paper tiger! Paper is the #1 culprit...