by Hawkins | Feb 13, 2011 | General, Habits, Procrastination, Productivity, Time Management, Uncategorized, Workplace productivity
So what did you see when you took that long look at your home and work life? Are you spending the majority of your time working or putting off the things that need to get done? If you’re working, what exactly are you working on and are those things relevant to...
by Hawkins | Feb 9, 2011 | General, Habits, Procrastination, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Seriously, we all procrastinate at some point in time on something and we’re all familiar with this scenario: You put off doing something and probably have absolutely no idea of how long it takes to do the task you’re putting off. You can end up living in chaos...
by Hawkins | Feb 7, 2011 | General, Goal Setting, Habits, planning, Productivity, Routines, Systems, Time Management, Workplace productivity
When it comes to having tasks hit our to-do list and calendar, typically, people schedule their tasks without thinking about it, with things getting put in your calendar at random or because they have importance in that moment. Once they’re on your schedule, it’s...
by Hawkins | Feb 4, 2011 | General, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
There’s so much to do and what seems to be not enough time to get to it all, so, how do you get to what matters most? It starts by looking at everything you have on your plate and the things you would like to place on your plate. There is an exercise that...
by Hawkins | Feb 2, 2011 | General, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Time management expert Stephen Covey developed a matrix to help people gain perspective of their tasks and gain better awareness of their priorities. It’s called Covey’s Quadrant. Quadrant 1 contains the important, urgent things; Quadrant 2 important, not urgent...
by Hawkins | Jan 31, 2011 | General, Productivity, Systems, Time Management, Workplace productivity
When it comes to the list of things that we have to do, it can be difficult getting to the things that really matter. What mattes most to you? Family and friends, things related to the work you love, or personal time? What ever it is, how do you get to the to-do...
