Do you feel overwhelmed? In this guest post, time management experts Karen Leland and Keith Bailey show how to get things done by making taking action a habit. You know what you need to do. You know why you need to do it. You even know what steps you must take to get it done. [...]

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We are all familiar with performance goals: Lose 10 pounds. Earn $100,000 this year. Make 20 sales this month. Those goals have to do with specific accomplishments, and they can be motivating. They can also be frustrating. When you lose just nine pounds or make 17 sales, you feel like a failure. On the other [...]

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What do you want to accomplish? Here are eight simple steps to setting and achieving your goals. Find out what your unconscious goal is by studying what you have accomplished so far. The choices you have made led you to where you are today. Even if you say you are not happy with the way [...]

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see more Lolcats and funny pictures Does this ever happen to you? Your plan is to work on that proposal that is due this week, or finish editing your manuscript or…whatever you need to get done. But instead, something “shiny” catches your eye. You end up starting a new project or just wasting time on [...]

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Several months ago, my friend Julie Howell and I started having co-working days, where we spend the day working together. Working alone gets tedious at times, and we have found that having someone to bounce ideas off of, or just to share things with, makes us more productive. And it’s more fun, too! Then we [...]

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No, that’s not a typo–I mean REVOLUTIONS! Although you can and should make changes and improvements at any time, the new year is always a popular time to make changes, acquire new habits and lose bad habits. Take advantage of the spirit of the season and make the changes you need to make to be [...]

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Horrible advice, right? Then why are you saying that you can’t do any marketing until after the holidays or until you know how things are going to go with the economy? There are lots of excuses for not marketing now: I’m busy with the holidays, you can’t reach anyone now, no one will make a [...]

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A friend recently complained that although she sets daily goals for herself, and usually meets them, she seldom feels that she is moving forward and accomplishing things. When I asked about her goals, the solution was clear to me. Here are some examples of her recent business and personal goals: Work on my blog. Look [...]

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