I meet many people who tell me they would like to have a business like mine, but . . . they always have lots of excuses why they can not do it. See if any of these sound familiar to you: I don’t have the time to do it right now. Yeah? So who does? [...]

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Most people think that simple and easy have the same meaning. In fact, lots of things in life are simple, but they are not necessarily easy. Losing weight is simple: Eat less and exercise more. Simple, right? But not easy, as you can attest if you have ever tried to drop those stubborn pounds. Keeping [...]

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One of the things I hear from clients and others is that there are so many things that they could be doing, that they feel overwhelmed. Because they do not know where to start, they end up doing nothing. Instead of taking action to market their businesses, create products, build a website, or whatever they [...]

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The other day, someone was telling me how busy she has been and all that she has been doing. Her list of activities certainly made it sound as though she is busy, but she doesn’t seem to be productive. There is a big difference.

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Think you can not get anything done in just 15 minutes? In fact, some of my most productive work is done in 15-minute blasts. Although I use 15 minutes as a standard, you may do some of your projects in 10, 20 or 30 minutes, depending on the time you have available or your maximum [...]

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You may know that one of the benefits of working at Google is “20% time.” Google allows their engineers to spend 20% of their time working on projects that are not necessarily part of their normal jobs, but are things they are passionate about. This is a perk for employees, but the company gets a [...]

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Do you have a to-do list crammed with dozens of things you “must” do? How many of them will you get done today? To-do lists are great. I use them all the time because they help me to remember what I need to do and keep me focused on my goals. It is also quite [...]

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The telephone can be a big time waster. It interrupts you by ringing while you are trying to concentrate on something. You plan to quickly return a call, and twenty minutes later you are still on the phone. You get caught in a phone-tag loop, exchanging messages but never connecting with the person you need [...]

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Can you point to specific things you accomplished today? Without goals and a plan, the day can simply drift by. You find yourself at the end of the day feeling as though you were busy and worked hard all day, but unable to name a specific accomplishment. You can put an end to those lost [...]

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