One of the biggest killers of productivity it redundancy. By performing the same task multiple times, you are not only wasting time, but you are also undermining creativity and ingenuity. Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort. – Paul J. Meyer In order to become more productive, …
Practical Productivity: Eliminate Distractions
At work, just like in life, distractions happen. The point is how well you manage them. Even though you have a smart phone, and it may be your connection to the outside world, we suggest you have set times for checking messages and emails. If left on, you may hear that all too familiar “ding!” from your inbox or see …
Practical Productivity: Dominate Your Task Lists
Becoming an effective task master is an essential part of improving your productivity. Task lists are an essential part of being organized, but they themselves must be organized in order to be the useful tool they are intended to be. Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead …
Practical Productivity: Meeting Management
Meetings are the necessary evil standing between you and your team’s successful goals. However, it’s important to keep them operating as the productive tool they are intended to be, and know when they are imperative and when alternatives can be implemented. Here are some tips to reduce the number of meetings you attend; Be responsive. Many meetings are scheduled because …
Practical Productivity: Introduction to 6 Areas of Productive Practices
Productivity is defined as a measure of worker efficiency. Increased productivity means doing more with less resources (such as time, money, or materials). If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done. – Bruce Lee When you are productive, you have a sense of accomplishment, completion and are satisfied with the outcome that resulted …
Is trying to ‘keep up with the Joneses’ bringing you down?
Are you following your competition or your customers? Don’t let your aim to keep up with your competitors’ stunt your growth and hold you back!
Case Study: Optimizing Facebook Image Exposure
In a previous post, we discussed ways to optimize your Facebook posts, in order to make the most of every post. We talked about how to use links, images, posting times, scheduling tools, and other tips to make sure your post is seen by the greatest audience. Now we’d like to add to that with a few examples specifically surrounding …
Image Sources: Finding Free Images for Your Next Blog
Our clients often ask for tips and help with finding images for blog posts and newsletters. It’s no secret that publishing regular content, such as blogs and newsletters, can be helpful in creating brand awareness. These digital publications are used to inform and engage the prospects, and to turn them into loyal consumers, subscribers, or visitors. That’s why most small …
2013 Goals Exposed – annual update
Back in January we decided to make our annual goals public. Now it’s time to review and analyze how we did in 2013. It was a good year!
Case Study: Optimizing Facebook Link Exposure
In a previous post, we discussed ways to optimize your Facebook posts, in order to make the most of every post. We talked about how to use links, images, posting times, scheduling tools, and other tips to make sure your post is seen by the greatest audience. Now we’d like to add to that with a few examples specifically surrounding …
