Posts Tagged ‘Productivity’

Gadgets That Actually Increase Productivity

February 18th, 2010


I am kinda a gadget guy and kinda not. I have the latest greatest mini-notebook, but my cell phone is from like 1963. The reason is that gadgets can be time drainers more then productivity gainers. With that in mind, I reached out to the TPE community and asked them what gadgets increased productivity and how did they use them. Yes, the iPhone is referenced over and over, but the uses are some what different. Perhaps in this list you will find a few things you never thought about before, or find a new way to use what you already have.  Read more »

How To Be More Productive: Capture Your Open Items

Open items are those tasks, to-do’s, projects, goals, ideas and actions (business or personal) that you need or want to do, but have not yet done. They may tug at you to get done today, or be as far off in the future as retirement. The trick is to gather them together by writing them down so that you don’t have to waste valuable mental real estate trying to keep track of them.  Read more »

Perfection is the Enemy of Good: Why Seeking Perfection Can Actually Decrease Your Results

You sit at the computer trying to find the perfect graphic to match your well-crafted website article. However, you just spent three days on that that project because you were obsessed to get it “just right.” Do you realize you could have spent that valuable time networking and prospecting new clients?  Read more »

Are You Getting In Your Own Way…Again?

You have a great product or service and you just know that you could be successful, but something keeps getting in the way. Well, don’t be surprised if the biggest thing that is getting in your way is you. Internal hurdles are often the biggest reasons entrepreneurs, especially women, feel stalled, stuck, uninspired, overwhelmed, confused or lost.  Read more »

Downsize Your To-Do List in 5 Easy Steps

<a href=”http://www.adimpact.com/” mce_href=”http://www.adimpact.com/”>Adimpact.com</a> By: Rory Cohen You know you have way to many things on your to-do list. Here are some ways to down-size that list, and turn it into a powerful income generating tool at the same time. Step One Acknowledge that it is impossible to do it all. Decide right now that you are going to [...]  Read more »

Are These 31 Deadly Time-Wasting Mistakes Killing Your Company?

1. Wasting Time With Suspects not Prospects Continue to fill your pipeline, qualify each prospect that flows into your pipeline, and then after you have qualified them close the sale or move on. The last step is usually very difficult for most entrepreneurs, but this will hold true: “If you take only Yes’s and only No’s [...]  Read more »