As great as technology is, when it comes to finding the time to completely immerse yourself in your work, let’s face it – the same technology we depend on can just as quickly turn into a major hindrance. Being a web designer, the very nature of my job requires that I spend the majority of […]
Crash Course on Organizing Your Home Office Paper
I recently came across a 3 part series of posts on SparkPlugging about organizing your office paperwork. These are guest posts by Brandie Kajino of the Organize. Simplify. Transform Blog, and I am so thankful for them! A small quote from the introductory post… First, let’s talk about what “organized” means. Do you hate to […]
Elsewhere on the Web: My Haiku’s on Productivity
Joshua Clanton recently asked me to submit a haiku on productivity, for his blog. I’m honored that he asked me, as I am in great company – including Naomi from IttyBiz, both Shane and Peter from the Shane and Peter Blog, Skellie from Skelliewag / Anywired, and Leo from Zen Habits (who inspired the post), […]
Balancing Act
One of my primary goals for 2008 is to create a healthy work / life balance. Considering that I run my own web design business while also being employed full time, it often seems that all I do is work. On average, I’d say that I work on average, 60-70 hours a week. I’m sure […]
Anti-Procrastination Day
One of my favorite parts of Fly Lady is Anti-Procrastination Day. They have this regularly on Wednesdays. I figure this would be a good motivational tool for myself, and hopefully for others! Goodness knows I can procrastinate with the best of them, lol. The idea behind Anti-Procrastination Day is that you take one item that […]
I’ve Been Published!
I recently came across the Work It Mom! web site. It’s a great resource for business moms – a networking site where you can ask and answer questions, post in forums, read blogs, etc. They also allow you to submit articles to be posted on their site. This can be a brand new article, or […]
Time Management: Setting Deadlines
The number one bit of advice I can offer? Be REALISTIC! I cannot stress enough how important it is to be realistic when setting deadlines for yourself and especially for clients. I have a new prospect and had to fight hard to resist the urge to tell them that I’ll have a proposal for them […]
Wired’s How To Write a Perfect Email
I just came across another great article about emails – specifically productivity as far as writing and sending emails. Wired How To’s: Write a Perfect Email I’m personally guilty of writing more than a few book-length emails – one of the big tips in this post is to keep it short! I will definitely be […]
Productivity and To Do Lists
I’ve just come across a few articles on productivity and managing your to do list, etc. I especially like Geek To Live’s article about not using your email client as your to do list… guilty as charged! LOL Anyway, here they are, in no particular order…