Month: October 2017
Forget Seven Day Workweeks, What about a Seven Day Weekend?
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How many of you check your work email on weekends? How about multitasking your way through your kid’s ball game or figure skating practice? Probably most of you, and I’ve certainly been in that camp. The Seven Day Weekend, by Ricardo Semler, talks about Semco the company his father founded and he runs and addresses…
Hours are far from the whole story when it comes to burnout
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I’m sure you’re all familiar with the term “burnout”. Some of you are likely even familiar with the feeling. The lack of energy to make any progress. I’m not convinced that burnout is the result of overwork. The hours you put in play a part, but hours are far from the whole story. I think…
Time blocking is only useful if you cut distractions
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I love time blocking. Dedicating 3 hours in the morning to reading and writing then the afternoon for working with clients changed my business. It can change your business as well if you’re productive during your time blocks. If you’re focused. Simply saying that 0600 – 0900 is for your big work is one thing.…
Asking ‘what else can I do’ is a terrible question
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Jocelyn K. Glei asks a great question in one of her articles. The question is: “What else.” The reason this question is great is that it’s not the question you should be asking yourself. Asking ‘what else’ all the time is how we get to 9 hour days 6 days a week. It’s how we…
