Category: Productivity
This is about being effective with your time and being focused on the right things to do each day or at each stage.
It could overlap with PM when we talk about your time on a project.
All Task Managers Suck
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This is from my email list. Go sign up for 5 days a week of emails on how to run your business and not have your life ruined. The problem isn’t the tool, it’s the user. I can take down a tree with a chainsaw but I can also take off a couple fingers. Whichever
How To Stop Avoiding Hard Work So You Can Become The Master You Long To Be
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You didn’t start a business to be mediocre. To be one of the many that can do what you do. You’re not hoping to be just another designer or another theme developer. You never planned to be a generic writer or a dime a dozen coach. When you started, you wanted to be a master.
What do you do when your spouse doesn’t support your business?
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In an ideal world you and your spouse would be on the same page all the time. You’d operate like a well oiled machine. A word here and there would communicate volumes. But it’s not an ideal world. Despite your overwhelming desire to start a business, your spouse may not be on board with your
Boundaries can be painful, but they help your business grow
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Boundaries are one of the best things you can institute in your life. Without boundaries around our work we’ll need to start making so many more decisions and we have a limited pool of will-power to use on our decisions. By having boundaries in your life you no longer have to fret about that 2nd
Negotiating work seasons with your spouse
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I once had a coaching client once who proudly told me about his new ‘lighter’ work schedule. He was only going to work 14 hours a day 6 days a week. On the seventh day he’d work 2 hours. Yup I called him crazy and when I did he told me his wife had already
How to bring a family member in to the business
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If you’ve ever searched business and family you’ll know that most of the content out there tells you to stay far away from mixing the two. But they can’t be unmixed. Business and family interact with each other all day every day. The question today is, how do you integrate your family with taking actual
What to talk about in your business conversations with your spouse
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Most business content misses one of the most crucial roles in a business. it makes the faulty assumption that work is work and home is home. Narry the two shall meet. That’s not the truth of life though. Your life outside of work and your work an intertwined. They can’t be separated. This month, we’re
Busy is not a badge of honour, get some boundaries in your work
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Have you ever asked someone how they were and heard that they were ‘bored’? Probably not. Most people answer ‘busy’ like it’s some badge of pride. Much like they talk about pulling an all-nighter as if we should be in awe of their stupidity. There is no glory in rest. No social acclaim. We are
If you’re spending more than 8 hours a day in the office, you’re not productive
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I was talking with my friend Brent from ugurus recently and he said something that struck me hard. It went something like: I figure if I can’t do my work in 35 hours a week I’m probably doing someone else’s job – Brent Weaver If you have a few employees that’s a great way to
Why paper productivity tools can help you get more done than digital tools
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Yes I’m on my computer lots. I can control it from my keyboard without touching the mouse. In fact, I’ve had a dead mouse for a week and couldn’t be bothered to replace the batteries. My productivity didn’t suffer. Despite this fluency on a computer I don’t use a digital task manager for my daily
