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Find Time for August’s Time Finder Favorites
Posted on September 1, 2010 by Paula, under Time After Time.
Finding time to welcome a new month always has an aura of excitement and anticipation, doesn’t it? It’s a new beginning. What will it hold for each of us?
Looking ahead is, for me, deepened and enhanced by a pause to look back. That’s why I so enjoy the opportunity, each month, to scan what Time Finder readers have been most drawn to over the past 4 weeks. So here’s our list of Time Finder Favorites for August 2010!
Creativity was at the top of the list, as many of you perused “Find Time for Creativity: When to Grab Your Inspiration and When to Let it Go!” – and quite a few attended our teleclass with Ellene Breedlove Davis, too! This post looks at some tips to help you hang onto your creative ideas so that you have them accessible when you’ve got the time to work on them. AND, it also offers some ideas about when you may need to let some ideas go so that you don’t overwhelm yourself with them. Balance is always so key, isn’t it?
Your second favorite post was “Find Time to Be Brave and Create.” This post jumps off from a van Gogh quote: “If you hear a voice within you say, ‘You cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” It looks at what encourages our creativity and what constrains it … ideas which were further explored on our call.
Next up? “Finding Time to Turn Worry into Welcome, Using a Simple Question” is an empowering post that can transform debilitating worry and shift your perspective entirely. How?
You’ll have to read the post to find out … 
Fourth and fifth on our list come a post about abundance and a post about Twitter Tools.
- “Find Abundant Time with a Quick Shift of Perspective” takes a look at the ways that engaging more fully with the moment helps move you away from a scarcity perspective and into abundance.
- “Find Time to Explore Some Twitter Tools on Cyber Monday” looks at 3 Twitter tools that we are using here at The Time Finder now. They have helped immensely with expanding and managing our Twitterverse!
Did you have a favorite Time Finder post that we missed? Add a comment about it – we’d love to hear!
And here’s an idea … Want to explore your Wise Inner Voice more fully? The next interview in my Finding Time HeartBased and EducationRich Teleseries is at 7PM (ET) on Tuesday, September 14 with Soulful Coach Joanna Lindenbaum. Our topic? Activating Your Inner Wisdom: How to Bring Joy and Success into Your Life. Sign up and join us for this free, info-packed teleclass! When you listen to that wise voice inside, the sky’s the limit!
What if you could find another hour every day? You can! You are invited to sign up for your FREE Finding Time Success Kit. It puts 3 key tools for your time success right into your hands! Grab it and see how you can recharge your energy, reduce overwhelm and frustration, and come to learn that 24 hours really ARE enough!
Let’s explore time together …
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Find Time for July’s Time Finder Favorites!
Posted on August 2, 2010 by Paula, under Time After Time.
Finding time to look back on the past month’s Time Finder favorites is always an enjoyable task for me. It gives an opportunity to pause and reflect, while standing on the threshold of the new month!
That being said, did you feel like July just flew by? With the cooler, less humid air that has ushered in August here in the Northeast, you can almost feel a hint of autumn. But the good news is that there are still lots of summer days ahead to enjoy and appreciate!
So, July on The Time Finder saw readers enjoying a wide range of posts.
Topping the list was one of our Cyber Monday offerings: Find Time by Increasing Efficiency and Accuracy Using Google Voice. Have you tried it? My VA and I use it all the time and it’s a big help and a significant time-saver!
Next on the list of favorites came two posts about planning … Find Time for What’s Most Important to You Every Day-Day #1 and Find Time for What’s Most Important to You Every Day-Day #2! Lots of people shy away from planning … but maybe these posts will help.
Planning is about creating a frame for yourself. Think of it like guard-rails on a road … or the edging along a garden path … whatever image is helpful and nurturing for you. Remember, this is for YOU and can be flexed to suit your needs.
Next up? We found time to look at ways that you can step into an abundance mindset when it comes to your time. Find Time Today – Let Go of Self-Limiting Scarcity and Claim Your True Inner Abundance! is just one of the July posts where we explored this timely subject!
Last but not least, we shared a 3-part series on what I call “Segmented Planning” that was visited by lots and lots of you in July. The top vote-getter was the introductory post: Find Flexibility, Focus and Fun with Segmented Planning-Part 1. I invite you to read the whole series and give Segmented Planning a try!
And please drop me a line and let me know how you’re doing with your time management … both the challenges and the successes … I’d love to hear!
What if you could find another hour every day? You can! You are invited to sign up for your FREE Finding Time Success Kit. It puts 3 key tools for your time success right into your hands! Grab it and see how you can recharge your energy, reduce overwhelm and frustration, and come to learn that 24 hours really ARE enough!
Let’s explore time together …
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Find Time for June’s Top 5 Time Finder Favorites on July 5th!
Posted on July 5, 2010 by Paula, under Time After Time.
Finding time to look back over the past month’s favorite Time Finder Posts is always fun … and this month is no different. If you’re in the States, maybe you are still celebrating the 4th of July Holiday. I invite you take a moment to read, enjoy, and reflect on these posts that Time Finder readers were especially drawn to in June …
Topping the list was a post we shared the morning after our teleclass with Wendy Battles-Plasse. Titled Finding Time to Pick 25 Pounds of Blueberries – Clean Eating Tips from Wendy Battles-Plasse! it explored some of the practical and life-enhancing tips that Wendy shared in the teleclass last month. (Here’s another tip: You can still get the FREE MP3 of that class – just read to the end of this post and you’ll find the info you need to sign up.)
Second among your favorites was “Finding Time to Deal with Disappointment Gracefully” – our post about dealing with the curveballs that life sometimes throws us!
Finding Time by Being Flexible-3 Timely Tips! is a perennial favorite that weighs in at #3 on our list. Check it out and learn how you can be in charge of your time choices, no matter what!
Our Cyber Monday series usually makes the list of top posts at least once, and last month was no exception. The top vote-getter was Find Time and Lots of Tweets Using Twitter Search on Cyber Monday. Have you tried using the Twitter search function? Saved any searches? Used any of the special operators? If not, you may want to give this post another look!
And last, but definitely not least, is a post about setting time boundaries titled Find the Time You Need by Setting a Time Boundary Using the Times Two Rule! Give yourself a gift this coming month when planning your time … try using the Times Two Rule!
Speaking of gifts to yourself … are you ready to explore your healthiest life? Ready to explore and consider some changes?
The MP3 of my interview with Nutritionist and Clean Eating Coach Wendy Battles-Plasse is just the thing for you! We explored how you can “Start Living Your Healthiest Life Today: Timely Tips on Clean Eating, Self-Awareness and the Power of Prevention.” We’ll send it to everyone who signs up on our teleclass page. This was a jam-packed, info-filled call … and it’s not too late to learn all about healthy eating and prevention from one of the best!
What if you could find another hour every day? You can! You are invited to sign up for your FREE Finding Time Success Kit. It puts 3 key tools for your time success right into your hands! Grab it and see how you can recharge your energy, reduce overwhelm and frustration, and come to learn that 24 hours really ARE enough!
Let’s explore time together …
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Finding Time to Welcome June, and Reprise Time Finder Favorites from May!
Posted on June 1, 2010 by Paula, under Time After Time.
Finding time to navigate transitions well often involves looking back, as well as looking ahead. So it is, as we move into the month of June here at The Time Finder! We welcome the new, even as we look back and scan through older posts, to see what most resonated for our readers last month.
While May saw quite a few new posts make the cut for the first time, an old favorite topped the list: Finding Time by Being Flexible: 3 Timely Tips. It’s not surprising – flexibility is such a key skill in our fast-paced lives. Have you enjoyed this post already? If not, I invite you to take another look!
Coming in a close second was a new post that gives you a taste of the kinds of articles and information you’ll receive when you sign up for our Finding Time E-zine. This post was titled Find Time to Deal with the Difficult Personalities Who Slow You Down. Take a look for some timely tips about time boundaries and managing challenging people in your life!
A post from our Cyber Monday series rounds out the top 3: Find Time to Empower Yourself – Add Some Very Useful Webmaster Tools to Your Toolbox. This post offers some resources where you can learn the basics about how our websites and web experience are created. As it says:
“Finding time to learn some basics about the fundamental language of the web can totally change how you interact with the world of the internet. Whether you are technically inclined or not, knowing something about the mechanics of the web pages we all visit (or develop) definitely enhances the experience!”
Rounding out our May Time Finder Favorites were: Find Time to Explore Your Inner Twitter on Cyber Monday and Find Time to Stop Listening to Your Inner Critic and Reclaim Your Joy, Power and Purpose (a post from our Ask Paula series).
I hope you enjoyed looking back and exploring some old favorites!
And now, do you want to start off your new month by learning how to give yourself the nurturing and nourishment you need to thrive? Here’s something you’ll not want to miss!
We are very excited to offer the next installment of The Finding Time EducationRich& HeartBased Interview Teleseries! Join me at 7PM ET on Tuesday, June 8 for my interview with Nutritionist and Clean Eating Coach Wendy Battles-Plasse as we explore how you can “Start Living Your Healthiest Life Today: Timely Tips on Clean Eating, Self-Awareness and the Power of Prevention.”
And, even better, when you sign up, choose our VIP level and you’ll receive a word-for-word transcript of the call, as well as a special gift from Wendy – her 26-minute MP3,”4 Simple Steps to Meal Planning Success.” This audio is jam-packed with Wendy’s easy and practical tips that help put healthy eating within your reach every day!
I hope you can make it – it’s going to be an excellent, info-packed class!
What if you could find another hour every day? You can! You are invited to sign up for your FREE Finding Time Success Kit. It puts 3 key tools for your time success right into your hands! Grab it and see how you can recharge your energy, reduce overwhelm and frustration, and come to learn that 24 hours really ARE enough!
Let’s explore time together …
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Find Time for April’s Top 5 Time Finder Posts
Posted on May 3, 2010 by Paula, under Time After Time, Time and Energy.
Finding time to pause and reflect on the month that’s gone by, as a new month begins, can be very grounding and expansive. In that spirit, I offer you a reprise of April’s top Time Finder posts!
But first … I want to share how excited I am about tomorrow’s interview with Krista Hearty!
Want to learn how to be a better listener so you can understand the messages that your body sends you all the time?
Then join me at 7PM ET tomorrow (that’s Tuesday, May 4th) for the next installment of The Finding Time EducationRich & HeartBased Interview Teleseries when Krista and I will be exploring “A Secret Brilliance: How to Tap Into Your Unique Energy and Power.”
I can’t wait … and hope to “see” you on the call! In the meantime, here are the top posts from the month of April!
Topping the list was a Cyber Monday favorite that it looks like many Time Finder readers have been exploring: Find Time to Boost Your Twitter Experience with Twubs! Have you tried this tool for creating Twitter Groups using hashtags?
Second on our list was an affirming and energizing post titled Find Time to give an Affirmation Boost to YOU! Wouldn’t it be great to give yourself little boosts throughout your day? Check out these tips, and find out how you can share gifts with yourself from moment to moment easily!
Here’s a post that makes it into our “Top 5″ quite often: Find Focus by Culling Your Basket of Time in 2010. Decluttering, whether it be our spaces or our time, is of perennial interest!
Find Time Every Day to Stop and Smell the … Daffodils! was fourth on the list, and right behind it came Find Time to Tap into Your Wellsprings of Energy Whenever You Want! – where we shared some ideas about how to listen to your body and find your secret brilliance! (There will be lots more about that on our call tomorrow night … read on for details.)
What was your favorite post from last month? Are there subjects that you’d like to read more about? Please drop me a line, I’d love to hear!
And, in the meantime, there’s still time to sign up for tomorrow evening’s teleclass and explore what you hear your body saying to you!
Join me at 7PM ET tomorrow (that’s Tuesday, May 4th) when I interview Entrepreneur Energy Coach and Founder of Body Brilliance Krista Hearty. We’ll be exploring “A Secret Brilliance: How to Tap Into Your Unique Energy and Power.” I’d love to have you there!
What if you could find another hour every day? You can! You are invited to sign up for your FREE Finding Time Success Kit. It puts 3 key tools for your time success right into your hands! Grab it and see how you can recharge your energy, reduce overwhelm and frustration, and come to learn that 24 hours really ARE enough!
Let’s explore time together …
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Find Time Every Day to Stop and Smell the … Daffodils!
Posted on April 13, 2010 by Paula, under Time After Time.
Finding time to “stop and smell the roses” is something that many aspire to … but how many of us build in the time for ourselves, each and every day, to actually do it? This time of year, of course, it’s daffodils, not roses … but I don’t suggest adding “Smell Daffodils” to your To Do List as an item to be accomplished and checked off before moving on to the next thing. As the Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard once wrote:
“Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.”
No, what I’d like to suggest is paying mindful attention. These days, here in New Hampshire, the air has been filled with birdsong and the daffodils are in full and glorious bloom. We’ve moved from winter into spring … and time is carrying us swiftly toward high summer even as I write this. The flow is steady … you could even call it relentless.
Add to that our own individual flow of goals and tasks, and you can see how time can easily slide by almost without our realizing. Suddenly, you “come to” and a day, a week, or a month has gone by. That’s a disorienting feeling!
That’s why it is so vital to build in stopping points in your daily routine. They needn’t be long … although the nourishment that these moments offer is enhanced and deepened the more time you spend! Use these points to ground and reorient yourself to the moment. In addition to the sheer pleasure of it, that’s what smelling the daffodils is all about!
This is not a frivolous activity by any means. Though it gives pleasure, “smelling the daffodils” has a deeper and more far-reaching meaning than “just” that. These pauses tell you where you are. Think of your stopping points as buoys marking your course as you sail through life … without them, you might easily end up lost at sea!
As you stop and breathe, you are connecting with yourself, your values, your moment … getting your bearings before you continue on. There is no greater gift that you can give yourself – and the great news is that you can do this, quite literally, while you smell the … daffodils!
How do you stop and get your bearings? Is this something that you build into your day? Does it work well for you? Drop me a line, I’d love to hear!
What if you could find another hour every day? You can! You are invited to sign up for your FREE Finding Time Success Kit. It puts 3 key tools for your time success right into your hands! Grab it and see how you can recharge your energy, reduce overwhelm and frustration, and come to learn that 24 hours really ARE enough!
Let’s explore time together …
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Find Time for March’s Time Finder Favorites!
Posted on April 1, 2010 by Paula, under Time After Time.
Finding time to check through the top posts for the month of March means, among other things, that we are welcoming April! Here in NH the new month brings sunny, warm weather after a string of torrentially rainy days. What a welcome change! Are you feeling the expansiveness of spring in your world?
It’s an exciting, opening time here at The Time Finder, too. We’re ready to post our Finding Time e-zine at noontime (ET) today – so look for it in your inbox (or sign up in the sidebar today and check it out)!
And I am very excited about the next interview in my Finding Time EducationRich & HeartBased Interview Teleseries. Ready to explore ways to overcome overwhelm and give yourself the space and calm that you need to thrive? Then please join me on Tuesday, April 6, from 7-8 PM when I talk with Color Expert and Transitional Life Coach Cindy Hudson about “Vibrational Effects of Color – How to Create a Sanctuary in Your Own Home.” How? Just click this link to get started!
And in the meantime, let’s explore the top posts from the month of March!
Topping the list was a perennial favorite, Find Time by Being Flexible – 3 Timely Tips. How do you handle a challenge like oversleeping? Check out these tips, and don’t let something like that ruin your day!
Here’s a challenge: “One half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it.” Sidney Howard. Find ways to address this in your life with our second top post: Find Focus by Culling Your Basket of Time in 2010.
Finding Time to Reclaim Your Energy by De-Cluttering was third on the list, and right behind it came Find Time to Pen Punchy Headlines and Energize Your Copy on Cyber Monday – where we shared a great tool for analyzing your headlines and post titles.
Rounding out the list of March’s favorites was a timely post indeed: Find Time for Spring Cleaning. I encourage you to reframe and enjoy this seasonal ritual, because … Mindfully undertaken, spring cleaning is, at its root, a celebration … whatever specific tasks it may entail.
What was your favorite post from last month? Are there subjects that you’d like to read more about? Please drop me a line, I’d love to hear!
What if you could find another hour every day? You can! You are invited to sign up for your FREE Finding Time Success Kit. It puts 3 key tools for your time success right into your hands! Grab it and see how you can recharge your energy, reduce overwhelm and frustration, and come to learn that 24 hours really ARE enough!
Let’s explore time together …
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Find Time to Deal With All the Paper!
Posted on March 10, 2010 by Paula, under Time After Time.
Finding time to deal with clutter is a challenge we all face … and for many, paper is right at the top of the list! As someone who accumulates paper, I keep coming back to that question – “How Do I Deal with All the Paper?”
Here are 3 tips that I have found very helpful, as I work to let go of the paper that can sometimes build up and clutter my workspace.
- I’m a big recycler, and I’ve learned that recycling can be a very helpful intermediate stage in letting go, for me. I put paper that I’m finished with it my recycling box by my desk. There it usually sits for a couple of weeks, until the box is full enough to dispose of. If I haven’t needed one of the pieces of paper that’s in my box in those two weeks, I feel much more comfortable letting go. And if I do need it, in the interim, I know right where to find it!
- A second step that I am considering as an aid to letting go is the idea of scanning certain key documents. Being able to categorize and store things on my computer is new to me, and I’m exploring it with some trepidation! I can see the potential, though. The key here is to make sure that you’ve got a really good backup system. You certainly don’t want to throw out any key documents unless you’re sure that you’ve got them saved and secure and well backed up.
- A third tip that has been helpful for me in letting go has been to remember that even small accomplishments “count.” I try to get rid of a few pieces of paper a day and validate my choices each and every time I let go! This slow, steady progress builds on itself. I am gratified by the results, and am gradually creating new habits for myself!
Is letting go of paper a challenge for you? Are there systems that you have in place to help you with it? Any tips you’d like to share? I know that I, for one, would love to hear!
What if you could find another hour every day? You can! You are invited to sign up for your FREE Finding Time Success Kit. It puts 3 key tools for your time success right into your hands! Grab it and see how you can recharge your energy, reduce overwhelm and frustration, and come to learn that 24 hours really ARE enough!
Let’s explore time together …
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Find Time for February’s Time Finder Favorites!
Posted on March 1, 2010 by Paula, under Time After Time.
Finding time for Time Finder Favorites is one of the ways that I mark the beginning of a new month. This year, as March comes in like a lion, bringing snow and wind and wintry temperatures, it’s nice to be in my cozy office, reflecting on February and planning ahead for the new month. (And speaking of the new month, don’t forget to sign up for the next installment of my FREE Finding Time EducationRich & HeartBased Interview Teleseries … more information below!)
Time Finder readers were drawn to a pretty wide mix of posts, with the two top vote getters marking an interest in managing change and transition. They are Finding Time by Being Flexible-3 Timely Tips and Find Time for Agility and Nimbleness.
Not far behind was a post written in answer to a reader’s request for more information. It focuses on “the over-ambitions goal” and is titled Find Time to Give Your Dreams Some Landing Gear.
Fourth on our list was another post written in response to a reader’s question. It offers tips to help you use the lists that you create, and is titled Find Time to Remember to Use Your To Do List – Just Ask Paula.
Find Time to Cut Through Clutter and Chaos with Inspiring Insights came in a strong 5th among the Time Finder Favorites for February. This post offers all the information that you’ll need to join me for the next installment of my Finding Time EducationRich & HeartBased Interview Teleseries.
I’m thoroughly excited to be interviewing Certified Life Coach and Professional Organizer Maggie McCauley, LICSW about ways to move yourself “From Chaos to Peace—Creating an Inspired Workspace.” You can read all about it by visiting the post … or you can just go ahead and grab your free seat here!
When? Wednesday, March 3 at 7PM ET.
Where? From the comfort of your cozy home!
Imagine how you’ll fly once you’re unshackled from chaos and clutter. Picture what you’ll accomplish once you create the space for your inspiration to soar! Please feel invited to sign up here and join us at 7PM (ET) on Wednesday, March 3rd!
What if you could find another hour every day? You can! You are invited to sign up for your FREE Finding Time Success Kit. It puts 3 key tools for your time success right into your hands! Grab it and see how you can recharge your energy, reduce overwhelm and frustration, and come to learn that 24 hours really ARE enough!
Let’s explore time together …
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Find Time to Deepen Your Relationship with Time This Valentine’s Day!
Posted on February 9, 2010 by Paula, under Time After Time, Time and Values.
Finding time to deepen our relationships is always time well spent – and what better day to focus on relationships than Valentine’s Day!
I’d like to invite you to do something a little bit different, and take a moment to reflect on how you relate to time this Valentine’s Day. Do you approach it as a friend in your life’s journey? A difficult, sometimes cranky and critical relative? An enemy?
For many, I think the latter is the case, and time becomes an entity that we are in perennial struggle with. And yet, I’m here to tell you that it doesn’t have to be that way. Not at all!
We each can choose how we relate to time – and how we frame that relationship will, in turn, affect everything else in our lives. Indeed, HeartBased Time Management is about learning to redefine our relationships to Time, Meaning, Money … and ourselves!
Here’s a passage from a recent interview that Michelle of Taming Time recently did with me. We discussed how important and basic one’s relationship with time is:
“The way you use your time is the way you live your life.” I certainly apply that to myself and to my own unique relationship with time.
I know, in the core of my being, that time is finite and concrete, and that on some level, every choice that I make is a time choice. Every single time choice that I make, no matter how small or large it may seem, shapes my relationship with time. In the same way that the quality of one’s personal relationships is shaped by the quality of choice that one brings to them, so, too, the quality of the energy one brings to making time choices affects one’s relationship with time (and therefore with life)!
I am in a constant process of looking at this, and developing ever deepening self-intimacy as I do! My relationship with time becomes increasingly organic and internal, and I am better able to place myself in the moment, being fully present, and feeling and expressing gratitude for my environment, my choices, and my life.
It’s an ever-expanding process of going deeper, and seeing the ripples move out, through time!
You can read the whole interview here … and please feel invited to check out Michelle’s blog here! (I’ve added it to our sidebar, too.)
What is your relationship with time like? I invite you to find time, this Valentine’s Day, to celebrate and deepen it! It will enrich you in unexpected and meaningful ways … I promise!
What if you could find another hour every day? You can! You are invited to sign up for The Finding Time Success Kit. It’s FREE, and it provides you with key tools for your time success! Grab it and see how you can recharge your energy, reduce overwhelm and frustration, and come to learn that 24 hours really ARE enough!
Let’s explore time together …
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