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Gratitude: Give It Away and Enrich Your Time

Posted on December 27, 2012 by , under Time and Energy, Time and Values.

Gratitude-Give it Away!Gratitude.  Yesterday we explored the ways that opening your heart to gratitude expands and deepens your experience of time.

So today we’re going to take it a step further and look at how expressing gratitude enhances and enriches you! (more…)

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Gratitude: Feel How It Deepens and Expands Your Time!

Posted on December 26, 2012 by , under Time and Energy, Time and Values.

GratitudeGratitude is way of being and perhaps one of the most powerful life skills that you can cultivate.  That’s because gratitude changes everything!

Maybe your heart is filled with gratitude right now, as you savor your holiday moments.

Let your feelings of gratitude wash over you.  Feel how they enhance and deepen your experience of time.  And here’s one other benefit of letting yourself  (more…)

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Savor Your Time and Save Your Sanity, Too: 10 Holiday Tips from Lifehacker

Posted on December 24, 2012 by , under Time and Energy.

Savor the seasonSavor your time and it stretches.  That’s because while time itself is concrete and unchanging, our experience of it is highly subjective.

So, when you savor a moment, really let yourself relax and be in it, it feels longer.  And conversely, when you are stressed and rushed,  (more…)

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Perfectionism Got You Stuck? Use These 3 Questions to Free Your Time!

Posted on December 13, 2012 by , under Time and Energy, Time Choices.

Perfectionism Time GremlinPerfectionism is one of the most undermining, deceptive, and energy-sapping Time Gremlins around.  Do you feel its effects in your life?

In this post I am going to walk you through the process of  (more…)

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Crisis Times: Respond Using These 3 Timely Tips

Posted on December 6, 2012 by , under Time and Energy, Time and Values, Time Choices.

Crisis TimesCrisis times come unexpectedly, by definition.  How do you respond?  When it’s someone else’s crisis that strikes, do you find yourself full of feelings and knocked off track?

The time challenges that a crisis presents are complex.  But the good news is that a friend or family member’s crisis, while very difficult, doesn’t need to throw you  (more…)

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Time and Energy Tracking Tool to Boost Your Productivity

Posted on November 26, 2012 by , under Time and Energy, Time and Technology.

time and energyTime and energy are probably the two most important ingredients in your success, every single day.  But do you know where you spend your time and energy as you moments unfold?

Many of us just don’t.  So, it’s a good bet that your time and energy may well be disappearing in ways you’d never (more…)

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Time-Saving Tips: Telltale Traits of Perfectionists

Posted on November 21, 2012 by , under Time and Energy, Time Choices.

Time-Saving Tips Get You Unstuck!Time-saving tips help you jump-start your productivity and unclog your creativity when perfectionism has you stuck.

In our last post, we discussed how perfectionism is one of the sneakier time poisons. Did that resonate for you?

Maybe you are wondering, today, whether your desire for excellence is healthy or something that steals  (more…)

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Time-Saving Tip: Using Compassion Frees You from Poisonous Perfectionism!

Posted on November 20, 2012 by , under Time and Energy, Time Choices.

Time-Saving TipTime-saving tips can set you free from the things that hold you back and keep you stuck.  Sometimes it’s external roadblocks and inefficiencies, and sometimes we create our own hurdles.

Do you work long and hard to move forward, only to find yourself stuck?   Excellence is so rewarding, but then there are those  (more…)

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Productivity and You: Using Your Energy to Optimize Your Time

Posted on November 8, 2012 by , under Time and Energy, Time Management Skills.

Productivity Requires EnergyProductivity is job one for most of us.

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, teacher or VA, a student or a small business owner, a blogger or a busy mom, being as productive as possible is a daily challenge and ongoing goal.   And it’s often elusive.

If it were simply a matter of pushing ourselves harder, most of us would be productive all the time.  But after a certain point, pushing ourselves becomes counter-productive.

That’s because we are finite and human, which means that in order to be productive,  (more…)

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Time Balance: The Key to Sustaining Yourself and Your Productivity!

Posted on October 23, 2012 by , under Time and Energy, Time Priorities.

Time BalanceTime balance is a key component in your tool box of time management skills.  Many people believe that productivity is best maintained by being busy all the time.  In fact, this couldn’t be farther from the truth!

You productivity is predicated on staying focused and keeping your energy and motivation  (more…)

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Time Success: 3 Keys for Using Your Accountability Buddy to Increase Your Productivity

Posted on October 10, 2012 by , under Time and Energy, Time Management Skills.

Time SuccessTime success can be elusive – and especially so the bigger the project and the busier you get.  Do you know that feeling?  Sometimes it’s hard to keep moving when deadlines loom and demands seem to be coming in from every direction!

Well, your time success is important to me.  So,  (more…)

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Timely Tips: Accountability Buddies Energize Your Effectiveness!

Posted on October 9, 2012 by , under Time and Energy, Time Management Skills.

Effectiveness with an accountability buddyFinding time to increase your effectiveness is always time well spent.

That’s because as your effectiveness grows, your productivity and your confidence increase, too!  It’s a positive spiral that will have you eager to  (more…)

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