Be More Efficient Every Day — How Slowing Down Helps

To be more efficient, you need to step back, slow down, and relax. That may sound counter-intuitive, but it’s absolutely true. And today’s a good day to give it a try. Making time to breathe and relax isn’t a luxury. It’s entirely practical. If you want to be more efficient, the last thing you want…

Deepen Your Moments by Keeping Your Routines and Rituals Fresh

Routines and rituals help you be more efficient and effective with your time. But when they become rote, they lose some of their unique power and you lose your connection to your moments. In fact, when a ritual becomes rote it is no longer a deepening experience and is more like a routine. So putting…

Seasonal Chores and Task Templates — A Winning Autumn Combo

Finding time to get your seasonal chores done, while still appreciating and living each moment as fully as you can is a challenge that we each face every day. And the challenge is especially keen during times of transition like the change from summer to fall. When you are in the midst of a seasonal…

Want to Be More Productive? Lists and Templates Really Help

Enhancing your productivity isn’t rocket science. By having effective and easy to use lists and templates at your fingertips you’ll be taking a giant step toward more efficiency and effectiveness. How? Well, for starters, it’s important to not let your lists and templates become so detailed that they are overwhelming. But, at the same time,…

Shopping Templates — Ever Tried One for Finding Time?

Shopping templates are powerful time-savers that increase your efficiency when you’re in a hurry — or anytime. As I write this morning I’m guessing that many of you, like me, do your food shopping at least weekly. So, how often do you get home, unpack your bags, and realize that you’ve forgotten something? It’s so…

Smart Planning Tip – Use Lists to Manage Your Tasks and Your Time

Smart planning is about making sure you’re as efficient and as effective as possible, in the time you have available. It requires an up-front investment of time, and the pay-off is well-worth it. But very often, we neglect the planning step, only to find that our day springs leaks and we’re not nearly as productive…

Google Tips to Power Your Productivity and Find Time

Google started as a search engine. Remember? As its use increased, it morphed from a noun to a verb, eventually becoming a synonym for the act of searching, as in “I’ll Google that!” Now Google is everywhere