Productivity Blog
7 Easy Ways To Start A Morning Routine – Boost Your Productivity before leaving home!
When I was younger, I really struggled with mornings in general; I just didn’t enjoy them at all. I would get up half annoyed and irritated because I wanted to sleep longer. In my zombie state, I would shower, throw on my clothes, grab my things, and rush out. I
The Power Of Knowing Your Values
How exciting is life for you right now? How fulfilled do you really feel? If you know you could be happier, but you are not sure where to start, read on. There are many factors that influence how happy or fulfilled you feel of course, and today I want to
Top 4 Ways to Create a Productive Mindset Now
Peter and Sarah both work in the same company and in the same department. They share similar positions and have both been working there for over a year. However, Peter is more productive at work and achieves far more than Sarah does. Not only does he get things done in half the time,
Do you make this time management mistake?
If you feel like you are consistently struggling to find time, you are not alone. Commitments, responsibilities and chores are always increasing, but time isn’t. You can complain that there simply is not enough time to do everything, or you can take control over your time and do something about
One simple way to increase productivity ten-fold
How to increase productivity ten-fold – How many things do you intend to do but never actually end up doing? A lot, a little, are you even aware? If the extent of your productivity is determined by the amount of things you do get done compared to the amount of
What is the extent of your success?
Imagine it was the day of your 80th birthday. You are sitting in your favorite chair in your lounge and you look around you and admire the life that you created for yourself. Your mind flashes back in time and you think about how you became so successful. Irrespective of
Effective Time Management Tips for the Entrepreneur – Part 7
Time Management Tip Number 7 – The top free productivity apps and tools to support you in your business! When I decided to put together a short series on time management tips for entrepreneurs, I found it genuinely challenging to decide what to include, it felt like I was trying
You can’t change who you are…
I have always been a big fan of anything related to personal growth. I find it exciting and so empowering to know that with the right tools I can change and create what I want. Of course, I didn’t always feel this way; I used to think quite differently. One
Effective Time Management Tips for the Entrepreneur – Part 6
Time Management Tip Number 6 – Part 6 is all about expecting to be challenged…. Why is change so hard? Let’s take a pause and reflect back on how easily you have been able to apply the time management tips given in earlier posts. Have you been able to apply the
6 Steps to Get Organized in 30 Days
Do you ever feel like you are working and working, but the results just don’t reflect the time you have put in? Or perhaps, you feel like you do so much, however at the end of the day you have a sense that you didn’t actually accomplish a lot? If
Effective Time Management Tips for the Entrepreneur – Part 5
Time Management Tip Number 5 – if you haven’t read the earlier chapters, take a moment to go back and read the first 4 parts…they are all essential ingredients to your success! Part 1 – Identify your time thieves Part 2 – Making a few necessary tweaks Part 3 –
Where you might be going wrong with time management
Effective time management starts with a deeper understanding of what really isn’t working and what is contributing to these results. We all want more time for ourselves, who doesn’t? Even just one or two hours extra a day would make the world of a difference for many I’m sure! The
Increase productivity – move from the effect to the cause
‘Increasing productivity’ is a phrase you hear more and more each day. We can all feel the speed at which the world is changing. Demands are always increasing, output is greater than ever and unless you keep up, you could easily be left behind. What does it actually mean, though,
Effective Time Management Tips for the Entrepreneur – Part 4
Time Management Tip Number 4 – If you have been following these series, you will remember that first we have looked at how to identify your time thieves in part 1, answering the question, – ‘What exactly are you doing wrong?’ In Part 2, we looked at what changes you need to
There is GOLD inside YOU
“There Is GOLD Inside YOU” Free For A Limited Time On Amazon.com Authors Edgar Barroso and Kirstin O’Donovan announce the launch of their collaboration entitled, “There Is GOLD Inside YOU”. The book is free of charge on Amazon.com for a limited time (December 17th – 21st) and you can download
Time Management Isn’t Only a Surface Level Problem
Being organized and planning my time is something I have always loved; it has always been a part of who I am. It started when I was a young girl, I remember how I loved to organize my room or set small goals and plan how to achieve them; perhaps
Effective Time Management Tips for the Entrepreneur – Part 3
Time Management Tip Number 3 – What would you really love to have more of in this world? Could it be time? How different would your life be if you had more time? This may be an elusive dream for many, but don’t limit yourself, it can certainly be your reality.
Your external world reflects your internal world – they are not independent
What is one of the things that we all share, but is completely different for everybody? It is the world we live in… Different realities We all share one world, but our realities are so different, not only because of our individual experiences, but our perceptions as well. This is
Effective Time Management Tips for the Entrepreneur – Part 2
Time Management Tip Number 2– For most entrepreneurs and small business owners, from the moment you start your own business, time takes on a whole new meaning. Suddenly, you see a direct result between how much you put in and how much you get out, most of the time. The
The Entrepreneur’s Guide To Time Management
MADRID, SPAIN – TopResults Coaching based in Madrid, Spain and headed up by Founder and Author Kirstin O’Donovan announces to online audiences worldwide the launch of “The Entrepreneur’s Guide To Time Management”. A substantial resource for time management techniques the E-book is the ultimate guide for business owners who either
If you really want to make a positive change, you need to put results before comfort!
How often do you procrastinate because you just don’t feel like doing something? Do you find that you have a deep desire to change what isn’t working but you just can’t take the first step? It is really perplexing, confusing and downright frustrating sometimes, when you want to change but
Effective Time Management Tips For the Entrepreneur – Part 1
Time Management Tip Number 1 –Suppose you arrive home one day and to your horror, you discover that water is leaking from a small hole in your garage roof. On the floor a small puddle is starting to form and you race to find a patch, something that you can
Improved Staff Performance, Productivity and Engagement – Guest Post
From small businesses to large companies, employers can always benefit from improving employee productivity. A great deal is often spent on training to achieve this – but if employee engagement is lacking, this may produce minimal results. On-site massage is increasingly being recognized as a cost-effective means of both improving
5 Time Management Tips for the Super Busy Entrepreneur
Every entrepreneur knows what it feels like ‘to wear many hats’. Your role is not limited to a few responsibilities when you start out; you are the marketer, the accountant, the director, and many more. When there are so many things to do, so much to learn and such little
Everything we do, starts with an intention…
Everything we do starts with an intention….or does it? Well, it should but in fact, most of the time we are not aware of what our real intentions are. When you are clear on your intentions, you give shape and direction to your actions. When you start to question your
5 Ways That You Might Not be as Productive as You Think
Did you know the average office worker wastes around 40% of their workday? If you are a business owner, I know you don’t like reading statistics like this. The findings showed that this is not because they aren’t smart, but because they were never taught organizing skills to cope with
5 Ways of ‘Thinking’ That is Guaranteed to Undermine Your Productivity
Imagine feeling completely organized and stress free; imagine never feeling overwhelmed or frustrated again. You arrive at work, you get what you need done and you leave each day with an immense sense of achievement. You go home and work is forgotten until the next day. I know, this may
Inbox Zero Increased My Productivity By 20% – a guest post by Tom Black
Information overload is now a major issue for many people and one of the main sources of information we have to manage is our e-mail. Working in internet marketing and video production, efficiency and productivity are vital for me, but I found myself losing huge amount of valuable time and
TIP OF THE WEEK – Productivity App
Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed with all the apps out there? I am sure we all do from time to time, but I am certainly not complaining. Applications have undoubtedly improved our lives in uncountable ways; the only challenge is weaving through all the hundreds of options we have, to
How to Optimize Your Office Space
I am sure you have heard it before, ‘a messy office reflects a messy mind’. In other words, if your external environment is disorganized and in a mess, your internal thinking and organization is most likely as well. You might be surprised just how much influence your office space has
