Famous last words: “It’ll only take a moment…” and before you know it you’re running late, you don’t get the things you need to do done and your whole day is shot. Chaos to Cash Strategy: “Squeeze-ins” are the things you do before you do what you’re supposed to be doing. For instance that “one […]
Read MoreIt may not sound like a problem but it is. In fact, it has the power to bring everything to a dead stop. Idea-itis. Here’s what happens. You get up in the morning and go to your office. You sit at your desk to get started and you freeze. What are you going to do […]
Read MoreOur things and our ideas often take on a life of their own and we can end up treating them better than we do ourselves. You may dedicate days (or weekends) to getting your things in order or you may spend your time working on an idea that may be good but not the idea […]
Read MoreYou know what it’s like. You’re sitting at your desk totally involved in a project that you are working on and suddenly you hear “DING” and get a notification that “You’ve got mail”. The result…you stop what you’re doing, look at the email, which might be important to you but usually is not and often […]
Read MoreMany people use their email inbox as a to-do list. It gets bigger and bigger every day. You sort it by date, by subject or by sender all in an effort to deal with it. But no matter what you do your inbox grows and grows as the most important things get lost and you […]
Read MoreHaving your own business means that you’re the boss. You get to set your own schedule, make your own decisions and do exactly what you want to do. In general it’s pretty cool but let’s be honest here…It’s not always fun. Oftentimes it seems that there are a million deadlines looming and worse yet, you […]
Read MoreYou know what it’s like…you set yourself a goal and you work your tail off to get there. It doesn’t really matter if the goal is a business goal or if it is more personal. Or even if it’s a long or short term goal. For instance, maybe you decide to: Clear your workspace or […]
Read MoreThis past week has been a lot like that old TV show “This is Your Life”. To start with, we had out of town guests. It was my job to play tour guide in New York City, specifically lower Manhattan. This is significant because I spent 15 years working on Wall Street, playing at the […]
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