41 practical and quick ways to get on top of that mountain of work and free up time for the important things that really matter

By Dr Bill Robb, PhD, DEd

We are all required to do more and more with less and less. This is taking its to ...

Goal Planning-Achieving balance in a person's life requires assessment of one's goals and priorities. This translates into sitting down in a quiet atmosphere and taking just a few minutes to think about "What are my priorities in life? What could ...

When a good friend asked me to contribute a little something for her newsletter it seemed like a great idea. When I cleared the decks and sat down to write it seemed a great time to color-code my closet or whip up a crab casserole. As an enthusi ...

¡°TIME CANNOT BE ¡®MANAGED.¡¯ THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF TIME MANAGEMENT IS A BIT OBSCURE. THE ONLY THING THAT CAN BE MANAGED IS YOUR ACTIVITIES WITHIN THAT TIME.¡±

I am quite confident I have never had an original idea in my entire life. What I hav ...

Are you obsessed with getting everything just right? Do you do everything yourself because no one else can do it as well as you can? Do you believe that everything you do has to be absolutely perfect? Although striving for excellence is a good thi ...

We all get overwhelmed from time to time, and sometimes it seems as if 24 hours a day is just not enough to get everything accomplished that we would like. Let's consider this a brainstorming session. Start creating a list of everyday tasks that, ...

We are constantly inundated with routine (often boring!) tasks around the house. This can cause major frustration because many of us don¡¯t do them efficiently, and most of us fail to complete our entire list of chores! You may take comfort in com ...

At Home

? Keep related items together, for example the coffee filters and coffee ¡°live¡± above or near the coffee maker. (saves 2-5 minutes a day)
\r? Create a communication center on the fridge for messages, chores etc. (saves 5 minutes a ...

Do you feel guilty about all the publications you purchase but never read -- or the articles you read with great ideas or opportunities you never implement? Are you spending time recreating marketing materials because you cannot find what you wro ...

Letters, magazines, bills, flyers, what to do with them all. There should be only two responses to every piece of mail or e-mail, do something with it, or toss it!

The best way, as always, to deal with it all is in an organized fashion. ...

How can you get an extra hour out of each day? For many small business owners this is a daily challenge.

I myself have often wished that there were 27 hours in the day. I¡¯ll even settle for 25.

Here are some tips to help you squeeze th ...

How much time do you spend on Mastering Your Time?? I don¡¯t mean managing time.? There is quite a difference between managing and mastering your use of time.? The goal of managing your time is to be more efficient, to squeeze more productivity out ...

In this fast and crazy world, we want to multi-task at every given moment. After all, how else can we accomplish all that needs to be done in only 24 hours? We¡¯ve been taught that if we reach all of our goals in a day, week, month, or year, we are ...

As I sit here in front of the computer I am breaking through on something that I have been tolerating for weeks now¡­ actually sitting down to write this newsletter.?

Balancing Your Work, Family and Social Life