Balancing Your Work, Family and Social Life Balancing Your Work, Family and Social Life By Gene Griessman, PhD               Many of us have an image of personal balance as a set of scales in perfect balance every day. Doing Things We Dread 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. Is the Goal to Reach the Goal? In this fast and crazy world, we want to multi-task at every given moment. Time Mastery vs. Time Management - Knowing the Difference How much time do you spend on Mastering Your Time?  I don’t mean managing time. 31 Ways to Get An Extra Hour Out of Each Day How can you get an extra hour out of each day? For many small business owners this is a daily challenge. How To Better Handle Your Mail Letters, magazines, bills, flyers, what to do with them all. 9 Proven Principles for Increasing Productivity, Profit and Peace of Mind 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 wrote the preceding month or year? Do you run out the door for an appointment at the last minute because you could not find your keys or the directions you needed to get where you are going? Are you frequently feeling tired and overwhelmed? Do the people you care about express frustration at your disorganization or want to spend more time with you? If so, “getting organized” should be high on your priority list!One of the continual frustrations in my career as a professional organizing consultant has been people’s misconceptions about what it means to be “organized. Tips to Save One Hour Per Day At Home• Keep related items together, for example the coffee filters and coffee “live” above or near the coffee maker. It’s Not The Same Old Routine We are constantly inundated with routine (often boring!) tasks around the house. What Would Save You Time? 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. Perfekt! 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 thing to do, demanding perfection in everything you do is not. Handling Procrastination “TIME CANNOT BE ‘MANAGED. Procrastination. "I'd love to but..." When a good friend asked me to contribute a little something for her newsletter it seemed like a great idea. How to Find More Time in Your Day-Balancing Career and Family Goal Planning-Achieving balance in a person's life requires assessment of one's goals and priorities. Avoid 7 Time and Life-Robbing Mistakes and See Your Productivity Soar 41 practical and quick ways to get on top of that mountain of work and free up time for the important things that really matterBy Dr Bill Robb, PhD, DEdWe are all required to do more and more with less and less. What's Keeping You At The Office (9 Tips To Get Home Quicker) "Work smarter, not harder" is a cliché that has darted in and out of the workplace for years. Time Management: How To Get More Done If you can regularly ask yourself "Am I regularly and consistently working on those items that will move me towards my clearly defined goals?" and honestly answer "Yes" then you are probably doing ok. Beyond Time Management – Seven Ways to Leverage Your Time for Greater Results Most of us have a to-do list – some of us have a very long one! While a to-do list is a valuable tool to help us stay on track for the urgent tasks of the day (and while there are many ways to improve your production and use of this list), that isn’t the focus of this article. The Laundry Has Never Been More Fun Or The Pitfalls To Working At Home As a home-based, self-employed woman, mundane tasks can be as compelling to me as chocolate. 5 Days to A Simpler Life! Of all the Attraction Principles, the most popular class I teach is "Simplify Your Life - Yes, You CAN!" Based on class attendance, articles in the press, and requests from clients, it's clear there is tremendous desire to live more simply, be more productive, and have greater peace of mind. Having Time on Your Side Clarity brings accomplishmentOne of the most important things you can do to effectively manage your day, week, month or year is to get clear on what it is you want to achieve. Overcome Procrastination - Discover ways to get more done in less time So What Then Is The Opposite Of Procrastination? Urgency is the opposite of procrastination. 7 Reasons to Take Breaks at Work My job in Chicago began with three months of probation. Effective Time Management Techniques TIME MANAGEMENTWith the creation of the universe, God gave humankind a miraculous gift. How Are You Viewing Your Time? In working with and coaching people across the country, one of the top requests we continually receive is how we can help people manage their time better. More Time Wanted? Deal with Your Time-wasters Now! Ever feel that you spend too much time shoring up the performance of some of your people? More time with one or two than with some of the others. How to Minimize Trips to the Grocery Store Still awaiting the birth of my baby (I am overdue), it is increasingly a challenge to go grocery shopping. The Myth of What We Manage Perhaps it is merely semantics, but an underlying problem I find that people have as it relates to the success in their life lies in a proper understanding of what exactly it is that we manage. Six Foundational Reasons for Managing Your Time Most of us know how to manage our time. Spend Less Time at Work and Get More Done Sounds too good to be true?It really isn't!In fact, studies show that after a certain amount of hours at work each week, the average worker hits diminishing returns for their labor.

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