Activity is often mistakenly called Productivity – and Productivity is easily confused with Progresstivity. A good way to differentiate between being busy (active) vs. making something (productive) vs doing the right things towards your bigger goals (progressing) is to use the SMART Goal (or SMARTER Goal) framework. To illustrate this, consider three different mornings: Morning […]
The Eisenhower Matrix: Prioritize Your Time on What Matters Most
How can an Eisenhower Matrix help you to prioritize your endlessly growing To Do list? Do you ever feel like you’re wasting your time fighting fires or working on seemingly important tasks that aren’t actually that urgent? Founders and entrepreneurs are bombarded with seemingly unending urgent important tasks. But choosing what to work on is […]
Yogic Drishti for Your Business
Have you ever felt like you couldn’t focus on what you need to get done on your business? Yes, note the word “on” as in the important work on your business vs. the day-to-day work in your business. You’re not alone, and a lack of focus to get done what needs to get done by […]
Making Work Visible
Today’s workers are drowning: nonstop requests for time, days filled to the brim with meetings, and endless nights spent heroically fixing the latest problems. This churn and burn is creating a workforce constantly on the edge of burnout. In this updated edition, IT time management expert Dominica DeGrandis reveals the real crime of the century―time […]
Firing Your Accountability Partner in the New Year
New Year’s resolutions are overrated. And your accountability partner likely is too. Here’s why. There’s a good chance you’re in the 80%+ of Americans who give up on their “resolutions” in just the first 30 days of the new year. Can an accountability partner help you stay on task with the positives changes you want […]
The Law of Three
Your todo list sucks. As an entrepreneur, you have an ever growing list of things not yet done. The forever growing dumpster fire of a “to do” list. And the worst part is, most of your list doesn’t matter, will never get done, and is just there to haunt you. But it doesn’t have to […]