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How to Effectively Manage Your Time While Working from Home

Aurelia Williams — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:14:38 +0000

It’s hard to beat working from home. When you work from home, you have the ability to work around the things going on in your life. You don’t have to worry about asking for a day off if you need it or taking a sick day. However, although there are many great benefits of working from home, you won’t be able to fully enjoy these benefits if you don’t know how to effectively manage your time. Full Article

3 Easy Tips to Help You Manage Your To-Do List

Rhonda White — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:18:20 +0000

It’s so easy to get side-tracked when we fail to sit down and write out a specific to-do list. We end up wasting hours away during our business work hours. And consider this…if you were to get paid for all those lost hours, you might be a millionaire! Full Article

A Life Coach Can Be Your Personal Cheerleader

Aurelia Williams — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:58:42 +0000

Life is good. You see that simple phrase emblazoned on clothing and you can’t help but smile. Full Article

How to Stop Procrastination – An Easy Three-Step Process For Overcoming Procrastination Fast

Elisabeth Kuhn — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:01:20 +0000

So you’ve been procrastinating again. And chances are you’re beating yourself up about it. Stop that right now. Overcoming procrastination can be a challenge, but if you read this article and act on it, you’ll discover a secret that will make it much easier to stop procrastinating and take action. Full Article

Get The Right Answers When You Ask The Right Questions

Ruth Hegarty — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:23:06 +0000

As a huge fan of self-reflection in general and having seen the evidence of it’s impact on success many times in working with clients (and myself) the only real question becomes: what questions do you ask yourself that have the power to elicit the answers that are vital for you to manifest your dreams. Today, I’m sharing 15 of my favorites with you. An important part of your coach’s job is to ask the right questions. We train for years to know which ones are the right ones as from the thousands of questions your coach can ask you, there is always one perfect one for each client conversation. Knowing that question is both an art and a science. Since this article is something of a one-sided conversation, the following questions are by necessity somewhat general, still, one will be the right question for you in the moments that you are reading it. Full Article

Smart Women and the Race Against Time

Joy Chudacoff — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:11:48 +0000

Over the last few days, I’ve spent some time with women entrepreneurs who are all having the same challenge—the race against time or “time management.” Whether you are an attorney, a fitness professional or a business coach, time is the like the elusive lover—you can never get enough! Here are a few comments I heard over the last few days: Full Article

Smart Women Entrepreneurs, Solids, and Fluids

Joy Chudacoff — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:34:01 +0000

A few weeks ago, our family took a trip to the California Science Center for their “family lab day.” It was a fun and educational experience. There was one experiment that had to do with the difference between solids and fluids, and it got me thinking about Smart Women entrepreneurs and their businesses. Does your business need to be solid or fluid? Actually, both. Full Article

How To Make School Morning & Lunch Preps Less Stressful

Stephanie Martin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:56:46 +0000

It’s that time of year again – BACK TO SCHOOL! Besides what seems like endless shopping for school supplies, there’s the never-ending school lunches to prepare x 3 (well x 4 counting my husband, LOL). It takes a lot to make sure that everyone gets a well-balanced meal plus something they like. My children take lunch every day instead of buying lunch. This way, I know that they have something that they like AND they’ll eat it instead of throwing it away. And most of the meals that I send with them cost me considerably less than school lunches anyway. Full Article

Planning & Goal Setting

Ruth Hegarty — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:49:05 +0000

How can you achieve your goals without a plan? Most people know what they want but have no plan to achieve it except by sheer hard work. Your yearly plan should be reviewed daily and reset as your achievements are met. Successful people make lists constantly. It enables them to stay on top of priorities and remain flexible to changing priorities. This should be done for both personal and business goals. Full Article

Finding Time to Knockout the Household Duties: Three Strategies to Maintain Your Home

Jennifer DeAnna — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:24:02 +0000

Oh my gosh, after working all day, dealing with the kids, running errands and not to mention starting a home-based business, who in the world has time to clean a house? Full Article

Just Say No:Not Allowing Others to Manage Your Time

Jennifer DeAnna — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:30:52 +0000

Running down the hall, with laptop in hand, scurrying to a meeting, in which I am already ten minutes late, while ducking around corners trying to dodge a bullying co-worker, right as I think I have successfully rescued myself, I try to maneuver my leg through the closing jaws of the elevator and then realized it was not my lucky day. While managing to turn to the bullying co-worker’s voice calling my name, I yank my leg from the shutting mouth of the elevator, placed a fake smile on my face and asked the question as if I had no place to be: How can I help you? And like always she poured out the longest list that she some how decided were my duties; of course they weren’t. By this time I was use to being the go-to person for just about anything that needed to get done. As I maneuvered through my tote bag looking for my day-runner to jot down the never-ending list, something happened. While rummaging through the bag and dropping my laptop to the floor, I stopped, looked at the bullying co-worker and informed her that there was no space to add anything extra to my busy schedule. I literally looked at her and answered “no” to her never-ending list. She was shocked. I was amazed and set free by the word “no.” Full Article

Find Life Balance in 3 Simple Ways

Aurelia Williams — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:48:54 +0000

It can be overwhelming and frustrating when life seems un-controllable. When we lose control of daily situations, it can feel like we are being pulled in different directions.Â Life simply becomes stressful! Full Article

Mom, Do You Want More Me Time?

Aurelia Williams — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:40:47 +0000

Letâ€™s see. You did the laundry, dropped the boys off at Karate and the girls at dance class, stopped at the grocery store for a few last minute dinner items…Whatâ€™s missing? As you were taking care of everyone else all day long, did you remember to take care of yourself? I know it can be hard to carve out space for you, since being a mom is a full time job, but taking care of yourself helps you have the strength and energy to keep taking care of everyone else, from your children to the snake your son left in the pocket of his dirty jeans. Full Article

Time Saving Tips for Busy Moms

Aurelia Williams — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:22:09 +0000

It is no surprise that moms feel overwhelmed when they try to fit everything into their busy days. After all, few single people can manage to juggle work, home life, and fun successfully. On top of these responsibilities, moms add car pool duty, cupcake emergencies, and last minute science projects to their to do lists. So, how do moms manage to fit all of those tasks into their lives and still keep their sanity without resorting to cloning? Full Article

How To Optimize and Free Up Your Time

Aurelia Williams — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:21:04 +0000

Time is one of the most important resources that we have. Time is one thing that you canâ€™t swap, borrow or purchase. We are all given the same 24 hours to each day. Even with all of our modern day time saving conveniences such as e-mail, fax machines, microwaves and dish washers, there is no way to get more hours into your day. It is up to each of us to make the very best use of our time since we canâ€™t get it back. Full Article

Managing Your Time In a Home Based Business

Audrey Okaneko — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:49:29 +0000

People decide to start a home based business for a variety of reasons. Some people want to be home when their kids get home from school. Some people are caring for a sick parent and wish to be home. Some people just can not conform to the 8-5 mold. Full Article

Tell Me What Matters Most …

Lorrie Morgan Ferrero — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:28:54 +0000

Thanksgiving is coming up in America and Canada. I think of it as a time for reflection. I’ve made a concerted effort to bring more balance into my life and work. So now it’s time to give myself a report card to see how I really did. Full Article

Master Your Time, Master Your Income!

Lorrie Morgan Ferrero — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:28:30 +0000

Yep, this subject has really gotten my attention. I am so glad I finally picked up Dan Kennedy’s “No B.S. Time Management for Entrepreneurs,” after meaning to read it for quite some time. You’ve gotta love a time management book that’s short enough to read in a couple hours or less! Full Article