Closed September 2017
Everyone seems to be loving these video tips! Thanks so much for sending all of the well-wishes about how much you like them– they certainly were fun to do. Here are a couple more from the eWomen Network conference in Dallas. Click these text links here if you cannot see the embedded video players for… Read more »
In this crazy 24/7 world, we all need a reminder now & then to pause and reflect, to slow down, and to smell the roses. We can get so wrapped up in being "productive" that we forget about appreciating the rich gift of life. And you know, it’s been consistently shown that we are MORE… Read more »
My new friends Joyce Bone and Francie Kane share their quick time-saving tips from the eWomen Network conference. (Click here for Joyce and click here for Francie if you can’t see the embedded video player):
At the eWomen Network conference this past weekend, I asked the question: "What is your favorite tip for staying organized and saving time as a woman in business?" Here is the first answer, from Kim Duke, the Sales Diva (click here if you do not see the embedded video player): I hope you enjoy these… Read more »
One of my readers thought it would be funny, given my previous post about "faffing," if I made a "NO FAFFING" button for Facebook’s Pieces of Flair application! So I did! If you are on Facebook, you can go here to install the "Pieces of Flair" application and then search for "faffing" to find this… Read more »
Today on Lifehack I saw an article called "5 Ways to Get Out of Faffing Mode." What is faffing? According to Urban Dictionary, it means to waste time doing stupid things that are not necessary. The author of this article, Steven Aitchison, says it's "the art of doing something without achieving anything." Like checking your… Read more »
I just found out from Kim Komando that there is this great site called "BRINGO" at www.nophonetrees.com that lets you immediately talk to a human being when you’re trying to call a big company, like a lender, insurance company, or airline. You go to their site, find the company you want to speak with, enter… Read more »
I recently tested a couple of great resources for people who are managing a busy family’s schedule. Cozi, at www.cozi.com, and AirSet, at www.airset.com, are both really solid online scheduling tools for multiple people. (logos shown here from their respective websites) Both applications would be ideal if you have a computer in or very near… Read more »
I heard Sandra Yancey, founder of eWomen Network, speak recently and really enjoyed it. She is one of many speakers I’ve heard who have quoted the idea that "you ARE the average of the five people you spend the most time with." This idea includes everything, from your actual net worth to the values and… Read more »
We’ve talked before about keeping a time log of how you spend your hours. To me, this is not necessarily something you’d want to do ongoing, but more of an exercise in awareness. It takes some time and energy just to do the logging itself… however, I am testing this software/web application called "Rescue Time"… Read more »
