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You’ve Got It MADE!

Have you ever suddenly found yourself in one of those conversations that you have no idea how it started, where it came from and what it’s about? All that you know is that you are listening to lots of information about something or other, and that part of your brain is frantically working at top [...]

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The Holiday Scenario

As we already know by now you can only have one priority at a time. Just the one. You may well have a big long list of ‘things to do’ but that’s all they are, ‘things to do’. Only one of them can actually be your priority. Ch Ch Ch Changes That’s not to say [...]

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Easy As ABC

One simple way of prioritising is to use the ABC method. It is a straightforward and practical strategy that you can use at the start of any new day, project or list of things that you need to achieve. Priority setting is something that takes a short amount of time, yet allows you to focus [...]

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Where Priorities Come From

So Much To Do, So Little Time. We all know that in order to get ahead we need to do the right things. And in order to do the right things we need to prioritise. We need to get our priorities in order. It’s easy enough to say and a simple enough concept to understand. [...]

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Time For Action

“Because it’s time you realiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiised, That this is the time, The time for action!” So sang the sharp suited Secret Affair back in 1979, also urging us to dress smart, keep clean and take them to your leader. (David Cameron is more of a Jam fan (I know, I know) as it happens.) Procrastinators Listen [...]

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Deadlines, Schmeadlines!

When people complain about deadlines, seeking extensions, or missing due dates, I ask them if they have ever heard of Elisha Gray. Inevitably they stare at me blankly, “Who?” “How about Alexander Graham Bell? Ever heard of him?”  This one’s a bit different. Most will say, “Sure, he invented the telephone.” Two Hours Difference At [...]

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My KnowHow Livedrive Cloud Fiasco

Time is such a precious commodity. I do everything I can to ensure that my time is spent wisely and that I can be as effective and efficient as possible. That’s why I choose my technology tools really carefully. Paperless Office Evernote and a ScanSnap scanner have allowed me to virtually eliminate all the paper [...]

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