More and more busy people are using virtual assistants — freelance administrative workers who do their jobs remotely — to lighten their workloads. Hiring a VA, though, isn't an instant fix for your productivity. So how do you make the most of a virtual assistant?...
If you have frequent business travel, you know that being away from your home base can do a number on your productivity and your stress levels. But you can make the most of your time on the road while you ensure things are running smoothly back at the office. It just...
Some productivity experts recommend that you schedule tasks you want to accomplish on your calendar each day. I don't, and I wanted to tell you a little more about why I think this practice won't help your productivity. This topic is on my mind because of a recent...
In order to be productive, you need the right components. And there are more high-tech tools than ever before. Choosing among them can be dizzying, but there are really only a few things you need to remember. Productivity Tools One, your productivity tools have to be...
What did you really accomplish last week? If you can’t remember doing anything that matters amid all the email and other busywork, it’s time to power up your productivity habits. Here's list of 15 tips from my Empowered Productivity System to help you learn how to be...
Time management is an outdated concept, and many of the traditional "tips" aren't relevant for the 21st century. One typical piece of “time management” advice that is contrary to effective task management is to try to estimate on your to-do list how long each task...
In Empowered Productivity Training, you learn the best way to keep your inbox at zero -- it is possible -- is to create calendar items and tasks from your emails. But often you need to transfer the information from the email into another format. Let’s say someone...
Below are a couple of ideas for making more effective use of your calendar. I prefer electronic calendar tools, because they offer reminders, but these ideas work for paper calendars as well. Color-Coding If you are already overwhelmed and unorganized, why would...
Several months ago I wrote an article about productivity and time management tools (also called PIMs for "personal information managers"), and I ended that by writing, "the process is the missing piece to using any tool successfully." The most important element of...
