- Determine Your Priorities To Maximize Time Use
What you may consider a priority might not be to another person. Conversely, other people?s priorities might not be a priority to you. It doesn?t mean though that you can?t have similar priorities. What are the most common priorities of the majority of people? Here is a list of the most chosen priorities most people pursue, with a suggestion or
- Speed Read By Scanning The Book
Teaching a child the fundamentals of reading involves helping them learn the sounds each of the letters make and then joining those sounds together to form words. It?s amazing watching and listening to a child as they string sounds together and make a word. They are thrilled and excited at their accomplishment and for the parent or teacher guiding
- The Best Position For Speed Reading
Speed reading is an acquired skill. It?s not something that can be done by just anyone and it?s also not something that can be done anywhere. You won?t often see a person holding a book in their hand and speed reading as they are sitting on a park bench or riding on a bus. It requires not only a place of concentration but also a manner of
- Reading Silently Can Help Speed Reading
Watch a group of young children who are just beginning to read and you?ll notice one thing about almost all of them. Even if they have been instructed to silently read, most of the children will be mouthing the words they are reading. Their lips will move to pronounce the words, even though they are not speaking them aloud. The reason they do this
- How Can I Find Time For Myself During My Busy Day?
Life is hectic. Face it. It seems like, if we?re not actively doing something, then we?re on our way to the next thing. There is laundry to do, dinner to prepare, work piling up on your desk and you?re already late for your son?s soccer practice. How in the world are you supposed to find time for yourself? Yet at the same time you know that you
- Teach Children to SpeedRead
How many of us wish we had known how to speed read back in grade school when the teacher assigned a book report over the winter holiday break? Although reading is fundamental in the learning process, for many children it is a tedious task. They become overwhelmed because they are looking at a book of well over two or three-hundred pages and they
- Using Teleseminars to help your congregation listen to you while multi-tasking
In the 21st century people are busier than ever. They work at least 5 days a week and in addition to the bare 8 hours a day, there is the commute time that adds up. Parents have to take care of children and their needs. It’s a wonder anyone can get it all done. So, when Sunday comes, who wants to go to church? Not only is it in the middle of
- Understanding The Basics Of Speed Reading
Speed reading is not just a parlor trick you can use to impress your friends and family. For many it?s a necessary tool for managing time and information in the fast-paced business world, and for many others, specifically students, it?s the only way to get through reading-heavy class loads. The practiced speed reader can pick up a lengthy
- Time Management
Does it ever feel like there is never enough time in the day? Are you always rushing? Do you feel stressed at the end of the day? Do you believe that you are not accomplishing what you hoped? Better time management may be the answer. Dr. Respect at http://marcusgentry.blogspot.com says we must ?protect, organize and prioritize our time?. If you
- Time Saving Tips for Site Owner
Having a web site and being visible on the net can be really exciting. After years of hard, but interesting work it can reward with a million dollars or simply fall into oblivion. The only way to keeping head above water is continuously provide a value for visitors and investing time to a site from day to day. There is a way to do it better. Really
- Fuel for Thought
I see the following call to arms over high gas prices in the USA is making the rounds again ...
Here's a message I received recently from someone I know, who felt the need to transmit it to their entire e-mail address book:
GAS WAR-- An Idea
"This was originally sent by a retired Coca Cola executive. It came from one of his engineer
- Developing Self-Discipline And Moderation
What is self-discipline exactly, and why is it important? I think many people in our modern society struggle with self-control (I know I do). There are so many temptations staring us in the face each day. Advertising is purposely geared to appeal to our emotional desires of wanting to be attractive, admired, successful and content. We are always on
- 12 Ways To Maximize Time And Life
My business experience has taught me one true thing: That maximizing your productivity, happiness, peace, or impact can best be accomplished if you clearly understand the 12 Rules of Time. 1. Have goals Being more efficient with your time is irrelevant if you don't know how you want to spend it. In managing time, the compass is more important
- Abe Lincoln's Productivity Secret
One of my favorite quotations comes from Abraham Lincoln when he said "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe."
Not only was that a metaphor for how we might approach all work in which we engage, but it also represented his philosophy as a skilled woodcutter. He spent much of his early life
- How To Optimize And Free Up Your Time
Time is one of the most important resources that we have. Time is one thing that you can?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
- Do You Use Your Time Wisely?
When I was younger, I never considered the importance of time. I just laze around, watching TV, lie in bed, and play video games. As I grew older, I thought about the things that I have achieved. To my surprise, I haven't accomplished a lot. I resolved to myself that I will do things that will contribute to the benefit of mankind and to
- Time Management Tips For A Successful Life
The application of time management skills has tended, in the past, to be thought of as something that is for business life only. In reality, though, time management is something from which we can all benefit in our personal lives as well, and in the art of marrying our working lives with our home and social lives. Those benefits show in a number
- Do Less And Get More Done
If you want to be more productive at work, you need to balance the amount of time you spend being active with the amount of time you spend doing nothing. In fact, doing nothing can be the most creative and productive part of your schedule. Here are 7 reasons why. 1. Let Things Happen. One of the reasons why stress is at record levels in all our
- Why Work/Life Balance Doesn't Work
I can?t help feeling that using the phrase ?work/life balance? reinforces the problem it seeks to address. To describe a need to balance work and life implies that work is not part of ?life?. If that?s the case then approx 50% of the average persons hours on earth are devoted to non-life ? surely that?s dead. People are not asking ?how can I
- How To Establish Work Life Balance
How do they do it? You know the parents that work full time and manage to raise smart, healthy and happy children? They have a secret. That secret is maintaining a good work life balance. Have you ever heard the expression ?all work and no play makes a boring day?? Well the same goes for all play and no work. Do too much of anything and you
- Working Time Management For Mom?s
When you walk in the door, you see a stack of papers floating around your desk, and when you go home, just as at the office, you can?t find those important papers you need so desperately to stay out of trouble or make an excuse. When you come home at night, you and your spouse argue, and your children ignore you because you just aren?t spending
- Refining The Golden Hour
In one of the classic personal finance books, ?The Richest Man In Babylon,? we are told that the way to wealth is to ?pay yourself first.? That a portion of all you earn is yours to keep. Great words, and just as applicable to your life itself. In other words, out of every sixteen-hours of wakefulness in a day, one hour should be yours, and yours
- Say No To Time Stealers
If you find yourself going to work with the best intentions of making the most of every minute, but end up at the close of the day wondering where it all went, the chances are that you've been hijacked by the Time Stealers. Time Stealers are people who, without anything to do with their own time, steal yours from you as well. They fill up their
- Jim Estill's 8 Rules Of Time
I study the use of time and how to maximize productivity and enjoyment from it. From these studies, I have come up with the following list of time rules: 1 ? It is more important to have clear goals than to be efficient. It is more important to work on the right things than to work efficiently. I liken this to the person who wants to get to
- Basics In Time Management Questions
We all have to find what works best for our individuality, since each and every one of us is different. Accepting our own actions, behaviors and thoughts is not the beginning of learning who we really are. Rather, it is an attribute, which follows a connection between our past and our futures. You heard the nonsense "never look back?" Well, the
- Double Or Triple Your Time!
Why do some say that time is much more important than wealth? Nearly all biographies and self-help books, by top leaders and speakers from the past decades, all focus on time as being the most important resource available. When we manage our use of time, through self-mastery, success is a natural product of that effort. Success becomes the harvest
- Become a Problem Solver and Control Your Own Destiny
Problem solving has become a skill that is practiced by few and in demand by many. Instead of solving our own problems, we hire someone else to do it for us. People hire professionals to solve all sorts of problems that most people used to deal with themselves. While this may create a comfortable barrier for some, it also provides the opportunity
- Effective Time Management - Ten Top Tips
Have you ever thought to yourself that there aren?t enough hours in the day, or felt overwhelmed at the tasks facing you? If you have, this article can help you! ? Clarify your goals and strategy. Be very clear about your aims and ambitions, both short and long term. Write them down. Once you know what you really want to achieve (and why) it?s
- Organize For More Leisure
Who has not had their time and energy consumed by an organization or club? Let’s face it; many organizations are geared toward consuming every available hour that a person has to offer. Many organizations I encounter, from churches/religious groups, to charitable organizations, to volunteer groups, to clubs, most are kept running by a small number
- "More work, more money -- and a lot more pressure!"
Q. A bigger job and more money ...but also more work and
less leisure. How do I manage the balancing act? Or should I
retreat instead of advance for now?
A. Whether you're growing a business or accepting a
promotion, overwhelm goes with the territory. Clients often
wonder, "Should I turn down the opportunity? Or seek a
lower-level job
