Archive for 'Time Management'

Time Keeps on Ticking - Into the Future

May 1, 2008 | Author: Rob | Filed under: Time Management

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Wow,

What happened to the last week? In my defense I was on a business trip for most of it and had no clue of my login as I am always on desktops back home. That being said I have a good number of posts ready for the next few days which should not only be informative but also fun.

In my Twitter Journey’s I came across a post about OCD being an Online Marketer’s Worst Threat.

Yes you will notice that I was the first commenter as I was wasting time in my hotel room when I saw it. Ask yourself a few honest questions:

- How much time do you spend checking your stats?

- How much time do you waste oscillating between ideas?

- How much of the time are you too lazy to work yet not to lazy to just click around?

Water, Energy, Everything will always follow the path …

Time Management - The 4 Piles

March 25, 2008 | Author: Rob | Filed under: Time Management

At the cornerstone of effective time management is doing what needs to be done. It’s not that most of us are really lazy(some are) it’s just we often sap our energy doing non productive things that are not any more urgent then they are required! Ultimiately if you know where you are going and what you want in life all these decisions become easier because they either help your mission or they don’t…

In essence you want to break up activities and tasks into 4 major piles.

Important / Crises

This pile here is obviously the one that should be dealt with immediately when starting this program. Anything that falls into this category should be done asap. Basically once you begin doing this your goal is to never really have anything in this pile. Why bother when it got sorted in the next section? Examples of a crisis include “start …

Top 10 Tips to Stick to a Schedule When You Operate a Home Business

January 28, 2008 | Author: Rob | Filed under: Time Management, Working at Home

Today’s post on the topic of sticking to a schedule when you operate a home business is brought to you by a friend of mine Chrissie. We’ll be seeing a weekly feature from her in the future as shes a great writer and “living the dream” of working from home.

The decision to work from home is a very appealing one for many. The phrase “work at your computer in your pyjamas” carries with it a sense of freedom and liberation that many cubicle confined workers long for. There are countless benefits to working from home, but many people don’t realize the drawbacks until they are in the business and struggling. One of the most appealing factors of working from home is the flexibility in scheduling and not having to answer to an employer. In fact, it is this very benefit that causes many home businesses to fail. Many …

Wake Up Call! It’s 5AM!

November 12, 2007 | Author: Rob | Filed under: Time Management, What I am Doing

Good morning blogosphere!
It is 5am eastern standard time and I’m already in my office. Albeit a short commute I’m ready to work and have ~3 hours of time slotted to my online businesses before my work week even begins! I enjoy getting up at 5am because it gives me the piece of mind while sleeping that I’ll have time to do anything I need to before my day starts. Gone are the days of aimlessly clicking around until 2am trying to figure something out or come up with some genius content; chances are it’s just not going to happen.
When you are working late night in my opinion you are trying to accomplish stuff before bed but you feel like you’re up against the 8 ball. You only have say 1 hour left in your day and want to get things done. Flip side is waking up super early. I …

Neat New Project Management Tool

October 2, 2007 | Author: Eve Lester | Filed under: Time Management

I have been asked to review http://www.proworkflow.com, a program site offering a project management program. It looks very professional and organized, unlike some others that have a horrible gui layout. For the price (about 15 dollars a month) it is more than expected. If you have a lot of projects and need to organize them, this is the site for you. If I were still doing web design I would have a lot more use for it. As it stands I don’t need it quite yet, but in a few weeks I will, as I will be starting another online business and will definitely need the assistance!

ProWorkflow even has a time sheet, where you can ‘click in and out’ of a project so you can either bill by the hour, or just keep track of how long a project takes so …