Focus Amidst Distraction
April 7, 2009 by Kristin
This article reminds me of that essay we had to write when we were kids: “How I Spent my Spring Vacation” by Kristin Lowe.
There are 4 extra bodies in the house this week, and they all want to be wherever I am, drawing me into whatever they’re doing. I am genuinely interested, but I keep wondering, “Does anybody else see the computer in front of me, or the phone I’m holding up to my ear?”
Establishing Com-Free Zones
September 1, 2008 by Kristin
Here’s the challenge: do you value your time (a.k.a. your life) enough to place some parameters around how it gets used? Or do you find it easier just to go with the flow, crossing your fingers that it will all get done? How well is that working for you?
If you’re like many of our readers, you probably struggle with finding ways to make yourself available to colleagues and clients yet also get your work done so you have some time left for your life and loved ones.
7 Ways to Say NO
March 25, 2008 by Kristin
I’m in the business of helping people whittle their to-do lists down to what is really essential, and I’ve observed that this process would be much easier if whole chunks of work never landed on the to-do lists in the first place.
I’m referring here to things we have (sort of) committed to doing but aren’t actually doing…or are doing with stress, guilt or resentment…or are doing instead of other, more important things…or shouldn’t be doing ourselves at all.
Legal Limits
March 15, 2008 by Kristin
Last week I was invited to facilitate a round-table discussion on time management for the Hong Kong Women Business Owners Club. What a treat it was to be part of an interactive conversation on one of my favourite topics!
We kicked off the meeting by having everybody write down a bullet-pointed list of what’s working well for them and what is not working so well. Then I asked everyone to share a highlight from their first list, being very specific about the tools and strategies they apply in order to achieve time management success. Here are some of the key points made:
Work/Life Balance: Bunk?
February 12, 2008 by Kristin
Of course we’re going to be talking about Work/Life Balance on this blog. For many, this is the Endgame of all personal productivity pursuits: BALANCE (cue angelic choir). I’m still fleshing out my views on this concept, but so far I’m thinking it’s not much more than a guilt-inducing buzzword. "Work/Life Balance" seems to be a convenient catch-all phrase we use to try and describe how we’re doing at this thing called living.
