Do you often say yes because you feel bad saying no, and end up feeling miserable for having said yes? While it’s certainly not easy to say no, I’ve learnt over the years that it’s necessary. And the good news is, the more you say it, the easier it becomes.
There’s no doubt that to contain the spread of COVID-19, the best solution is to limit physical interactions, and as a result, many people have been asked to work from home. But as much as we love our spouse and children, getting some work done while spending 24/7 with them can be challenging.
As a professional organiser and time management coach who help people bring efficiency into their life, but also as someone who has been working from home for the last 15 years, I can tell you that, whether you like it or not, you’re going to need some structure and discipline if you want to come out of this with your sanity intact.
Are your days made up of a succession of children’s activities, household duties and whatever other people throw at you throughout the day? Does it seem there just aren’t enough hours in your day to get things done? Are you often late? Do you often feel in a rush and drained of your energy? Here are 8 common mistakes that make us waste time and that you may be making too if you’re experiencing those symptoms.
Whether we work full or part time, at home or outside, or are a full-time mother, it always seems that there is so much to do and not enough time to do it. When I left the corporate world to set up my own business working from home around my then two-year old son’s schedule, I thought I’d have the best of both worlds. The reality was not as ideal and smooth as I thought, and I quickly had to apply a few organising principles to make the juggling easier. Here are 10 organisation tips that have proven to be the most valuable to me over the last 15 years. I hope they can help all the busy moms out there keep their sanity and focus on what truly matters.
Please raise your hand if you add a time estimate to each single task that you put on your to-do list. Well, having worked with many clients to help them take control of their time, my guess is that you probably don’t. Read on to learn why it is so important to add a time estimate to each of your tasks and how to come up with a robust time estimate – and no, you don’t need to be mathematically inclined to achieve that!
No matter how well we plan our days, we all face those days when we have too much to do or when an unexpected event throws our plans off – whether it’s a boss or client having an urgent request or a child being down with high fever and who needs to be taken to the doctor. So how to handle those days without the stress building up, but instead experience a sense of accomplishment?
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