Tackling Procrastination Is A Time Management Tool That Works!

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First, admit that you are indeed procrastinating on a task or project.

Get out your To Do List. Take a look at each item and ask yourself, “Am I procrastinating on this? Maybe just a little bit?” If so, put a “P” in front of it and go to the next item. Now, look at your list. Do you have a “P” in front of items that should be of high priority? That’s bad, admit it. Don’t beat yourself up too much. You’re beginning a reframing process and you’ll be better after you put into action my Tip of the Week.

 

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One Minute of Focus Is A Minute Well Spent

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There’s one word I’m not going to use, because I’ll lose most of you at the start. Well, I guess I have to give you a hint: This is not about meditation. This is about something that Jon Kabat-Zinn, a stress management medical doctor and author, calls mindfulness.

What would you like? Would you like to reduce your commitments, succeed with time management, or just reduce stress immediately? If “all of the above” is your answer, then you need to listen to my quick tip.

If stress bombards you too long and too hard, you end up in a hospital, and that’s not where you want to be. Listen to my one minute solution to reducing stress.

 

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Speak Up When You Hear Gender Stereotypes

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A report by Catalyst, a New York-based research group, shows that gender-based stereotyping is undermining women’s capacity to lead, holding women back from leadership positions in the workplace. Catalyst’s summation is that both men and women are acting on the stereotypes that women take care, and men take charge.

What are the male stereotypes and what are the female stereotypes, and are they that different? And what can you do? This week I got carried away and have 2 Tips of the Week.

 

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