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  This is a collaboration of educational, business, and home management principles. I have taught at colleges, have been a manager, restaurant owner, entrepreneur, and mother of nine for many years. I have tried to find the best of the best in each field and then bring all these ideas together to make life more efficient, productive, and to SAVE effort and time. |
Simple Ways to Stay Productive Productivity is one part obligation and about 10 parts motivation, and if you can discover how to stay motivated, you will get things done. These ideas are as much about staying motivated as they are about staying productive, and are part of time management.
Before you browse through the list, though, I want to address another obstacle to productivity, and that is procrastination. If you are a procrastinator (and most of us are at one time or another), you must first correct this tendency before you will be very productive.
Victor Hugo, the author of Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, had his own interesting method for dealing with his inclination to procrastinate. He would order his servant to take away all his clothes for a few hours at a time. Not able to leave his room, he was forced to sit down and write.
Obviously, that was back in the 19th century, before the Internet/TV/Satellite/Cable/cell phones. Today, Hugo would probably end up checking his e-mail and reading his favorite blogs (which is why I take my laptop and sometimes go to an area without Internet access).
Finally, for those of you who are really interested in accomplishing more, I recommend you check out my time management, prioritizing, refining processes, and decision- making pages. And now, on to the tips that can help you to get more done and greatly increase your productivity. Stay focused.
Divide your time for each task in hand.
Analyze the outcome of your effort and decide accordingly how much time you need to spend.
Take a break.
Limit your time on the Internet, Twitter, and Social Network sites…are you addicted? I can go several days without going to these sites. Spend time with your loved ones.
Share ideas with others.
Meditate.
Are you a day person or a night person? Plan accordingly.
Work slowly but steadily.
Ask for help.
De-clutter your workspace.
Back up your data.
Check your email not more than twice a day.
Exercise.
Use the morning air or evening breeze to cool off your mind.
Have everything you need ready.
Shut the door to block distraction.
Set limits for yourself.
Plan a to-do list for each day.
Read books on subjects that will make you a better person, as well as books that teach you.
Set small reachable goals, with your project.
Stay informed on current news.
Think how you can change your life for the better.
Take a nice warm bath.
Do not take phone calls, unless they are related to that particular project.(I turn the phone off many times when I am working on something…ask my friends…they all complain, but at the same time, there are few people that get as much done as me…).
Prioritize your time between family and projects.
Ask yourself questions -- lots of them.
Do not stress…breathe deeply several times each day.
Be passionate about what you are doing.
Give yourself credit for what you do accomplish.
Look in the mirror and compliment yourself.
Build confidence in yourself.
Keep a positive attitude.
Forget about what others are doing, and do it your way.(This depends on the project).
Read, learn, ask, ponder, analyze, and apply. |
Self-employed consultant to businesses and individuals. I work with clients to improve business efficiencies, set up innovative resource strategies, simplify and refine processes, systematize, and so forth. I also give each client an organizational personality test to determine their style and profile-- to arrange their working area in a way that accommodates their thinking while creating a more synergized and efficient process. I have a PhD in Organization and Management. I have an MBA and a BA in Human Resource and business. I am the mother of 10 children, nine living, ages 8 through 27.(Yes, they are all mine and with one husband, HA!) Cambridge's Who's Who Registry of Executives, Professionals, and Entrepreneurs. Phi Beta Kappa Author “I’m Not Afraid of English Anymore!” A Guide to Writing English as a Second Language by Susan E. Bernard with Dr. Tammy Sagastizado SELF-RELIANCE: AN EXPERIMENT As a family, we lived on our food storage for more than one month...go to food storage to see the whole story and learn more on how you can prepare your family and/or business. HELPFUL HINT I was out of Clorox wipes and so I used Pamper's Baby Wipes to clean the carpeted staircase (par wood/part carpet). Then I used them to clean a rug. Wow! They not only cleaned the hair, dirt, dust, stains, etc. They left the carpet soft and the wood shiny. They are great for cleaning! |
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