Filing papers is easy while finding them again is the hard part. Setting up an efficient filing system takes time but if you create files that make sense, use the right filing tools and make your files fit your working style, your filing system will work for you. Check out these common filing [...]

How many times have you said yes when you meant no? Face it, there are only so many hours in a day and if at some point you don’t say no, you’ll never get ahead (or get any sleep!).
When my sons were younger, I was at the top of the volunteer list (translation: sucker). Whenever [...]

Getting started on a task or a big project is hard, especially when it’s something you don’t want to handle. It’s easier to make excuses and avoid taking the first step. But have you found that sometimes when you do get started, the project or task isn’t as bad as you thought it would be? [...]

Change isn’t easy and some folks can’t get motivated to change their habits until they’ve had a bad experience. For example, if you never get a checkup, you may not discover a medical problem until it’s well advanced. Some people avoid going to the doctor because they’re afraid their doctor will find something wrong with [...]

It took me a few years of working from home to figure out that I needed to get on some type of schedule. My schedule is flexible, but for the most part I work out early, take a shower, get dressed and make the 5-second commute to my home office. There are days though, [...]