productivity

Starting the Home Office Day With Some YouTube Mojo

Friday, February 20th, 2009

As a journalist, copywriter and home office expert, I like to share what I’ve discovered over the years.
And that often starts first thing in the morning, with a little jaunt across the YouTube universe.
I write blogs and articles. I’ve written four books on the topic. I speak, appear on TV, am a guest on radio [...]

The Home Office Nudge: Procrastinate Less, Get More Done

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

I’m a pretty productive home office worker.
And I can be an effective procrastinator, too.
So where does one lead off and the other begin?
If there’s a client or an immediate billable behind a project, it gets done in short order. If there’s a partner involved — someone who’s counting on me to deliver what’s expected from [...]

Boosting Productive Down Time in the Home Office

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

Today was a busy day in the home office.
I awoke around 5am. I whipped through my email, made some headway on an article, and filed a column.
I fed the kids, packed their lunches, and made sure the door didn’t hit their behinds on the way out
I then walked the dog, returned to do some more [...]

Rocks, Pebbles & Sand: Productivity in the Home Office Stream

Monday, February 9th, 2009

I once heard the analogy of using boulders and rocks of various sizes to master productivity in the home office or small business.
It seems that as entrepreneurs (or even anyone with more stuff to do than the conscious-mind has hours awakened), we’re often inundated with to-dos.
But do we get bogged down in the miniscule and [...]