Daily Production Goals

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Daily Production Goals

By Joe on Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 | No Comments

9 to 5… 8:30 to 4:30… 7:30 to 3:30… We typically define our workday by the amount of hours we put in. Some of us, by choice or necessity, put in longer hours than normal folks either for more income or more productivity. Is that what real productivity means? Does working longer hours mean more […]

Braindump Productively.

By Joe on Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 | No Comments

The word itself sounds unpleasant, but I assure you, in the context I’ll be using it in, you will come to like using this word. There are other words that describe the process but I like this one because it implies an urgency. Brainstorming is okay… but not exactly the right definition. Brainstorming usually involves […]

Productivity and The Solo worker

By Joe on Monday, March 14th, 2011 | No Comments

A characteristic of working by yourself, depending on your perspective, is solitude or loneliness. For some, the idea of working alone is daunting. They’re used to having co-workers around. The thought of not having anyone to talk to through out the day is anathema to them. Even though the work they engage in might not […]

The Right Way to Multitask

By Joe on Friday, March 11th, 2011 | No Comments

Do you get bogged down or bored on certain jobs like I do? It happens from time to time. Today’s post will show you my favorite way of dealing with that issue. But first, we hear a lot about multitasking and why we shouldn’t multitask. And I agree. Mostly… Plenty of experts agree that multi-tasking […]

3 Time Management Tips To Use Today

By Joe on Thursday, March 10th, 2011 | No Comments

Here are three tips to improve your productivity and add to your time management skills that you can start using today. Spending a lot of time on the phone has it’s upside. Scheduling appointments for phone interviews and conferences saves travel time and allows you the flexibility of working from your own office. Phone appointments […]

Book Recommendation: The Wealthy Freelancer

By Joe on Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 | No Comments

Solopreneur, freelancer, consultant, independent contractor… no matter what your designation The Wealthy Freelancer offers vital and timely information to help you build your solo business. While corporate businesses downsize their ranks, the entrepreneurial world grows with those who find themselves out of a job but excited about making their own way. Now is the time […]

Do This Before You Start Your Next Project

By Joe on Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 | No Comments

Completing jobs whether you are an author writing a book, a carpenter making tables or salesperson selling mobile phones, your productivity is dependent on the initial (but important) work done beforehand. For example, A very proficient writer once wrote that the best essays offer only one idea. A big idea. An idea so compelling it […]

Kaizen for personal productivity

By Joe on Monday, March 7th, 2011 | No Comments

Ongoing improvement doesn’t just happen… improvement takes the right kind of effort. Some years back I came across a Japanese word called “Kaizen” which, loosely defined, means “continuous improvement of working practices and personal efficiency”. I liked the word immediately. Besides being able to encapsulate a large meaning into one word (which is productive in […]

5 Tips For Making Your Workspace More Efficient

By Joe on Friday, March 4th, 2011 | No Comments

There is value of having a resting place for every tool you own. It doesn’t matter whether the tool is a hammer, a video projector or carpet steamer. It is difficult, if not impossible, to measure the cost of having the-hole-punch-within-arms-reach vs. having-to-look-for-hole-punch, the irritation because hole-punch somehow wandered off, and then the cost of […]

Time Management Tool: Procrastination

By Joe on Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 | No Comments

Taking on more and more clients in a service business would seem like a great thing to do. After all, more clients equals more revenue, right? The answer is: Maybe. Solo service providers often enjoy a closer working relationship with clients that larger companies don’t. The longer my clients stayed with me, the better. Of […]

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