The cornerstone of any effective time management system is knowing what’s important to you and planning your life around what you value most. There are 3 paradigms that  guide my own philosophy on time management and that I personally use. One that I particularly like is a conce

Desk clutter is inevitable. We all have busy lives and things can sometimes pile up especially when we are in the midst of multiple projects.  Know your limits – if your desk has gotten so cluttered that it’s affecting your creativity and productivity, it’s time to t

Have you been flirting with the idea of switching to a digital calendar? I recently made the switch and I have found 10, yes 10, super easy time saving features built in to a digital calendar that you just can’t get in a paper calendar. After decades of being a diehard fan of pa

Do you find yourself putting important tasks or projects off while spending valuable time on less important ones? You may be procrastinating. Procrastination is the act of replacing high-priority actions with tasks of lower priority, or doing something enjoyable while putting off impo

Desk clutter is inevitable. We all have busy lives and things can sometimes pile up especially when we are in the midst of multiple projects.  Know your limits – if your desk has gotten so cluttered that it’s affecting your creativity and productivity, it’s time to t

In my article Take Charge of Your Inbox; Eliminate Email Clutter for Good I discussed the concept of Zero Inbox. I’ve gotten such a huge response the zero inbox idea that I’m following up with it here. People yearn for a zero inbox just as they long for an uncluttered life

Advise from AK Help! I’m overwhelmed by email newsletters. “Angela, I subscribe to a lot of e-newsletters and I have the best intentions to read them but I never seem to get to them. I feel like I’m missing out on valuable information that could help me grow and mark

Are you addicted to your blackberry, in love with your iPhone? Studies show that people now check email every 5 minutes.  Even though we are doing a lot of “checking”, we are not really “processing” all that stuff that’s coming at us each day. This result

When I was working on my masters in psychology, I became captivated by the work of Hungarian born psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (pronounced mee-hy cheek-sent-mə-hy-ee). Aside from his notoriously yet charmingly difficult name, Csikszentmihalyi is famous for his pioneering and e

When a prospective client is considering doing business with you, you can bet they will google you first.  How can you organize your on-line presence to give your business a competitive edge? The  most important thing is to be visible and to be consistent. Below are some tips to help