Busy? Wish You Could Get More Done? Try This 101-Minute Cycle
3 April 2018A guest article for you today from my lovely daughter-in-law Lauren Parsons, well-being and productivity specialist, living in Canada until December. From the beginning of 2019 she’ll be back home and working closely with me and the Getting A Grip business: by Lauren Parsons If you’ve been on this planet for a while, chances […]
Case Study: Four Tips on How to Complete Big Projects Currently Bogging You Down
24 January 2018Have you ever wanted to `embark on a big project, but felt stymied by the size of it? Everyone is busy. We all have our regular work, existing clients, prospects, staff or contractors, deadlines to meet – the game goes on. So, where do we find time to implement new projects? It’s so easy to […]
How To Keep That Holiday Feeling For Longer
20 January 2017Here are some practical steps to help you sustain your holiday joie de vivre past the first few hours back at work! Step 1: Lock in ‘time out’ – every week Recharge and personal time is too important to leave to chance – it needs to be planned for. If you consistently plan your […]
Is Work/Life Balance A Myth?
2 August 2016Work/life balance is given a lot of lip service in the corporate world – but what does that really mean, and how is it played out in the business world? There are three distinct stages of a person’s working life: 1. The single person’s or young married phase of hard-out, long hours, ‘I must build my […]
The Time-Saving Chart That Made The Car Company Money
17 May 2016Many clients over the years, both in groups and one-on-one coaching with me, have shared the frustration of trying to keep up with follow-up of some kind — either with hot prospects, referral partners, customers or suppliers. It came up again this morning with Henry, who works in the financial services sector. He said: ‘A lot […]
The Magic Bullet That Will Give You More Time
28 April 2016Before I tell you what it is, try these questions: Do you have all the energy you want, every day? Do you get all your work done smoothly and efficiently every day? Is your work/life balance exactly as you desire? Typically, most people will answer ‘no’. Instead, life seems to get busier, work/life balance becomes […]
Clearing Out Clutter Can Change Lives
5 April 2016In a recent article about protecting and improving our energy by clearing out clutter http://blog.gettingagrip.com/how-to-have-more-time-guard-your-energy I shared that I was eliminating one thing per day from my bedroom. (I’ve extended that to anywhere in my home or office.) You might like some of the great contributions that flowed in from readers. From Diane: ‘I […]
How To Have More Time – Guard Your Energy
22 March 2016I had a great contribution to one of my recent blog articles “How to Simplify Your Busy Life” from Diane. “One year I removed 1 item per day from my house and wrote it on the calendar. It was really amazing to do the actual writing down as it made you think ‘why had I kept […]
A Hard Lesson On Simplifying – ‘Just In Case’ Is Not Always A Good Plan
15 March 2016At the beginning of this month I cracked a big goal, to hike the Hump Ridge Track in Fiordland. In the process a hard but very valuable lesson about simplifying was learnt. When you go on holiday, are you likely to add a couple of extra items ‘just in case’ you need them? With all the […]
‘I Never Seem To Get To The Big Jobs!’
1 March 2016Like many beginning business owners, Derek was feeling overwhelmed. As you’ll know if you’ve ever started a business, there are so many details to handle. His question to me: ‘I know there are some key tasks that, if I get started on them, will make a long-term difference. But there are so many immediate tasks […]