A Lesson In Stress Management From The Kids'
17 May 2011One day I took most of the day off – went beachcombing with four of my grandchildren, aged 3 – 8. Three things combined to create a weekday that felt like a delicious holiday, despite the pile of work waiting: It was school holidays in New Zealand It was wedding anniversary time-out for their hard-working parents […]
The Time Queen's Little Green Folder
11 April 2011I’ve just had a sort-out of my paperwork. You might be thinking, ‘Robyn, if you practice what you preach, your paperwork would be always tidy. What do you need a sort-out for?’ I’m human too. With our New Zealand summer just past I had a wonderful parade of non-stop visitors; I HAD to go fishing with the neighbours and learn […]
It Was A Dark And Stormy Night…
28 March 2011… and I was 9 years old, squashed in the back seat of a taxi with my younger brother and sister, driving through the unfamiliar and bewildering streets of a sprawling large city. No, we weren’t being abducted. But – something I heard on that winding journey impacted my life forever. Our aunt had flown […]
Keeping Tabs On Time
23 March 2011What do lawyers, accountants, quantity surveyors, consultants to many industries, secretarial services, project managers, government bodies, researchers and computer programmers have in common? Most of them hate to do time-sheets. If you’ve ever worked in a time-driven industry you’ll know that tight recording is absolutely critical or how would you know what to charge […]
Navigate Tables With Smart Keyboard Shortcuts
21 March 2011Become one of those inspirational people who seem to whizz around their computer without ever touching the mouse. Lets start with some simple tips that make navigating tables so much easier! The most common method for moving around a table is to click the specific cell you want to go to. However, if the table […]
2 Common Time Management Mistakes
2 February 2011Sometimes it seems that time literally slips through our fingers. With the 2nd month of the year now unfolding lets look at a couple of the most common time management mistakes and how to stop them from stealing your precious hours: 1: Doing the easy things first! This little critter can suck the […]
Celebrating New Beginnings At GettingAGrip.com
27 January 2011Never ones to do things by halves at GettingAGrip.com we have spent the summer engaging in some serious work/life balance – beautiful beach-filled days partnered with knuckling down and spinning out a brand new and much improved website! Check it out at www.gettingagrip.com. FREE OFFER….. ‘How To Regain One Hour Of Your Time In 90 Seconds’ […]
Breeze Through The Christmas Madness
7 December 2010If the overwhelm of Christmas is dragging you down, don’t let it… Christmas time can be utterly exhausting – work commitments, deadlines, family obligations and present buying can make even the most savy among us burn out by years end. So what do we do to overcome that? There is no better time to get […]
Beat The Paper War Before Christmas
27 October 2010Only 8 weeks to go until christmas and despite your best intentions your desk is covered in piles of paper and documents MIA. Now is a great time to address that clutter and leave an untidy work space behind. And it is easy! The biggest challenge is – many strategies are so obvious that people […]
Work/Life Balance – A Quick Tip
22 October 2010Work/life balance is more than just a concept. But I know as well as any how hard it can be to fulfill the “life” side of the equation when work commitments have you in the office until all hours. There is something you can do about it though. When you take on a new job, […]