Time Saving Tips for Parents #2
23 May 2012I have been overwhelmed by the response to my request for you to share your time saving tips as parents. Here are some more wonderful suggestions: From Sarah: My top time saving tip is to cook 1 big meal to last for 2 night. Do this 2 x a week and you’re through to Thursday! […]
More on how to declutter and organize – reduce the space available
10 April 2012I’ve finally completed a declutter task that’s been nagging – and nagging – and nagging! The Easter break was fun, doing lots of fun things with friends and family. And – in the gaps I did something I often help others with. I ruthlessly attacked my most regularly-used office files. They’re now cleaned out, pruned, […]
Are your possessions slowing you down?
5 April 2012Top blogger Leo Babauta of Zen Habits was my interview subject for this month’s GettingAGrip Inner Circle audio programme. He blogs in a really interesting and very practical way about a number of the things I also focus on. Time magazine listed it in their Top 25 blogs for 2009 and it’s now read by […]
Who's Responsible For Work/Life Balance?
19 September 2011Does it ever feel like your organisation pays a mere lipservice to work/life balance? On a trip to Sydney to speak at a conference, I got into conversation with the chap in the next seat – John is a senior account manager for a very large multi-national firm and sells very high value products. We’d already done […]
You Don't Have To Work This Hard! – Positive Slow-Time
24 May 2011In my farming childhood the principle of fallowing a paddock was common (leaving ground uncultivated for a season, in order to rest the land, restore its fertility, and prepare it for a new crop.). These days, however, it’s not a word you often see or hear, except in cropping country. It was therefore with […]
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 […]
Do We Give Ourselves Enough Parenting Time?
3 May 2011Ever noticed that if you focus on a strong desire something relevant almost always happens? (Time-saving tip – be clear on your objectives and you’re more likely to get them!) On a professional trip to Singapore I’d woken up in the beautiful Grand Waterfront Copthorne hotel thinking, ‘I want to learn something new so I […]
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 […]