SelfGrowth.com articles for Productivity

Getting Things Done

renee@get-it-together-llc.com — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:14:45 am

I’ve been thinking a lot about getting things done. I have been updating the content on my website, and it is taking WAY longer than it “should.” I know I’m not alone. My clients are struggling with the same thing. Most of them have long lists—often multiple lists—of things that they ...

Avoiding Negative Influences When Working Online

tjmpott@gmail.com — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 4:16:36 pm

When working online there are land sharks that are as dangerous to you as the mammals found in the ocean. To whom or what I refer is not those you actually 'work' with but rather those with whom you may associate. In particular I'm referring to any negative people you may have in your life. You ...

Online Success Starts with Organizational Skills

tjmpott@gmail.com — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 4:16:36 pm

For anybody looking for success working online, your best bet is to 'beef' up your organizational skills. Marketing on the internet involves a variety of tasks that are quite necessary and ongoing and if you are not organize both your efforts and the results will reflect this. Quite literally ...

How Much Is FREE Costing You? How to Get Real Value Out of a FREE Call

reggie@reggieodom.com — Sun, 8 Aug 2010 12:00:00 am

Have you noticed that on any given day you could sign on for anywhere from one to upwards of a dozen FR*EE calls? Depending on whose lists you are on. I’m on quite a few lists so I see multiple FR*EE calls in my inbox daily. Is it the call or the FR*EE that is so compelling? Just because ...

The Illusion of Freedom and 3 Dirty Words That Cause It

helaine@pathofpurpose.com — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:00:27 am

Just about every small business owner I know wants a successful business because they value freedom. Most of us have been employed at some point in our lives and know what it’s like to work for someone else – you’re accountable to them, all your efforts conspire in the direction of making them ...

Producing Productivity

jeff@breathingspace.com — Fri, 6 Aug 2010 4:02:13 pm

Information is a form of power. With the increased flow of information and technological intrusion in society, you're all but ensured of facing a constantly growing array of work-related expectations. You can be sure that these higher expectations, especially when you have the same finite ...

Marketing on the Internet is Elementary

tjmpott@gmail.com — Tue, 3 Aug 2010 2:47:46 pm

Many people tend to over-complicate things when marketing on the internet. No doubt there are some technical skills involved but nothing that the average 'Joe' can not master. The fact is that almost every online marketer started with little more than simply a desire to make money. It is the ...

Common Characteristics of a Good Copy Writer

tjmpott@gmail.com — Tue, 3 Aug 2010 2:47:46 pm

A copy writer is faced with a lot of challenges when trying to persuade people with the use of nothing more then their writing skills. Obviously knowing how to write persuasive copy involves more than any particular skill of the pen or keyboard. Effective copy writing must first address what ...

5 Outbound Telemarketing Tips to Save Time

dansedmonson@gmail.com — Mon, 2 Aug 2010 12:00:00 am

There are many theories on how to best reach out to customers through telemarketing. The different strategies and approaches are so ubiquitous, you may wonder how they could possibly work. Before you decide that it’s time to reinvent the wheel, remember that the strategies you see repeated ...

5 Common Causes of Writer's Block

tjmpott@gmail.com — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:00:00 am

Writer's block is a common occurrence for anyone who frequently writes any type of composition. Whether you are trying to write an article or supply useful information in another format on a regular basis this nemesis will occasionally disrupt your progress. What is it that causes these ...

The Role a Positive Mental Attitude Plays in Success

tjmpott@gmail.com — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:00:00 am

Enough can not be said about the influence a positive mental attitude can have on your life. By adjusting your attitude to think primarily positive thoughts you can literally make all your efforts easier and more enjoyable as well! As a result your ability to become successful in any facet of ...

3 Idea Generation Tips for Creating Content

tjmpott@gmail.com — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:00:00 am

Idea generation is the starting, and sadly even sometimes the stopping point for anyone creating content to be distributed online. Publishing content is a very effective strategy for generating exposure and offers many benefits. This strategy however must be maintained consistently for it to ...

Confusion ~ Cousin to Overwhelm

info@coachingbytambre.com — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 3:28:11 pm

Meet confusion ~ a close relative of overwhelm. It is one of my favorite avoidance tools. When I’m confused, I can’t be in action. There is no forward motion, no goal, no intention. I lose all clarity when I allow the veil of confusion to drape across the gateway between where I am and where ...

7 Tips ‘n Tools to Shift From Overwhelm Into Action

info@coachingbytambre.com — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 3:28:12 pm

“There’s nothing wrong with my life. In fact, things are going really well…so well that some days when I sit down at my desk to work I have no idea where to begin. I end up wasting time distracted by too many thoughts.” Is this a familiar feeling for you? I know I had some thoughts on ...

Consistently Outperform Your Sales

drjacksinger.com@gmail.com — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:06:49 am

Add Sales TRIUMPHS Model to Your Selling Skills Repertoire Susan has been doing well in her sales career for many years. She understands how to make cold calls, how to follow up on leads and referrals and how to offer excellent customer service. Yet, she’s amazed at how much ...

True Leadership & Influence Tips

zizicademy@hotmail.com — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 9:57:25 am

How to Grow My business? That is the question with the answers that will lead to million dollars revenue. What do clients honestly want from the service you provide? Reliability: Give them what you said you will Credibility: How many of them are repeat clients and what are they ...

3 Ways to KISS Procrastination Away for Good

lisa@excellerateassociates.com — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:14:33 am

Procrastination can be detrimental to an entrepreneur’s productivity and business growth. It sidelines a project or product going to market. Everyone has a certain activity they choose instead of the project they should be working on. Once you identify those procrastination pitfalls, it’s a ...

The Next Productivity Breakthrough

smurray@performtransform.com — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:19:28 am

As companies claw their way out of the doldrums of The Great Recession the time is rapidly approaching to prepare for the next wave of growth. Traditionally, this means ramping up the hiring process, investing in new technology, or a combination of both. As we attempt to catch the upswing out ...

Focus For Productivity

jeff@breathingspace.com — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 4:59:59 pm

In a society of communication and information overload, many people try to do two or more things at once to get more done or look busy. However, as this article explains, multi-tasking is actually less productive than focusing on one activity at a time. When you attempt to do two or more ...

Winning Negotiations

joanne@drjoannewhite.com — Fri, 9 Jul 2010 3:38:55 pm

All of us can benefit from tips that will create successful outcomes to any negotiation whether it's with our boss, spouse, or prospective business partner. Here are some sure winners for your next negotiation. Whether you realize it or not, we’re negotiating all the time with our spouses, ...

7 Ways to Make a Positive Change

tjmpott@gmail.com — Tue, 6 Jul 2010 11:43:51 am

Most anybody would be interested in making a positive change in their life. In an age of 'self awareness' everybody is always looking for ways to improve themselves. Whether it is for personal success or professional success self improvement can offer you many benefits. Some of these benefits ...

Sabotaging Your Online Marketing Effectiveness

tjmpott@gmail.com — Fri, 9 Jul 2010 1:19:54 pm

Your marketing effectiveness online often has more to do with your own efforts than it does with your skills. The misconception that many have about marketing on the internet is that it is more complicated than it really is. The fact is that the success of most online marketers is based upon ...

Creating Content Out of the Efforts of Others

tjmpott@gmail.com — Fri, 2 Jul 2010 2:33:08 pm

Creating content if you are working online is critical in terms of increasing your exposure and building credibility. Although this particular online marketing strategy can be labor intensive the results you get from publishing content are unparalleled. Quality content can circulate on the ...

Helping Your Creative Intelligence to Blossom

tjmpott@gmail.com — Fri, 2 Jul 2010 2:33:08 pm

Each and every one of us possesses creative intelligence most of which is likely untapped and therefore unused. Whether it is a preoccupation with our busy lives or sheer laziness thinking outside the box is something most of us do not do enough of. Nonetheless these creative resources still ...

Go The Distance

JuliePorfirio@RealEstateChampions.com — Fri, 2 Jul 2010 2:40:24 pm

How do you know when a prospect or client is going to waste your time or go the distance? That is something new Agents and some experienced Agents struggle with regularly. Having a step-by-step pre-qualifying process helps dramatically. It will help you evaluate each person the same. When ...

Is Self Image Sabotaging Your Success?

ellen@organizationalexperts.com — Fri, 2 Jul 2010 2:43:13 pm

Going through your day at a hundred miles an hour doesn't leave much time for thought. When you are not thinking you are simply reacting to what happens around you. This anxiety causing cycle will cause you to lose your mind. When you feel yourself spiraling out of control, you must stop. Stop, ...

Clearing Away the Clutter to Increase Productivity

tjmpott@gmail.com — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 1:37:34 pm

One of the very best ways to increase productivity is to clear away many of the barriers you have developed over the years. Let's face it we all have formed habits that impede our personal productivity. Whether it is due to procrastination or perhaps our inability to delegate, we all have ...

5 Ways to Ignite Your Creative Intelligence

tjmpott@gmail.com — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 1:37:35 pm

Every one of us is 'bestowed' with creative intelligence that for the most part is under utilized due to other responsibilities and busy lifestyles. This is not to make excuses for the under-utilization of our creative skills but merely an exclamation as to why they are not used more often. The ...

The Simple Way to Beat Procrastination and Get Things Done

rorocm@013.net — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:27:13 pm

Almost everyone has struggled with procrastination at some point in their lives. Today's busy lifestyle seems to encourage procrastination by forcing us to instantaneously prioritize according to our hectic schedules. However, this leads to a false sense of accomplishment, because we are not ...

Reducing Stress through Better Scheduling Skills

tjmpott@gmail.com — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 2:47:12 pm

One of the best ways of reducing stress in our lives is to take ourselves off the self-imposed daily roller coaster we create every day. The way in which we schedule our days and lives promotes the feelings of anxiety and stress due to the demands we place upon ourselves. Our inability or ...

Solving Workplace Challenges for People with ADHD: Organization

kelly@addinsights.com — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:00:00 am

Because of how the ADHD brain functions, people with this condition commonly experience several workplace challenges that can negatively impact their performance. These challenges include: Time/Task Management, Distractibility/Impulsivity; Working Memory; Organization; and ...

It's Not Even My Birthday!

steveblu1@gmail.com — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:00:00 am

We’ve all heard that when you get a business lead, or a referral, or a phone query, or…something along those lines, we should follow up. Of course we should. And we should do it in a timely manner. “Well,” you ask, “what is a timely manner?” In my opinion, it is within 24 hours. Now this doesn’t ...

Stakeholder Analysis: Are We Doing Enough?

anassar@anassar.net — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 4:32:16 pm

Many organizations and individuals focus on satisfying the customer, which is of course one of the basic rules of business. After all, no customer equals no business. However the majority of us do not have a comprehensive look at all stakeholders. Stakeholders include not only customers, but ...

The Yoga of Productivity, Part 2: Awareness and Allowing

chris@purposepowercoaching.com — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 2:27:33 pm

In the last article in this series, I talked about some yoga asanas, or poses, that can help us restore our focus and motivation as we work — without even getting up from our desks. In this article, I’ll speak more generally about how yoga helps us develop what I call Awareness and Allowing — ...

Effective Time Management - Use Feasibility Studies to Get Better Results

elsa_sakina@yahoo.com — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 7:38:53 pm

Using feasibility studies to manage your time involves technical details and a lot of logical questions regarding a projected plan. Business establishments, organizational developments, and personal studies involve a kind of study or plan that will create timetables, projections, and strategies ...

Social Networking Sometimes Brings The Unexpected

steveblu1@gmail.com — Sat, 5 Jun 2010 12:35:55 pm

We are all bodies in motion. And since we are, we are always interacting with others. In other words, networking. Being in motion means that unexpected things happen. Take bees for example. When bees are gathering nectar for their honey, they inadvertently cross pollinate flowers. O.K. ...

Employee Performance Management - What Motivates People?

anne@experienceseekerstravelclub.com — Fri, 4 Jun 2010 1:33:12 pm

What motivates people? No question about human behavior is more frequently asked or more perplexing to answer. As an employer can you actually influence employee behavior? Or do employees find their own motivations in the workplace? Beneath all the argument and rhetoric around leadership ...

How to Make Lasting Positive Change through Organization & Time Management

info@gothamconcierge.com — Fri, 4 Jun 2010 1:00:13 pm

Often we think that once we make up our minds to change it just magically happens. I know I’ve tried it myself plenty of times. Then I get bored or it’s too hard or I get in my own way and I stop and go back to what’s easy. Even if what I’m doing that needs changing is actually harder for me, ...

How to Outsource SEO and Make More Money

helmesystems@hotmail.com — Fri, 4 Jun 2010 1:33:12 pm

Today it is vital to all business owners whether large Fortune 500 companies, small, or home-based to take advantage of outsourcing components of your business. This permits your business to function and grow more smoothly because you are not hindered with projects that suck time you would be ...

Are Your Employees Scaring Your Customers Away?

easysmallbusinesshr@gmail.com — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 2:31:02 am

It was time for my yearly eye exam and I decided to change my Ophthalmologist. I needed to find an optical shop closer to home. I spent a lot of time finding this particular optical shop and was happy that the shop was conveniently located, had plenty of parking available, and was open ...

Failing to plan is planning to fail

Maja.Burzevska@seavus.com — Fri, 4 Jun 2010 1:33:12 pm

Today every information a person needs is found on the Internet. So, it is quite normal that even the business world finds the solutions of its problems in the great “www” book of information. The purpose of on line discussions, blogs, forums is to share experience, express opinions and help ...

Creating Innovation Using the IDEA System - Generate New Product Ideas

steve.sponseller@gmail.com — Fri, 4 Jun 2010 1:33:12 pm

A common question asked by many business leaders and entrepreneurs is "How do I create innovations in my business?" Most people asking this question are looking to expand an existing business or launch a new product or service. I have created the acronym IDEA to describe a system for creating ...

How To Analyze and Report Sales and Profit Generating Activity

Ron@ActumConsulting.com — Fri, 4 Jun 2010 1:33:16 pm

Tactics For Keeping Score On Your Business. Years ago when my son was part of the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) tour, I tried not to miss one of those tournaments when it was anywhere near the Dallas / Fort Worth area. I even saw a few when it was out of state, like California, ...

Are you the Temperature or the Thermostat?

amt.tyb@gmail.com — Fri, 4 Jun 2010 1:33:16 pm

A recent client described this well when he said ‘I’m the thermostat, I set the mood of everyone – whether good or bad’ Most small business owners are the latter (the Thermostat) and obviously have to be, but the real question is WHAT temperature are you setting AND is it the one you truly ...

Referrals - What Are They, What Is A Good One and How Do I Get Them?

steveblu1@gmail.com — Sat, 5 Jun 2010 12:36:31 pm

I Think I Know What A Referral Is, But How Important Are They? Imagine this: Your business is thriving and you don't do ANY marketing. Your customers come to you, and you have all that you can handle. Look at all the money you're saving from advertising! Feel how the pressure's off to get ...

3 Technologies That Will Make Your Life Easier

Alex@listeningowl.com — Fri, 28 May 2010 12:01:19 pm

As a techie I am always looking for new and better ways to use technology in my life. Through these searches, I always come across some great ideas that most people don’t know about. In this post I will discuss three of these ideas and how to use these technologies to make your life ...

Task List or Wish List?

donna@organizeyourworld.net — Fri, 28 May 2010 11:19:23 am

Is your to-do list a mile long? Do you look at the same long list of tasks every day and wonder where to start? If so, how do you choose which tasks you will work on today? Writing down your to-dos or entering them into your task list is only the first step to getting things done. You also need ...

The Lost Secret of Think and Grow Rich

vic@asamanthinketh.net — Sat, 29 May 2010 9:37:25 pm

One of the most powerful principles hidden in the goldmine of knowledge called Think and Grow Rich is what I’ve named “The Pyramid Principle.” Now, I’m not talking about some mystical kind of pyramid power. And I’m not suggesting you go sleep in a pyramid or put a bunch of pyramids around ...

Wish, Hope, and Pray Marketing

sue@confidentmarketer.com — Mon, 24 May 2010 12:00:00 am

With apologies to one of my favorite authors, Elizabeth Gilbert, I want to ask you to assess your marketing with a cold eye and an honest look. Tell me.....is your marketing system based on the wish, hope, and pray method? Here are some signs that it is: 1) No one in your organization has a ...

5 Ways to Boost Personal Productivity

tjmpott@gmail.com — Fri, 28 May 2010 11:42:16 am

Are you always looking for a way to stay sharp, gain an edge and boost your personal productivity? If so you are in the good company of a large percentage of the rest of the population of the planet earth. With so much to do and the list seemingly growing every day we are all looking to increase ...