Don’t read another time management book. Please. Trust me, I know how misleading time management advice can be. In fact, I wrote a time management book. In this post, I’m going to share the only strategy that I know really works for getting stuff done (and feeling...
Here’s a question for you: If you’re busy, would you rather learn how to cut your lawn faster or hire someone to do it? I admit it’s a silly example, but the truth is most people would rather give a neighbourhood kid a few bucks to run the mower back and forth a...
Let me ask you a question. What are you worth? I mean if a client called today, or you added a dollar value to everything on your list - what price are you putting on your time? When I moved offices 7 years ago I had in mind the new location would double as a film...
When I started my company I couldn’t wait to get an office separate from my house. “Then I’ll have made it” I thought. Once I had the office I couldn’t wait to get staff to do all the work I was terrible at. “Then I’ve really made it!” I thought. But what if you could...
I was speaking with a client today about their conference. In a couple of months I’ll be on their main stage and I was pressuring him to learn about the outcomes he wanted. “Every day I have 17 projects that need my attention.” he said “If you can just help me get...
The challenge of keeping up with email is getting worse, not better. And even though you might have a “zero InBox” goal, you might also be spending more time reading, sorting, responding, and deleting than you want. Last year, McKinsey Global reported that the average...
On a flight recently I had a brain wave. You know, that’s the kind of thought that sweeps over you like a tsunami - but not in a bad way. I have 1460 days left to live. No, I’m not going to die in 1460 days. But something big is going to happen and it’s big enough to...