Why is He Always Late?

By Dr. Donald E. Wetmore

We’ve all had this experience. We walk into a meeting for six people at 2:00 p.m. and five out of the six are there but one is not and so we wait. And we wait some more and eventually the other person comes strolling in and our 2:00 p.m. meeting now begins at 2:15 having kept five on-time people waiting, wasting more than a full hour of the organization’s productivity time.

When queried, the...

We are all different people and we all have different work methods and techniques that are best for our particular lifestyle and personality; this same theory holds true for successful time management. Time management is not a one size fits all practice, you have to be able to identify a strategy that works best for you and the way that you like to work or accomplish tasks.

The first rule is to be able to understand and get your head around when you are most productive during...

There is no doubt about it, we are all busier than we have ever been before with the pace of modern life speeding up as technology and demands on ourselves become almost unbearable with work, study, family, socializing, love and everything in-between. More than ever we cannot afford to waste time lest we start sacrificing the things we want and need and piling increasing pressure and stress on your mind. If you feel this pressure starting to weigh on you and want to be more productive...

In the book Alice in Wonderland Alice falls down a hole.  The first time I read this I felt so closed in I never finished reading the book.  I know this is silly but that's the way it was.  Do you ever have fears about how to declutter your home and it seems silly but that is just the way it is?

I wondered if I had suffered a time in my life when I felt stuck in the dark and I couldn't get out. But the answer is; I have never had this happen to me. The closest I...

If you want to get more done in less time, it's important to learn how to type faster.  If you're only typing 20 WPM (Words Per Minute), then you're not going to get as much done compared to someone who types 50 WPM in the same amount of time.  If you can type 50 WPM, then you won't get as much done compared to if you can type 80 WPM.

The most obvious example would be if you do writing.  To write 500 words, which is about a page, it'll take you 10 minutes to...

We all have a lot of paper coming into our homes constantly; either from the mail, work paper, children’s paper and other sources.  In order to conquer the paper problem that many of us experience in our homes and to reduce clutter we need to have a working filing system where we can find anything in 10 to 15 seconds that is in the filing drawer.

Here are tips on setting up a working filing system which will reduce clutter in your home and in your office:

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Did you know that as people, majority of us do not spend anytime planning our day? It is said that we will spend more time planning a vacation than we do to plan for our lives.

Are you one of these types of people? If so, then to better leverage your time, you need to learn proper time management techniques. It is the most important thing you can learn do to get more accomplished with the time you have.

So what is keeping you from learning these techniques? What are the...

If your computer file organization is a mess, it can cost you a lot of time trying to find your files.  The time spent trying to find your files can add up.  At the time when you place a file in a folder name that makes no sense, you may think you'll remember where you put it.  But months later, you're likely to forget where you put it.  And it'll take you a while to find the file.

To organize your files, first, be sure to give your files meaningful...

We are all so busy. We have so many things to do, and so little time. We can't get everything done. And even if we do, we don't always get the sense of fulfillment. Most time management books try to teach you how to do more in less time. I think the secret to fulfillment is doing less, not more, but doing it with passion and attention and focus. To do less, I use the "4 D's Principle":

1. First D is for 'Drop it'. Some things don't need to be done at all. E.g. what...

Three key actions that threaten time bandits and clutter are creating space, managing time, and rejuvenation. When you put the triple threat into action you begin to get organized and energized while enjoying each day. Below are tips on how to do all three daily in small simple steps. If up for a 21 day challenge pick up the complimentary Get Organized & Energized Triple Threat Challenge Chart to help stay on track. In the meantime, begin!

Create Space to Set Up a Home and...