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Have you ever wished you could stop procrastinating? Everyone procrastinates at some time or another. If we’re honest, we will admit that we’ve missed opportunities, delayed outcomes, and caused other negative consequences because of procrastinating. If you’ve ever intentionally deferred acting on a goal or put off doing what needed to be done to realize […]

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Whether you’re a student at College or University, self-employed or an employee, the ability to focus can have a beneficial effect on your productivity.  Life in the 21st century is a very distracting place, where our brains are constantly seeking out what’s new or what’s next. Which means that our ability to concentrate on one […]

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  I’m sure that we can all recognise the effect that our attitude can have on our lives.  When we’re feeling a bit overwhelmed by our workload or a bit out of our depth, we can become negative and stop believing in our own abilities and in turn our productivity suffers. Therefore, it’s logical to […]

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The nights are drawing in, the schools will soon be starting back for the Autumn term and most of us will have had our Summer holidays.  Whilst we may not work within Education, the chances are that our work will have been affected by the School holidays. We might have reduced our hours to cover […]

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In the United Kingdom, we are now fully into the School Summer holidays. If you’re a parent, you will probably be finding that you’re juggling your work, family and hobbies.  The Summer break provides an excellent opportunity to spend quality time with the family. However, if you’re a small business owner, you will also need […]

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How much do you get done in a day? How much COULD you get done? Have you ever stopped to think about it? If you’re interested in how to stop wasting time, then more than likely you’re a serial procrastinator who’s often distracted. But other people who are more focused still manage to become scattered […]

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We all spend far too much time dealing with email.  If I was to have a look at your inbox, how many emails would I find cluttering it up? If you’re like most entrepreneurs, the answer is far too many! You may be surprised to learn that if you were brave enough to monitor the […]

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A few years ago I found myself walking the Camino de Santiago to “regain my sanity”.  If that sounds counter-intuitive, all will be explained. Walking 500 miles from France over the Pyrenees and across Northern Spain to deal with burnout may seem extreme to some, but to me at the time it was the perfect […]

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We are approaching the longest day of the year and we will also be almost half way through 2018.  The upcoming Summer Solstice means that we will be fortunate enough to enjoy 17 hours of daylight, out of 24 hours, on 21st June. In the UK we have already been experiencing a large amount of […]

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It’s time to stop wasting time!! Are you one of those people who say that life is too short? As ‘The Time Doctor’ I firmly believe that we all have plenty of time to do the things we want to do’ provided you don’t waste too much of it. The one thing that becomes very […]

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