To-Do lists

posted on April 21, 2021 by Georgina Forrest

Make Time For The Not-So-Critical Stuff!

Ever get tired of hearing you should focus your time and energy only on high-value tasks? You know … the important stuff. But what about the not-so-important stuff? Those tasks that keep nagging at you. When are you gonna get those done? We’d all like to work on high-value tasks and activities, but just about […]

Filed Under: Prioritizing, Procrastination, Productivity, Quick Office Organizing Tips, Stress relief Tagged With: Eliminate, tasks, To-Do lists, Unfinished Business

posted on February 11, 2019 by Georgina Forrest

Let Go Of That One Thing!

You know the thing I’m talking about. Its been bugging at you for far too long now. You really feel like you “should” do it, but you just can’t seem to get yourself to make it happen. Don’t be a should-head. If it’s been there for a long time, how important is it anyway? Just […]

Filed Under: Balance, Prioritizing, Procrastination, Productivity, Quick Office Organizing Tips, Stress relief, Task & Project Management, Time Management, Uncategorized Tagged With: Balance, Eliminate, energy management, focus, priorities, Procrastination, tasks, To-Do lists, Unfinished Business

posted on October 18, 2018 by Georgina Forrest

A Better Tomorrow Starts Today!

Instead of fumbling around in the morning trying to put out fires and figure out what’s next, hit the ground running by making your task list at the end of your workday the day before. Here are some benefits for planning the night before: You have more clarity the night before At the end of […]

Filed Under: Balance, Calendar & Planning, Life-Work Balance, Prioritizing, Productivity, Stress relief, Task & Project Management, Time Management Tagged With: Balance, goals, planning, priorities, tasks, To-Do lists

posted on September 9, 2018 by Georgina Forrest

Simplify Your Life!

One of the best things I ever did was to simplify everything that I could. ‘Simplify’ was a theme I used a few years ago as a guidepost for keeping me on track with my goals. I was so jazzed by the results that I even created an ongoing list of stuff I wanted to […]

Filed Under: Balance, Email Management, Productivity, Simplify, Stress relief, Time Management Tagged With: Balance, Eliminate, simplify, To-Do lists

posted on September 9, 2018 by Georgina Forrest

Less Is More!

It doesn’t matter what you do or where you work – everyone is looking for ways to be more productive. Almost to the point of obsession. But excessive amounts of caffeine and endless list-making isn’t gonna get you any closer to reaching peak productivity levels. So, why are we so obsessed with productivity? It’s probably […]

Filed Under: Prioritizing, Productivity, Stress relief, Task & Project Management, Time Management Tagged With: Eliminate, priorities, simplify, tasks, To-Do lists

posted on July 9, 2018 by Georgina Forrest

Praise The Humble Notebook

Notebooks appear to be making a comeback (some of you readers might even say it never went away in the first place). With all the apps for making task lists or recording your notes, don’t underestimate the simplicity and effectiveness of a notebook. Its uses are many and unlimited. You can use it to write […]

Filed Under: Interruptions, Multi-Tasking, Prioritizing, Productivity, Stress relief Tagged With: distractions, focus, goals, Interruptions, planning, priorities, simplify, tasks, To-Do lists

posted on December 24, 2017 by Georgina Forrest

A Is For ACTION!

Does the following scenario sound familiar? You come into your office, sit down and look at the papers spread out on your desk and pick one of them up. It’s from John. “Oh, I have to call John,” you say. So you start a to-do pile somewhere on your desk and that paper goes into […]

Filed Under: Procrastination, Productivity, Quick Office Organizing Tips, Stress relief, Task & Project Management, Time Management Tagged With: active work, Procrastination, tasks, To-Do lists

posted on May 8, 2017 by Georgina Forrest

Time Management Lies We Tell Ourselves Every Day!

When it comes to time, most of us are guilty of telling ourselves little white lies. Sometimes, we tell whoppers like … I don’t have enough time … I’ll do it later … I can multi-task … They seem harmless, but these little deceptions can have a negative impact on our overall lives. When you’re […]

Filed Under: Balance, Calendar & Planning, Life-Work Balance, Prioritizing, Productivity, Quick Office Organizing Tips, Stress relief, Task & Project Management, Time Management Tagged With: Balance, priorities, Procrastination, tasks, To-Do lists

posted on February 27, 2017 by Georgina Forrest

How To Reduce Your Task List!

If you’re overwhelmed with the size of your task list, maybe it’s time to reduce it! Check out this week’s Smart Tip of The Week for some inspiration.

Filed Under: Smart Tip of the Week Tagged With: active work, focus, priorities, tasks, To-Do lists

posted on January 30, 2017 by Georgina Forrest

Just One Minute!

Sometimes when we’re feeling stressed and overwhelmed with too much. … … stuff … disorder … email … things to do, it’s easy to forget that spending just a minute cleaning something up can make us feel a little more in control. Getting organized doesn’t always have to take a lot of time. Really. It’s […]

Filed Under: Balance, Life-Work Balance, Organize, Perfectionism, Productivity, Quick Office Organizing Tips, Stress relief, Task & Project Management, Time Management Tagged With: active work, Balance, organize desk, To-Do lists