Hourly & Block Scheduling Tips for a Productive Day

What I've come to find over time is that highly efficient people tend to use some kind of scheduling system to help them manage their days in a more organized and productive manner than most. For me, a person who has historically operated in a less structured fashion, the idea of implementing a daily process … Continue reading Hourly & Block Scheduling Tips for a Productive Day

Reblog – Teaching Hand-Saving Techniques

This post originally appeared on the Degrees of Maternity blog on September 23, 2018. It happened to be one of my most "liked" posts, and I think I know why. Well, it has everything to do with saving time and energy, and can't we all use a few more shortcuts in this fast-paced and jam-packed … Continue reading Reblog – Teaching Hand-Saving Techniques

Writing Goals for Remainder of 2019 – Weekly Report 10

It's truly unbelievable that we're ending another year and, more importantly, a new decade. A new decade! RIGHT ABOUT NOW is the time that most people start giving some serious thought about those resolutions they want to get started on in the new year. And I say, "Why wait?" Is there something in the new … Continue reading Writing Goals for Remainder of 2019 – Weekly Report 10

The Art of People Business – The Misguided Worker Mentality (Part Two)

Last week, I started off our discussion, regarding "The Misguided Worker Mentality", with a bang and introduced you to "The Entitled Worker". And, then I proceeding to get into the description of "The Credit-Stealing Worker". For today's post, I'll repeat the start of the description (provided last week) and then extend it to give you … Continue reading The Art of People Business – The Misguided Worker Mentality (Part Two)

When You Don’t Know What to Blog About

Have you ever had one of those days when nothing noteworthy comes to mind for your next writing assignment? I'm not talking about running out of ideas; I'm talking about the fact that none of the ideas, mulling around in your head, feel quite right. You just don't have a taste for them at that … Continue reading When You Don’t Know What to Blog About

Writing Goals for Remainder of 2019 – Weekly Reports 8 & 9

As promised, I'm combining weekly reports for weeks 8 & 9 (November 17 - 30, 2019) and I must say -- I got some stuff done, y'all. Nothing spectacular or jaw-dropping, but exciting stuff in my personal opinion. Reason being: I got some STARTs accomplished; and oftentimes, STARTs are the most difficult part of a … Continue reading Writing Goals for Remainder of 2019 – Weekly Reports 8 & 9

The Art of People Business – The Misguided Worker Mentality (Part One)

In this installment of "The Art of People Business", I'm not discussing how people may have misunderstandings on work mantras such as "work smarter, not harder"; "if you don't work, you don't eat", "work first, play later", "there is no substitute for hard work", and "hard work always pays off". No, not at all. As … Continue reading The Art of People Business – The Misguided Worker Mentality (Part One)

10 Productivity-Producing Questions for Content Creators

You can only put so much in a blog post title. So, while "10 Productivity-Producing Questions for Content Creators" might peak your interest without giving you the complete picture, the full title (to bring clarity to the subject matter at hand) might read: "10 Questions That Can Help Boost A Content Creator's Productivity if the … Continue reading 10 Productivity-Producing Questions for Content Creators