Archive for June, 2010
Wired Talks GTD With Allen, Morgenstern, & Ferriss
Greetings readers… Welcome to the Summer Solstice. I don’t know about where you are, but here in the DC Metro area, temps have been in the 90′s! I hope you’re staying comfortably cool wherever you are. Recently I picked up my favorite magazine, Wired. It was a back issue from Jan 2009, one I keep [...]
Road Trip Rules: Quick Tip on How to Manage Dirty Laundry [VIDEO]
Ok, road trippers, this tip is just for you. I have discovered a new way to make sure that dirty laundry doesn’t mingle with your clean stuff. Check out this quick video and let me know how you manage laundry when you’re on a road trip. Click here to see more great videos on our [...]
Can You Really Prepare for a Car Break-In?
A few weeks ago, some wonderful person flung a brick through my car window while I was working with a client, and attempted to steal a tote bag on the back seat. My car was parked in front of the client’s home and we both heard it when it happened. But, when we didn’t hear [...]
Fact Friday: Communication & Productivity
“The typical businessperson experiences 170 interactions per day (phone calls, hallway conversations, emails) and has a backlog of 200 to 300 hours of uncompleted work.” Read More: Don’t Manage Time, Manage Yourself | FastCompany.com | 3.31.98 Do you think this stat has changed much since 1998?
Business Travel Skip the Stress [Part III]
This is the 3rd and final installment of a three-part series by guest blogger, Mike Neumann. He shares tips on how to make business travel more organized and less stressful. Click here to read Part I and Part II. Now that you’ve finished your trip, it’s time to prepare to come home. If I’ve brought [...]
6 Simple Time Management Tips [Revisited]
The OTR authors are on a short break. We’ve re-posted 3 tips from one of our popular articles, “6 Simple Time Management Tips” [March 2010]. Be sure to leave a comment with strategies that have worked for you. 1) Plan your next day the night before, just as you find that quiet time before retiring. [...]
OTR Unplugged [Quick Tip]
The OTR authors are on a short break. In fact, one of them (moi!) is unplugging this week, which means she has very limited internet and cell phone access. Check out the excerpt below from our previously published blog post on that subject, “Quick Tip: Unplug” [September 2009], and stay tuned for an update… [...]
Can Procrastination Be Good For You? [Revisited]
The OTR authors are on a short break. Please enjoy one of our previously published articles, “Can Procrastination be Good For You?” [September 2009]. Below is an excerpt from that article. Tell us – are you a planner or do you get a rush from racing to meet a deadline? So, can procrastination be good [...]
Fact Friday: Self Storage Super-Sized
“According to the Self Storage Association, there are 2.21 billion square feet of self-storage in this country. That means there are more than 7 square feet of storage per U.S. resident.” [The Best Industries for Starting a Business · Christine Lagorio · Inc.com · May 24, 2010]
Reduce Your Stress: Top 6 Feng Shui Bedroom Tips
Feng Shui expert, Ann Bingley Gallops, has shared her insight with us before. Today she’s back with a specific focus on how to reduce stress in the bedroom. Did you know that 43% of American adults suffer adverse health effects from stress? Or that two-thirds of all visits to doctors’ offices are due to stress-related symptoms? [...]
