The toolkit you need so you can thoroughly think ahead

I bought a new phone last month. My old one had suffered a bad drop by yours truly, and the camera no longer worked. Plus the sound quality on calls had been decreasing, so overall it was time to upgrade. The package arrived on a Monday and although I was excited to get into it, […]

How to kill two time management goals with one stone

Have you heard of the saying ‘killing two birds with one stone’? Not the prettiest of images and it definitely doesn’t end well for the birds. But there’s a good time management skill embedded in these words. And that’s layering.  Skills Not to be confused with multi-tasking (which doesn’t work for a lot of people), […]

How are others affected by your calendaring skills?

Are you starting to let people down because of your calendar habits? Double booking appointments? Turning up to things late?  Forgetting you have something to get to or need to do? Thinking of others A client of mine had this breakthrough recently: “Other people’s lack of scheduling really affects others. I’m realising now how much […]

How to break anything down and get it into your life

Recently someone said to me that they wished they could read more but that they couldn’t make it fit in with their life. Being a Time Trainer, I knew that what they really lacked were the technical skills to translate their wants into reality. Because anything of importance to you can be made to fit. […]

Do what you can control FIRST then work your way up

Recently my housemate came home from work after a long shift on a hot day. She felt tired, understandably so, and went to bed for a nap. She woke up feeling groggy and headachy. Alarmed, she came down stairs and was panicking that maybe she was falling ill or worse, had Coronavirus. Think it through […]

How often do you ask ‘is this the best time to do this’ ?

I’ve got the organising skills to pack my day to the brim. But I shouldn’t… That’s because it’s not clever energy management. Keeping my energy reserve foremost in mind allows me to decide when is actually the best time for me to be doing a task and helps me recognise when I’ve overstuffed my day. […]

What are your Top Three for the day?

Someone said to me recently that they’d asked their class… to write down three actions that they would commit to getting done before next time. Most of the students wrote down twenty things. And surprise, surprise, by the next class a large majority of the students hadn’t done any of them. Disappointed, they asked me, […]

Could you be handling change better?

The other day I was reminiscing with my mum about how I had a leash when I was a kid. I was about two years old. I was a very out there child and would run wild all over the place. There were a few times I came close to running out onto busy roads, […]