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by Angela on April 15, 2011
Last week I was in San Diego attending a conference for the National Association for Professional Organizers. The first day I was there I called home to talk to my girls and to see how they were doing. My oldest daughter who is 6 asked me what I was doing and I told her I was taking a class. She asked “on what?” and I replied “time”. She said “Mom, you know time!” I laughed out loud.
From the perspective of a six year old who has been working on how to tell time, I do see how this would seem odd. Of course I DO know how to tell time, but there is still much to learn about how to use time efficiently, wisely, and in a way that supports and fills us rather than drains us.
I started to think about how a child perceives time verses how adults perceive time. Isn’t it funny how time for a child can seem to drag on, while for us adults it often feels like it is going by too fast? It is all a matter of perspective. So how can we shift our perspective of time to mimic that of a child? Here are a few tips.
1. Get things done and move on. Have you ever noticed that children can be playing and having a great time one moment and then literally drop everything and decide to move on to something else? You can do this too. When you have finished a task move on. Don’t linger on it and review it 15 times. Review it once if needed then move on. Stop being a perfectionist.
2. Have a reward or goal. It’s true most people work better if they have something to motivate them. If you tell a child they get a Popsicle when they finish their homework they will typically work a little faster to get it done. You can do the same thing. Identify what motivates you and then create a goal to help you get your next project done early or on time.
3. Don’t have a problem saying NO. I saved the best for last. If kids don’t want to do something, they are not afraid to tell you NO. As adults we are often saying yes to too many things. You don’t have to volunteer for 10 different organizations and you don’t have to take cookies to the bake sale. Take a tip from your child, it’s okay to say no.
How can you shift your perspective of time?
by Angela on November 4, 2010
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by Angela on September 11, 2008
I was listening to a teleclass the other day on the topic of time management. It was an excellent call and I wanted to share one big thing that really struck me.
Time Management expert and former Franklin Covey Coach Bill Zipp, talked about having a hypothetical “Stop Doing List”. He said that many people spend too much time doing too many low priority tasks. What we should be doing is eliminating the low priority tasks all together and focus on the high priorities. Bill also said that many people “confuse activity for accomplishment”, meaning that people feel like they are getting more accomplished simply because they are busy.
I have talked to many clients who say that they feel a sense of accomplishment when they check something off their “to do” list. I’ve said the same thing myself! But, I think we need to translate that to our Stop Doing list. We should feel a huge sense of accomplishment when we remove something from our to do list and not just when we check one more thing off our list.
I know this is a difficult concept for many people to embrace. I have been using a similar method for over a year now and I still find it difficult to decide what item is getting “kicked to the curb”. But I do it each week and I have found that it makes me feel better because I can let go of any guilt associated with not completing a certain task.
The week is almost over, it’s the perfect time to think about what is really important for this week and what you can banish from your list. Just typing the words “banish from my list” makes me feel better already! What is one thing you can strike from your to do list today?
A smaller to do list, that’s the good life!
Enjoy!
Copyright (C) 2008 Angela Ploetz, POSH Space www.theposhspace.com.
by Angela on July 23, 2008
I received an e-mail this morning that didn’t look quite right. Here is what the message said:
Subject: [RE] UPS Tracking Number 7779321199
Unfortunately we were not able to deliver postal package you sent on July the 1st in time because the recipient_s address is not correct. Please print out the invoice copy attached and collect the package at our office
Your UPS
What you see above is exactly as the message appeared in my inbox. So what tipped me off that this was a scam? My first clue that this was a scam was that I had just read about an almost identical e-mail by Rich Brooks on www.flyteblog.com. The second clue was that I had not sent a UPS package (duh). Clue number three was that there was no additional contact information for UPS, typically in an e-mail of this nature the company will give you many ways to contact them including web-site, e-mail address, phone number, etc. The final clue was revealed when I hit the reply button and the e-mail address displayed was United Parcel Services and then included the name of a person at a software company.
If you receive an e-mail like this simply delete it. If you did happen to mail a package around this time contact UPS directly. Do not open the attachment.
Does anyone else know of any other e-mail scams we should be on the look out for?
A day with out the unnecessary stress of a scam, priceless!
Enjoy the good life!
Angela Ploetz
by Angela on March 7, 2008
Don’t forget this weekend we will turn our clocks forward because of Daylight Saving Time. The change happens on Sunday, March 9th and at 1:59 a.m. you should move your clock to 3:00 a.m. If you are not planning on partying like it’s 1999, then you should just move your clocks forward one hour Saturday night when you go to bed.
You can also visit Time and Date to find the current time anywhere in the world!
Enjoy the good life,
Angela
Copyright (C) 2008 Angela Ploetz, POSH Space www.theposhspace.com.
by Angela on February 22, 2008
Have you ever looked at your watch, your cell phone, and your computer to find that each one is showing a different time? This is especially frustrating if you are trying to be on time for a meeting or conference call.
Next time this happens you can go to www.time.gov and get the exact time with a 0.2 second accuracy. Now that’s good! You can also check the time for each of the time zones in the US, which I find to be extremely helpful because I have many telephone conferences with people in different time zones. Everyone always gets confused, “do I add two hours or subtract an hour?” and this web-site helps us keep it straight.
Knowing I can rely on something to give me the right time when I need it, now that’s a relief.
Enjoy the good life,
Angela
Copyright (C) 2008 Angela Ploetz, POSH Space www.theposhspace.com.
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Last week I was in San Diego attending a conference for the National Association for Professional Organizers. The first day I was there I called home to talk to my girls and to see how they were doing. My oldest daughter who is 6 asked me what I was doing and I told her I was taking a class. She asked “on what?” and I replied “time”. She said “Mom, you know time!” I laughed out loud.
