time management Archive
It was a chaotic weekend with barely any time to work. Both mornings, kids got up ridiculously early, cutting off my work partway and not leaving me time to blog about the progress. That really tells you everything you need …
My client got back to me faster than expected, so it’s back to coaching for a couple of days. I’m glad I did not put my preorder up! I will need to reassess my possible release date depending on how …
One of many areas where my wife and I differ is that I am a habitual procrastinator. If she has something that needs to get done, she likes to tackle it right away. I, on the other hand, prefer to …
I know I talked about this yesterday, but I think I should have turned down that coaching client who needed the rush job within 3 days. It’s going to be a tight turnaround and I already lost time today since …
My work time today went entirely to correspondence with a pair of past coaching clients, following up on my review, and two new potential clients who were seeking more details, as well as talking with one of my Patrons. I …
Over the past couple of days, I have been using my Pomodoro timer to effectively split progress between my coaching, non-fiction blog articles, and book. I rotate one Pom on each one in order, and have been able to focus …
Yesterday marked the start of a 5-day weekend for Golden Week, and I have a lot on my plate that I am excited to tackle, but my time is not my own. After all, it’s not just a vacation for …
As I move into what is usually my busiest coaching season, I have to make sure that I keep my priorities in mind. I tend to focus on coaching projects when they come in, since they have a clear deadline …
Today, I continued work on my read-aloud, but several coaching inquiries limited my time. I had three new inquiries waiting this morning and had to write replies to each, which ate into my time and left time for only one …
After wrapping one coaching review yesterday, I started on the next one in my queue today – currently the last one in my queue! I am pleased that this is one of the stronger research proposals I have reviewed, so …