How to Create Success Habits that Stick
Jessie wanted to stop a bad, decade-long habit: she wanted to stop snacking after 8 pm. She tried willpower, brushing her teeth right after dinner, going to bed earlier – all of which failed. Until a friend suggested using the Jerry Seinfeld technique, aka “Don’t...
Did They Just Say That?!
After calling dozens of practices and talking to hundreds of receptionists over the years, I committed the ultimate sin. I confess. I kept a list of the most inappropriate, intriguing, or bizarre words and expressions I have heard when someone answered my call. Take a...
Time Management Styles
What is your time management style? Less than 10% of executives are “very satisfied” with how they spend their time at work. Said otherwise, over 90% of executives are unhappy with how they spend their time! Many of them admit to chronic procrastination and wasting...
Delegating
Should you delegate more? Delegation is so hard… We all know we should delegate more… yet we often hesitate, and convince ourselves that we can do the job better and faster. Dave Lakhani, business consultant and author of The Power of an Hour (Wiley, 2006), suggests 5...
Next Action
Why some to-dos are not crossed off your list You have to clean your office, the garage or the basement. You wanted to repaint the reception, redecorate the waiting room or reorganize the cabinets in the treatment room. Why hasn’t it happened yet? Why are they still...