Suddenly on twitter seems to be talking about eating frogs. Whilst I am very much a fan of French cuisine, and have been known to munch a few ‘escargot’ while in France… what’s all this frog eating got to do with serious business people? Why should I also join the crowd and start munching frogs? And what happens if I am a veggie? Continue reading
The challenge for every ambitious independent professional is how to leverage their personal efforts so that they can achieve a personal income of more than £100k per year. The question is how to do this, without bolting on more fee earning members of staff. Continue reading
February 18, 2010 – 7:48 am
Think back to those heady, idealist days, before you started running your own business… What was your business meant to stand for? What would your being your own boss give you, which employment couldn’t? Now honestly, look at how you are running your business? Are you truly in control, or is the tail wagging the dog? Continue reading
February 9, 2010 – 8:11 am
Social media is often touted as being a free tool that anyone can use to market their business. In terms of cost to buy, most programmes are free, but as any busy professional will tell you, your time is not free. Here are eight tips which help you maximise your time and productivity when using social media. Continue reading
January 22, 2010 – 7:39 am
Sorting out and dealing with e-mail can be a major headache – and lead to a huge amount of time wasted. Continue reading
January 10, 2010 – 11:02 am
Another 8 tips to improve your work life balance Continue reading
January 9, 2010 – 10:30 am
Part 1 of a post looking at 16 ways of how you can improve your work life balance. Continue reading
October 15, 2009 – 8:30 am
Procrastination is one of the big threats to personal efficiency. The good news is that personal will power is all you need to conquer procrastination. Easier said than done… read on for our seven tips to minimise the amount you procrastinate. Continue reading
By Heather Townsend
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Posted in personal efficiency
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Also tagged how to improve your personal efficiency, how to improve your time management, how to increase productivity, how to increase your productivity, how to stop procrastination, personal effectiveness, personal efficiency technique, personal efficiency tips, personal efficiency tips which work, procrastination, stopping procrastination, time management
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September 10, 2009 – 8:29 pm
Twelve tips to help you run a business whilst bringing up a family Continue reading
August 29, 2009 – 5:31 pm
Six principles that you need to know to efficiently promote and market your business. Continue reading
August 29, 2009 – 4:35 pm
Whether you are already unemployed of facing redundancy, it can severely knock your confidence. The Efficiency Coach gives her eight tips on how to get your career back on track. Continue reading
August 23, 2009 – 2:45 pm
Personal focus and high levels of concentration are essential for great busines and personal success. So how do you increase your levels of focus? Read on for The Efficiency Coach’s top eight tips to increase your personal focus… Continue reading
August 2, 2009 – 10:40 am
Thinking (or have been asked!) of going part-time? Read on for my top tips to make it work for you and your firm. Continue reading
Successful entrepreneurs all need patience to survive and thrive. So how do you go about learning to be patient? Continue reading
How can you build up your stores of resilience? Or is it just one of those things you have to accept that you can’t do? Continue reading
Before you hire a coach, what should you be looking for? Continue reading
There are many articles out there on how to grow your business via face-to-face and on-line networking. However, there are not many articles that go into the nitty-gritty of how you ‘work a room’ at a face-to-face networking event. Let’s face it, face-to-face networking can be very daunting. There are many simple ways that you can achieve more with your networking time.
Here are my top tips.
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80% of opportunities will come to you from people you already know. You have to remember that when you are talking to someone, that you may not be talking to the end user of your product or service. This article discusses 4 ways that you can use networking to increase the amount of referrals and sales leads via networking. Continue reading
Is your own personal inertia costing you sales? Read on to find out how your inertia may be hurting your business. Continue reading
The article discusses how communication misunderstandings happen, and the misunderstandings that can occur with e-mails, and how you can increase the odds of your message being understood properly. Continue reading
Ideas to build up support for your people’s learning Continue reading
How to achieve more with your blog Continue reading
Even in the current tough job market, it is still possible to find a new role. Here are ten great tips to help you fast-forward your job search Continue reading
The Annual CPD return? Chore? Necessary evil? In this article are 11 tips to help you achieve more with your continuing professional development Continue reading
There is no such thing as ‘guaranteed success’, but there are ways to increase the odds of success. Continue reading