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E Note-My Own Schedule Makeover Part II

Posted by reallifee on Jul 27, 2009 in E Notes, Encouragement, Entrepreneurship, Internships & Jobs, Psychology, Schedule Makeover | 0 comments

Making a schedule is the first step to a life of peace and success, and keeping it is the second step. (To get a sneak peek at how I organize my time, check out Part I in this series.) Once I’ve done my morning processing, I use these strategies to stick to my ideal schedule and complete the most critical tasks: In the afternoon, I take a quick assessment of how many hours I have left and what needs to be done to hit my ending goal. This could mean moving on to a new project, pushing to complete an assignment, or revising my expectations for the day. To really ensure I stick to my end time, I try to schedule activities right after work. It could be something as...

E Note-My Own Schedule Makeover Part I

Posted by reallifee on Jul 15, 2009 in E Notes, Encouragement, Entrepreneurship, Mompreneurs, Schedule Makeover | 0 comments

When I started my first business in 2005, I had a completely haphazard schedule and would answer e-mails after going out with friends and stay up until 2 a.m. finishing projects. This lead to almost constant feelings of stress when working and guilt when not working. Something had to change. So less than a year into entrepreneurship, I started setting a schedule and making a goal of working a certain amount of hours per week. These constraints helped me to carve out time to invest in the relationships that make my life truly rich–without feeling guilty for taking time to relax! Here’s My Routine: Each weekday, I get up at 6 a.m. and go through my morning...

June Newsletter-Have You Made Time to Grieve?

Posted by reallifee on Jul 1, 2009 in E Notes, Encouragement, Health & Wellness, Psychology, Relationships, Rest & Rejuvenation | 0 comments

The most recent Brilliant Time Strategies newsletter just went out yesterday. In it, I featured Michele Deville, who in addition to being a coach, speaker, and author is a volunteer grief counselor. If you’re going through difficult times and didn’t receive the newsletter, sign up in the bar at right, and you’ll receive a link on the Thank You page to this important information. Don’t neglect yourself during hard times… when you take time to love and care for yourself, you heal and then have the capacity to love and care for others. Take care, Elizabeth If you want to end your feelings of overwhelm and guilt and step into the future with...

E Note-Calming Advice for Bride-to-Be

Posted by reallifee on Jun 23, 2009 in E Notes, Encouragement, Relationships | 0 comments

I recently received this note from a bride-to-be: “I am getting married in 5 weeks, and it’s just busy and I have a lot on my “plate”–some stuff I can’t control and some I can control. I get stressed easily and uptight. I don’t want every change, road block, or honestly my stubbornness to get in the way of the joy and abundant life God has for me and my future husband. I want to break free of this. I am a very organized and sometimes controlling person so when I get impatient or my plans are thrown for a loop I get stressed and in a bad mood sometimes. I feel like there is no time for everything I want to get done in one day!...

E Note-Overcome Social Media Overwhelm

Posted by reallifee on Jun 9, 2009 in E Notes, Entrepreneurship, Schedule Makeover, Social Media & Technology, Uncategorized | 3 comments

As I’ve gone through the Schedule Makeover™ process and guided others on the journey to work-life brilliance™, I’ve found that social media overwhelm is rampant. Every day some must-have application pops up or some get-rich method comes out. To combat this time assault, I’ve developed this three-part method: Ask Yourself, Why? Before you engage in any business activity, always ask yourself questions such as: • Why am I doing this activity? • Why am I spending this much (or this little) time on it? • Why would someone care about what I’m doing? • Who reads this information? • Will this win me new clients or preserve...