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The 9 Animals of the Time Management Jungle

Darren A. Smith

February 26, 2023

Time Management is the King of Soft Skills, so it’s appropriate we talk about the Time Management Jungle and the…

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Learn to Prioritise to Significantly Improve Your Productivity

Gabby Smith

January 31, 2023

Why and How Do You Prioritise Your Work? In today’s fast-paced world, we are constantly faced with a never-ending list…

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Managing Inbox – Get Our Top 10 Tips

Darren A. Smith

January 30, 2023

Get Your Email IBS under Control! Before I get into managing your inbox, here’s an analogy to stress the importance…

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Want to Know How to Work Online?

Jack

January 27, 2023

The Unofficial Guide to Working from Home Alongside an ever-changing working world, a little-known pandemic came and shook us up…

Stop Being a Cabbage Butterfly: Focus & Accomplish

Darren A. Smith

November 10, 2022

Moving From Cabbage to Cabbage… I’m 4 years old. Coat, gloves, and hat on. It’s early Spring. I’m wearing those…

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The 5 Priorities Model – Sounds Like a Plan

Charles Smith

October 27, 2022

What’s On Your To-Do List Today? The 5 Priorities Model helps leaders and managers navigate challenges and opportunities, make plans…

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Information Overload: Preventing & Overcoming It

Jack

August 30, 2022

The Information Overload Age When you wake up first thing in the morning, how would you feel about fifty people…

To Be Busy: It’s Become More Viral Than Covid

Darren A. Smith

August 26, 2022

‘Busy. Sooo Busy. I’m Just So Busy’. You hear it everywhere and we say it to everyone. More viral than…

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What Does ‘Busyness’ Mean? Are You Using Your Time Wisely?

Darren A. Smith

August 15, 2022

‘Busyness’ is a Disease We’re All Spreading – It’s Time to Stop! What does busyness mean? It literally means being…

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Saying No is Hard: The Oak Tree Model

Darren A. Smith

August 1, 2022

How Do You Say No? Saying that little word to someone is hard, ‘No’. They’ll hate me…I’ll look terrible…the world…

One and Done is About Making Decisions that Make Life Easier

Darren A. Smith

June 28, 2022

The Term ‘One and Done’ is About Trying to Reduce the Decisions We Make in a Day Because Everyday Life…

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Distractions: How Do You Manage them? And How Do you Focus?

Darren A. Smith

May 16, 2022

Now, Where Was I? Oh, Yes Distractions. I believe that the most successful people have this in common. They can…

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