You already have daily rituals that you follow throughout your day—brushing your teeth, making the bed, reading news on your iPad—so it’s no surprise that creating rituals to enhance your productivity can help you get more done, faster, easier, and better.

I watched a video recently on the official Harvard Business Review YouTube channel that I wanted to share with you. In it, Tony Schwartz, president and CEO of The Energy Project, lists four habits that help him get more work done.

Take a few minutes to watch the video now:

What tip from the video are you going to try to implement into your own daily life? Tell me in the comments section below. I’d love to hear from you! —Alex

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I go on vacation and travel a lot, and I know you’re the same way. If you’re looking for a few helpful tips, I want you to take some time to watch the short video below. In it, I offer a few pieces of advice that you can use to have a relaxing, stress-free vacation. Here it is:

What other tips can you offer other people who need help managing their work stresses while on vacation? Leave a comment for me and others below! I’d love to read what you have to say. —Alex

If there’s one activity that can waste more time, it’s typically business meetings. Why? It’s because it involves other people, and other people may not honor your time as much as you do. I’d like to give you three tips that will help you get more done at business meetings in less time. It just requires that everyone follow the rules and guidelines set.

Productive Meeting Tip #1: Start your meetings five minutes after the hour. Starting five minutes past the hour will help increase your meeting productivity because it gives you time to prepare, especially if you happen to have an earlier meeting that goes a bit longer than it was supposed to.

Productive Meeting Tip #2: When you start the meeting, set an intention at the beginning. Decide what you’re going to talk about, and how much time you have. If you [Read more...]

“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” — Jimmy Dean

How optimistic are you in all the areas of your life? Have you sat down and taken some time to really think about it? Having a positive attitude about life, work, and the people I encounter has always been extremely important to me. Attitude is a huge part of success.

If you’re reading this and thinking to yourself, “I’m not sure I’ve been very optimistic lately…”, then it’s time to refocus your thoughts and start today and the rest of your days moving forward with a positive, optimistic attitude.

I read an article from Inc Magazine the other day and in it the author offered six tricks for being more optimistic (and in turn, improving your overall attitude about life, work, relationships, etc.). I’d like to share three with you below, and then encourage you to click the link to the article at the bottom of this post to view the other three from the list. Here are the three I liked:

Tip Number 1: Stop using negative phrases. [Read more...]