In this Q&A session, Samantha asks for suggestions on how to better organise her time and be more productive: I wanted to ask you for some advice on how to organise my days and my tasks in order to achieve my objectives. I always have a thousand things in mind and a thousand things to […]
You decided to strike out on your own so that you’d have more time and more freedom. But since you launched your business, you do nothing but work all day, every night and every (or almost every) weekend too. This is just going to end up with you feeling worn out and frazzled. You’ll find […]
When I got to Singapore my visa didn’t allow me to work. Then, when I finally found a way to launch my own company, I was so excited and enthusiastic that I put the whole aspect of planning the business to one side. I threw myself headlong into my work without a well-defined focus. I […]
A few weeks ago I sent an email to the ThreeSixtySkills community with this simple question: What is the biggest problem you face in your professional or personal life? A good third of the responses referred to difficulties with managing time and responsibilities, and with being productive during the working day. I’ve also run into […]
Have you ever ended up setting yourself an ambitious objective, only to abandon it a short while later because you were lacking motivation? As you’ve already seen, this sometimes happens because you invent excuses. You’ve learned how to deal with these excuses, too, in 3 easy steps. In this article you’ll find out how to […]
What excuses or lies do you invent? The ones you tell yourself to avoid doing that thing that takes so much effort, that thing you dislike doing, or that thing that requires a huge amount of willpower? I’m tired, I don’t want to, it’s not the right time, I’ve already done enough, next week will […]
Whatever we do, we are motivated by different reasons. These reasons may arise internally or externally. Being internally motivated is the ideal state that most hope to get – especially from other people. Teachers want students to be self-motivated in doing their homework. Parents want children to be academically driven. Managers want subordinates to take […]
Focus seems so elusive at work sometimes. Why is it that when you need to focus the most, it doesn’t happen? Without meaning to, your mind wanders. Your hand inches to your phone every ten minutes. Imagine that you’ve been assigned a task to do at work. There are 3 possibilities for what happens next: […]
How can you achieve your goals through 3 simple actions? Changing your life, daring to put yourself forward, improving your working environment. Who would say no to a better life? Who wouldn’t want to have more time and more resources? Who wouldn’t want to dedicate themselves to the thing they really love doing? In reality, change […]
You want to be more productive but you don’t know how. You’re easily distracted and find work to be a drag. That’s because your work does not allow you to use your strengths. Know your strengths at work Knowing your strengths = knowing how you can contribute to others. Think about what you do on […]
