Time Management on Shine

User post: How to keep incoming email from taking over your business

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When I got my first e-mail account in 1997, I was so paper-minded I printed every incoming message. Today, that would cost me 1,000 sheets of paper a week.

Not only does the contemporary business owner get as much junk mail per day as her mother did in a month, but our inboxes are also…

Your Holiday Planning Checklist

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With all there is to do between now and New Year’s, the best way to avoid an end-of-year meltdown is to tackle your Christmas to-dos well in advance. For a head start—and a smooth holiday season—follow our step-by-step Christmas planner, which spreads tasks over six weeks, instead of two…

Seven tips if you're chronically late.

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Feeling as though you’re always running twenty minutes behind schedule is an unhappy feeling. Having to rush, forgetting things in your haste, dealing with annoyed people when you arrive…it’s no fun.

If you find yourself chronically late, what steps can you take to be more prompt?…

Three easy ways to stay sane managing a family and a career

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In trying to be a good wife, mother, and entrepreneur, I have had my share of time management (and sanity) challenges. I used to find that on some days, I would feel overwhelmed and want to run from all of my responsibilities. I felt like I never had enough time in the day to get everything done and still have time to breathe. So I started changing the way I did things. You know that old saying that the definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over but expecting different results? Well, that is how I knew I could avoid going insane…to change what I was doing.

First, I enlisted the help of my able-bodied children.

Working Moms: Is spending time with your child more important than making time for yourself?

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I went in to work crazy-early yesterday, so that I could leave crazy-early and meet up with an old friend whom I hadn't seen in far too long. A coworker stopped by my desk as I was packing up, and so I explained what was going on. She gasped. "You're... actually doing something FOR YOURSELF?"

I immediately felt a little guilty. And sheepish. Until I looked her in the eye and saw that she was actually cheering me on.

The Fine Art of Time Management........maybe?

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OK, so let me say this all starts out because of a "come to Jesus" talk my doctor and I had about my "weight issue". He wants to know what "we" are going to do about it? I nodded along with some advice about how I should exercise more and do a better job watching…

ONE STEP AT A TIME and STEP ASIDE

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Alright, so I am already behind schedule for the day. At least, I feel that way. Now, of course I am in charge of scheduling my daily acitivities, so I can reschedule my schedule, and then I will be back on track. I am very organized and work diligently most days. I also…

The Journey of Life

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September 29th, 2009

Yesterday was Yom Kippur – a day when Jews around the world atone for their sins and seek to deeply connect with God. One of the passages in my prayer book is very meaningful to me. It speaks about the journey of life and how we move through it learning our lessons and…

11 Tips On How To Spend Quality Time With The Family During The Weekend

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The kinds of stressors varies to every individual. Some have a high threshold for stress and some people just have a hard time trying to combat it. In a fast paced world, most of us just live in a day to day basis feeling like zombies, bound to our work trying to beat deadlines, tied to…

5 Tips for Getting Focused Fast

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Whether you're looking for a job or working in an office, staying focused can be very challenging. Trying to get focused can almost feel impossible when your brain is scattered in a thousand different directions. The truth is, you can't force it - it's not as easy as…