Many people try to cram so much in it makes them late which adds to their frustration and personal pressure. So have a cut off point where you will do no more - no last minute 'I can just fit that in' sessions.

This will enable you not only to get where you should be when you should be, but, hey presto, you can appreciate the journey too. For a more thorough application of this principle, check-out Mark Forster's excellent book, 'Get Everything Done and Still Have Time to Play'.

Showing others how to get a life can be profound for them. Your people follow your behaviours, so by show

You work better when your pace is slower. It gives you the time to invest in others; in yourself. And it doesn't mean you are underperforming - on the contrary, there are many ways you will be better at what you do.

After all what are deadlines really? How many things in life can survive if you leave them till the next day. The answer, of course, is most of them. And some will be even better if you do!

Here are ten great ideas to help you get back the space you crave for and will definitely benefit from...

1. Meet Others Fully

   If you are having a one-to-one meeting with someone, take the time out to spend the time with them - fully. It will give you an opportunity to relax and get more from the interaction. Building the relationship to both your benefits.

2. Focus on One Thing

   When you are on the phone, be on the phone. Doing more than one thing makes both be done badly. So checking e-mails at the same time is not a good thing - and often, the person on the other end can tell as well when you are distracted by something else.

3. Take Time to Eat

   Two things here. Take a proper break when you can eat in peace, sitting down. And when you are eating take the time to chew slowly, aiming for 20 times per mouthful. It helps you relax and helps digestion (not to mention reducing the likelihood of overeating).

4. Appreciate Slack

   By celebrating at having 'nothing to do' for an hour, you will truly shift your mindset. In fact it is likely if you dump a few 'shoulds' you will enable your brain to become highly creative. With some of this time you could take the time to read 'Slack' by Tom DeMarco.

5. Prioritise Well

   As yourself this, 'If I only had half the time today, what would be the most useful to do. You can certainly dump the rest. There are definitely things that all of us do that are quite valueless. It's OK to accept that, but recognise them for what they are

6. Take a Break

   Remembering to take your vacations; to attend your child's school play; surprising your partner by getting home early. all these will make a big difference, not just to others, but leave you refreshed and balanced. And balance ensures you can do a great job when you need to.

7. Overestimate

   By looking at the time you take to do things and becoming more than realistic, you will set more do-able expectations. 'More than realistic' is about achieving a small number of things and then stopping, within any timescale you set yourself. That time is then yours, a gift to yourself.

8. Have a Cut-off

   Many people try to cram so much in it makes them late which adds to their frustration and personal pressure. So have a cut off point where you will do no more - no last minute 'I can just fit that in' sessions.

   This will enable you not only to get where you should be when you should be, but, hey presto, you can appreciate the journey too. For a more thorough application of this principle, check-out Mark Forster's excellent book, 'Get Everything Done and Still Have Time to Play'.

9. Be a Model

   Showing others how to get a life can be profound for them. Your people follow your behaviours, so by showi

   Is Business Behaving Badly or is the Blob of Bureaucracy to Blame?
   Many US citizens believe that the corporate world is totally corrupt and of course they believe this because they have been told by the mass media hysteria on their television sets that all business people are bad? Many people have surrendered their minds to their television sets and therefore they believe whatever they hear on TV. Further the media will often interview the government and the regulatory agencies and talk about ethics on television. Although there is a little bit of hypocrisy there obviously too.Unfortunately, what
   and will definitely benefit from...
   1. Meet Others Fully

      If you are having a one-to-one meeting with someone, take the time out to spend the time with them - fully. It will give you an opportunity to relax and get more from the interaction. Building the relationship to both your benefits.

   2. Focus on One Thing

      When you are on the phone, be on the phone. Doing more than one thing makes both be done badly. So checking e-mails at the same time is not a good thing - and often, the person on the other end can tell as well when you are distracted by something else.

   3. Take Time to Eat

      Two things here. Take a proper break when you can eat in peace, sitting down. And when you are eating take the time to chew slowly, aiming for 20 times per mouthful. It helps you relax and helps digestion (not to mention reducing the likelihood of overeating).

   4. Appreciate Slack

      By celebrating at having 'nothing to do' for an hour, you will truly shift your mindset. In fact it is likely if you dump a few 'shoulds' you will enable your brain to become highly creative. With some of this time you could take the time to read 'Slack' by Tom DeMarco.

   5. Prioritise Well

      As yourself this, 'If I only had half the time today, what would be the most useful to do. You can certainly dump the rest. There are definitely things that all of us do that are quite valueless. It's OK to accept that, but recognise them for what they are

   6. Take a Break

      Remembering to take your vacations; to attend your child's school play; surprising your partner by getting home early. all these will make a big difference, not just to others, but leave you refreshed and balanced. And balance ensures you can do a great job when you need to.

   7. Overestimate

      By looking at the time you take to do things and becoming more than realistic, you will set more do-able expectations. 'More than realistic' is about achieving a small number of things and then stopping, within any timescale you set yourself. That time is then yours, a gift to yourself.

   8. Have a Cut-off

      Many people try to cram so much in it makes them late which adds to their frustration and personal pressure. So have a cut off point where you will do no more - no last minute 'I can just fit that in' sessions.

      This will enable you not only to get where you should be when you should be, but, hey presto, you can appreciate the journey too. For a more thorough application of this principle, check-out Mark Forster's excellent book, 'Get Everything Done and Still Have Time to Play'.

   9. Be a Model

      Showing others how to get a life can be profound for them. Your people follow your behaviours, so by show

      Success Secrets - The Most Important Word In The Success Dictionary
      I really can't stand leaving my office disorganized and that's how I felt when I left my office and went home yesterday.I was up late last night doing some work from home, but that nagging feeling was there becauseI like to walk into a clean, organized office each day. (I just feel better). Because of that I decided to get to work a little earlier today. It was quiet and after I straightened up, I looked over a few books I had laying around. In doing so, I re-read my favorite success quote of all time.To me this quote a
      in peace, sitting down. And when you are eating take the time to chew slowly, aiming for 20 times per mouthful. It helps you relax and helps digestion (not to mention reducing the likelihood of overeating).

   10. Appreciate Slack

       By celebrating at having 'nothing to do' for an hour, you will truly shift your mindset. In fact it is likely if you dump a few 'shoulds' you will enable your brain to become highly creative. With some of this time you could take the time to read 'Slack' by Tom DeMarco.

   11. Prioritise Well

       As yourself this, 'If I only had half the time today, what would be the most useful to do. You can certainly dump the rest. There are definitely things that all of us do that are quite valueless. It's OK to accept that, but recognise them for what they are

   12. Take a Break

       Remembering to take your vacations; to attend your child's school play; surprising your partner by getting home early. all these will make a big difference, not just to others, but leave you refreshed and balanced. And balance ensures you can do a great job when you need to.

   13. Overestimate

       By looking at the time you take to do things and becoming more than realistic, you will set more do-able expectations. 'More than realistic' is about achieving a small number of things and then stopping, within any timescale you set yourself. That time is then yours, a gift to yourself.

   14. Have a Cut-off

       Many people try to cram so much in it makes them late which adds to their frustration and personal pressure. So have a cut off point where you will do no more - no last minute 'I can just fit that in' sessions.

       This will enable you not only to get where you should be when you should be, but, hey presto, you can appreciate the journey too. For a more thorough application of this principle, check-out Mark Forster's excellent book, 'Get Everything Done and Still Have Time to Play'.

   15. Be a Model

       Showing others how to get a life can be profound for them. Your people follow your behaviours, so by show

       How To Start Your Information Technology Career - Or Jumpstart It!
       Many newcomers to the IT field are surprised when they find out it's tougher to get that first job than they thought it would be. I know exactly what that's like. I've had a great career in IT and I'd recommend it to anyone, but I had a tough time breaking in as well. I'd like to share some tips with you on how to get started on what can be a financially rewarding and personally satisfying career in Information Technology.School systems are a great place to start. A lot of newcomers forget that schools around the world need IT pe
       itely things that all of us do that are quite valueless. It's OK to accept that, but recognise them for what they are

   16. Take a Break

       Remembering to take your vacations; to attend your child's school play; surprising your partner by getting home early. all these will make a big difference, not just to others, but leave you refreshed and balanced. And balance ensures you can do a great job when you need to.

   17. Overestimate

       By looking at the time you take to do things and becoming more than realistic, you will set more do-able expectations. 'More than realistic' is about achieving a small number of things and then stopping, within any timescale you set yourself. That time is then yours, a gift to yourself.

   18. Have a Cut-off

       Many people try to cram so much in it makes them late which adds to their frustration and personal pressure. So have a cut off point where you will do no more - no last minute 'I can just fit that in' sessions.

       This will enable you not only to get where you should be when you should be, but, hey presto, you can appreciate the journey too. For a more thorough application of this principle, check-out Mark Forster's excellent book, 'Get Everything Done and Still Have Time to Play'.

   19. Be a Model

       Showing others how to get a life can be profound for them. Your people follow your behaviours, so by show

       The Pressure On The Freight Industry to Go Green
       Less than twenty years ago concern for the environment and worries about global warming were largely confined to a small group of scientists and people derogatively described by some as ‘eco warriors’.With climate change becoming more real and obvious, the realisation of the need to ‘go green’ is now becoming far more mainstream. All the major political parties have ‘green agendas’ and each jostle to convince the public that they are more environmentally aware than the others.Green issues are therefore, possibly unsurprisingly
       at time is then yours, a gift to yourself.

   20. Have a Cut-off

       Many people try to cram so much in it makes them late which adds to their frustration and personal pressure. So have a cut off point where you will do no more - no last minute 'I can just fit that in' sessions.

       This will enable you not only to get where you should be when you should be, but, hey presto, you can appreciate the journey too. For a more thorough application of this principle, check-out Mark Forster's excellent book, 'Get Everything Done and Still Have Time to Play'.

   21. Be a Model

       Showing others how to get a life can be profound for them. Your people follow your behaviours, so by showing them you don't need to be in the fast lane all the time, that slowing down is not just OK, but a 'good thing', will do them a favour, as well as you.

   22. Realise your Dreams

       You have but one life and it passes so quickly. Make the time to access those dreams you wish you had achieved years ago. Walk on cool grass with no shoes on, like Richard Gere did in 'Pretty Woman'. Take that trip to Australia that you've always wanted - even a few personal days of 'me time'. Who knows when the time will be right if you don't do it now?

   Slowing down is the new 'strong', rather that the ill-defined weakness corporate life has determined for us.

   Often the pace set for us is the choice of others - it's time to get real and slow down.