Is your to-do list out of control? The tool that comes to my rescue is my calendar. In this video, I talk to you about using your calendar effectively to make sure you get the most important things done. (Or to continue reading, just scroll down). This time of year, your to-do list can get …
Are you a visual person? If so, today’s productivity tip is for you! Color coding important appointments and email messages in Outlook to help you manage your calendar and that mountain of email messages we all receive every day. Watch the video, or scroll down to read more. I don’t know about you, but when …
Actually, there’s no such thing as multi-tasking. Author Dave Crenshaw, in his book, The Myth of Multi-tasking, says that (with very few exceptions) you really can’t perform two separate tasks at the same time. What you are really doing when you think you’re “multi-tasking” is switchtasking – you’re rapidly switching back and forth between two …
Do you want to know the secret to creating a consistent stream of content for your marketing? My clients tell me that one of their major obstacles to marketing is time – they just don’t think they have the time to do everything they would like to do to market their practice. Between social media, …
Between pandemics, and elections and riots and crazy ice storms, there’s a lot to be stressed about these days, and it can be hard to get in a productive mood and stay focused. I’ve been doing a series of videos on motivation, and how to pull yourself out of a funk if you’re just not …
What do you do when you need to get something done, but you’re just not feeling it? Hi, I’m Allison Shields Johs, President of Legal Ease Consulting, where I help lawyers create more productive, more profitable, and more enjoyable law practices. In my last video, I suggested that you shouldn’t wait until you’re feeling motivated …
Sometimes it’s just not easy to get motivated to tackle a project or task on your to-do list. But maybe waiting for motivation before taking action is the wrong approach. I’m not always motivated to do what I need to do either – one example is not always being motivated to prepare and show up …
Can a tomato make you more productive? Hi, I’m Allison Shields Johs, President of Legal Ease Consulting, where I help lawyers create more productive, more profitable, and more enjoyable law practices. I don’t know about you, but lately I seem to be having a very difficult time focusing and accomplishing what I want to accomplish. …
Hi, I’m Allison Shields, President of Legal Ease Consulting, where I help lawyers attract the right clients, increase their productivity, and improve their bottom line. As a practicing lawyer, one of the problems I observed with the lawyers around me, and still observe today with my clients and my lawyer friends is that when they …
Do you have a to-do list that never ends because every time you cross one thing off of it, you add three more? If this sounds like you, watch this video below to find out how to use one of my favorite strategies, the Power of Three, to end your to-do list tyranny. Like this …
If you feel overwhelmed from the moment you arrive at work until the moment you leave, perhaps you’re not using one of the best – and easiest to use – tools effectively. And that tool is your calendar. In this video, I talk about how you can use your calendar not just to record when …
Email is a fantastic tool – but it isn’t the right tool for every job. Email is especially poor for scheduling meetings, particularly meetings for more than two people. Use a dedicated scheduling tool instead. Learn more in the video below. See more productivity tips:
My latest video talks about how you can use Quick Parts in Word or Outlook to help streamline your workload. Instead of reinventing the wheel all of the time, create a Quick Part for frequently asked questions, email responses, or other repetitive copy. See more productivity tips:
Why waste time sorting through your email inbox to find the most relevant messages when you can set up your email program to do it for you? This is the latest in our series of tips about handling your email more effectively. In the previous two videos, we talked about eliminating email as a source …
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