Time Management – Michael Gusky

Take Action in Small Steps on the Right Things to Achieve Your JOYs (aka goals)

Habit 5: Take Action from The “Habits for Well-Being” Series It sounds simple, right? Captain Obvious is back again! Of course, you have to take action to reach your goals. They aren’t going to magically materialize without some effort on your part. Luck will certainly play a role in your success. More than most would like to admit …

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Take a Time-Out: Unlock the Power of Time Blocking for Relaxation and Rejuvenation

Habit 3: Block Time to Relax from The “Habits for Well-Being” Series Time Blocking Do you ever feel like there’s not enough time to complete everything in the day? You may be tempted to try and squeeze more into your already packed schedule, but this can lead to burnout. A better approach to your “Time Blocking” is …

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Discovering Balance Through Organization: Why it’s Essential

Habit 2: Be Organized from The “Habits for Well-Being” Series Organization is the act of grouping items into categories and purposefully arranging them. Being organized helps individuals to be more productive, efficient, and improves well-being, as it provides an overall structure for tasks, goals, and systems. The benefits of being organized include increased productivity, reduced …

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Energize Your Day – Rise and Shine!

Habit 1: Rise Early from The “Habits for Well-Being” Series We’ve all heard the phrase, “the early bird gets the worm.” But why is that? Is there something in the morning air that gives early risers an advantage over their night owl counterparts? It turns out, there is. Studies have shown that rising early can …

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The Journey Forward: Focus on the right YES

An Occasional Newsletter Greetings Joysetters, Continuing my lifelong search for optimal time management, I reflected on Opportunity Costs this week. Every choice we make creates costs from the choice we didn’t make. These costs can be in the way of money and experiences, but mainly the cost of time. As I write this (and honestly …

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THE OPPORTUNITY COSTS OF EMOTION

The emotion of the moment, the latest challenge, and the latest fire drill come with significant opportunity costs. The simplest definition of opportunity costs is the time, money, and opportunity we spend and the cost of what we have given up with a decision or choice. What is the next best alternative to our current …

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The Journey Forward: OWN IT!

An Occasional Newsletter Greetings Joysetters, Notice the change in the subtitle from “Weekly” to “Occasional.” It will be almost a month since the last broadcast of The Journey Forward when I broadcast. I have to own that I cannot commit to putting this out weekly. I have been kidding myself. The Drill Sergeant in me …

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LOOSE ENDS (Retrospective)

I first wrote “Loose Ends” back in December of 2011. I then reposted it on Medium in March of 2019. Here we are again nearly 11 years since its creation needing to post it again mostly to remind me of how much those nagging loose ends can get in the way of our journey. It …

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