The mid-year point is almost as important as the beginning of the year in terms of goal setting and assessing where you are at.

Are you still tracking your time? What have you done with that information? Knowing how your time is spent is an essential first step, but taking action to make changes is the ultimate goal of gathering that data.

In December I addressed a common question about feeling overwhelmed with different projects and not having enough time to spend with the team or for store visits. In that response I spoke about the value of time blocking and how that can assist in freeing up time to complete the things that are most important to you.

Understanding the power of delayed gratification is a complex subject, but there are simple examples that can show how this principle works.

Decisions are happening continually in everyone’s life. As a leader, the number of decisions only increases and typically has a more significant impact on people beyond yourself.

Helping others being more productive doesn’t always require it to be in the context of getting more done.

Sometimes we are so concerned about being productive we forget we need to give ourselves time to think about what should be next.

Do you have times where you find there is nothing specific to do, but you feel as though there is not enough time to start something new?

Knowing is always half the battle - right? I think we can all agree; we wonder where our time goes many days each week. We get sucked into things