Women Helping Women Reduce Stress & Get More Done!

Secrets of Well-Managed Time - at Work and Home presented by Marsha Sims. Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 7:00 pm EDT.

Ready to reduce stress, accomplish more in less time and enjoy more freedom in your life? Professional Organizer, Marsha Sims, will share her easy-to-implement, effective ideas for overcoming procrastination, managing distractions and organizing your space both at home and on the job. Whether you're a creative freewheeler or an organized perfectionist, there are solutions that will work for you.

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Woman of the Week: Meet Ann Robbins

Ann "Annie" Robbins has over 15 years experience making matches in the corporate world. As a Senior Vice President for an international human resources consulting firm, Annie worked with thousands of executives and professionals providing coaching and career consulting, helping them make successful career changes and choices. Her clients were often confused, overwhelmed, discouraged, and lacking the ability to move ahead productively. Through expert interviewing, analysis of their strengths, interests, and preferences, and by providing candid coaching and feedback, Annie guided them toward a promising future. She helped them avoid replicating prior mistakes while pursuing their dreams and goals.

In 1999, a recently widowed Annie found herself suddenly single after twenty years of happy marriage. Venturing into the dating arena, she was totally unprepared for what she found. After too many disappointing blind dates arranged by her well-meaning friends, she turned to the Internet dating sites. It quickly became apparent something major was lacking in the professional dating world.

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Priority Before Pleasure - Are you a Procrastinator?

I wish I had more time. How often have you said or thought that? You're not alone. One of the biggest challenges women face as they juggle parenting, work and their intimate relationships is fitting everything in. It's also one of the most difficult topics to deal with because most women don't know where or how to start.

The following are 5 tips to help you control your time so that you handle your life more efficiently.

1. The first step to consider is how efficient you are at getting organized. Ask yourself the following questions:

* Do I struggle during the day to get everything done?
* Do I avoid what I don't like doing?
* Do I know where I am wasting time?It's important to be objective so you can plan and follow a realistic schedule that will give you the results you want.

2. Prioritize. Make a to-do list for the day. Then arrange the tasks in order of importance. For example:

a. Review financial report [ 3 ]
b. Call attorney [1 ]
c. Finish writing business proposal [4]
d. Make dental appointment [2]
e. Go to Post Office [5 ]

3. What you don't get done, carry over to the next day, making it your number one task. Try not to squeeze too much into one day, since that would only frustrate, overwhelm and prevent you from accomplishing what you want to do. Also, don't take on anything at the last minute. Just do it the next day, when you can more leisurely put in the quality effort.

5. Remember to put your priorities before your leisure. It's a thrill to reward yourself with something enjoyable because you had such a productive day. These simple strategies can move you forward and break your chronic tendency to put things off. It can get you back on track and prevent you from relying on a crisis to get you motivated. When you take control of your time, you reduce the everyday chaos and build your sense of accomplishment, which is very empowering and fulfilling.

Amy Sherman, LMHC, is a licensed mental health counselor in private practice. She is the author of Distress-Free Aging: A Boomer's Guide to Creating a Fulfilled and Purposeful Life. Go to www.bummedoutboomer.com to sign up for her free weekly eZine and receive a Special Report on Overcoming Adversity. Amy can be reached at amy@bummedoutboomer.com or 561-281-2975.