If you find yourself always taking on more than you can handle, you probably have a problem with saying no. It makes you feel guilty, right? But when you say yes when you wanted to say no, that makes you feel worse.
When someone is looking for help, they’re going to call the first “yes” they [...]
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Improve messages you send
and reduce email overload.
For years, I’ve been helping people improve how they manage email. Whether they’re in my class or if they’ve sent me a message that needs improving, I’m always willing to offer my advice…whether they asked for it or not. I even wrote a book about it.
Every day, I receive [...]
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I recently moved into an office building and opened a training center offering technology and productivity workshops for business professionals, The Digital Breakthroughs Institute (DBI). I have two perfectly-sized training rooms and a full kitchen. The decision to make this move was made easier when I figured out how I could use virtual technologies (that [...]
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A couple of nights ago, I had to switch to Plan B and conduct a Webinar using Slideshare.net. Fortunately, I wasn’t demonstrating computer tips and tricks, and all I needed to be able to do was show my slides. It worked great.
I uploaded my PowerPoint presentation, made them private, and sent an email to my [...]
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I was standing in line the other day and struck up a conversation with a woman behind me. I lost interest in the conversation very quickly because she couldn’t keep her eyes off of her BlackBerry (another post for another day). I asked her which model she had and when she held it up, I [...]
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