Tag Archives: Time management

Should I be retired?

Being of “a certain age”, which means no longer young, a lot of people I meet socially and even some who have known me a while think I must be retired. Well, I suppose I could have retired, but since … Continue reading

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There is more to life than work

Doesn’t our work routine get in the way of real life sometimes? We need to have interests which take our minds off the daily routine. Even if we enjoy our work very much, which I hope we do, we need … Continue reading

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Schedules? Boring but important

“I don’t want to be hemmed in by my diary” I am not a business coach, and have no ambition to be one. I do know a lot of business people and one who is in complementary therapy claims she … Continue reading

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Are you in a hurry?

It is easy to spot when someone else is in a hurry. We notice the window cleaner misses a bit or leaves a smear, or a cleaner misses a cobweb or so, or the vegetables in the restaurant are not … Continue reading

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Making a meal of it

And so to last Sunday’s lunch… Booked for 1:30 we had ordered within ten minutes. So far so good. From there we waited half an hour for our “starters”. Three fine. Mine not so good. An hour later our main … Continue reading

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Call me old-fashioned?

Well, you can call me old-fashioned, but I do not spend all day and all night fiddling with my smartphone. I have a business to run. OK, a phone is invaluable for keeping up with what is going on. I … Continue reading

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Twitter? How do you find the time?

I was asked the above question over lunch at a meeting of tax practitioners. I was a bit surprised, but on reflection the guy asking is an employee. He is engaged to work on particular clients and tasks which are … Continue reading

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Born free, but life isn’t free

I get a lot of business through websites; both my own and others where I have a presence. The enquiries I receive as a consultant on somewhat technical matters fall into three categories: Genuine requests for help from people who … Continue reading

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Rushing around achieving nothing

We all want to make money and have a better life. What we really need is one good business. Now I know the old adage about not putting all our eggs in one basket, but it is very difficult to … Continue reading

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Window shopping business services on-line

I don’t know about you, but I get a lot of new enquiries for my services via email. That is all very nice, but many of the potential new clients are located a long way from me. That does not … Continue reading

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