Time & Life Management

A friend commented to me about my lack of stress around preparing my taxes and asked how I get mine done so quickly and seemingly easily.

I was coaching a client recently who was dealing with her procrastination challenges. She was baffled as to ways to deal with her repeated misbehavior: skipping the task on her list and instead wasting time on YouTube or Facebook. This is an all-too-often problem for many of my clients.

Do you really save time shopping online? I need new sneakers but am overwhelmed by all the choices and think that in a real store I would choose more quickly. -Shoeless in Santa Barbara

Innovative technology is making it easier and faster for most people to take care of daily tasks. Here are a few examples that are pretty simple for most people to employ.

I am planning to move and the thought of all that I need to do is so overwhelming that I am nearly paralyzed in moving forward. Can you give me some ideas on how to go about it?

Recently, a client I coach was doing quite well using the time and task management system we had set up for him. It was paper, with a page per day, and calendar pages in the front of the binder as well. It was working fine, until it became too familiar.

This time of year I get overwhelmed by the events that take place, such as Mother’s day, Father’s Day, and graduation, not to mention my mom’s birthday, my daughter’s birthday, and assorted friends’ birthdays. Any suggestion for keeping track of dates like this, which I rarely seem to acknowledge, and remembering to send cards?

This time of year, many people are starting to get ready for their summer traveling, and not a moment too soon, especially if your journeys will take you out of the country.

The final day and hours before a trip can be stressful. Particularly unnerving for some is knowing that you must catch a plane or meet others by a certain time. So do yourself a favor by planning ahead and avoiding procrastination.

I am a college student and exams are coming up. I tend to get really stressed-out about this time and I don’t think I handle getting ready for the exams very well. Can you offer some ideas on how to get through them better?