Time Management

To-Do Lists: Reasons to Love Them

I love my to-do lists (yes, that is plural…lists!)! People seem to fall into one of two to-do “camps”.  Either you love them (like me) or you hate them and feel to-do lists are useless.  Here are the two biggest reasons I LOVE my to-do lists…  If I think of something I want to do, […]

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Tech is Kicking My Butt

I’m a planner (I can see those of you who know me shaking your head vigorously yes and saying “Yup!” or in the case of my husband, he is saying, “That’s an understatement!”).  I love to know what I’m going to be doing and when I’m going to be doing it.  I also seem to […]

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Cape Cod Times Writes About Helen’s Women’s Walking Retreats!

With retreat season right around the corner, I thought I’d share the link to an article Lorelei Stevens wrote for the Sunday Business Spotlight of the Cape Cod Times last spring (June 12, 2016).   Lorelei participated in the Cool, Calm & Collected: Discovery EASY Ways to Stay SANE When Life Gets CRAZY! Women’s Walking Retreat. […]

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Not busy = Unproductive

Recently my networking colleague was lamenting because she normally is a very productive person; however, over the past few weeks things have been slow and she finds it difficult to get anything done!  Does this happen to you, too? It definitely happens to me!  I’ll be zipping through things at maximum speed, crossing things off […]

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Time Tamer Giveaway Drawing

It is so EXCITING to be announcing the Time Tamers Giveaway Winners!  Here’s a video of the actual Time Tamers Giveaway drawing done on October 4th! Thank you to everyone who entered this giveaway and who visited the new Better Than Ever Coaching website!  Feel free to share your thoughts about the new and improved […]

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Don’t have time? Do one of these…

What we remember from our youth is fascinating. One thing I recall my father telling me was “You always have a choice”. I believe this to be true and just like back then, sometimes I’m not always thrilled with the choices. How you respond to that dreaded feeling of not having enough time, is also […]

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More is Better! Not Always…

More is Better!  So many people in our society feel this way.  More money!  More space in your home!  More clients!  More clothes!  More. More. More. I agree, sometimes more is definitely better.  For example, I think more hugs from someone I love are definitely better! It really comes down to the concept of excessiveness.  How much is too […]

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5 Productivity Tips Reinforced by Jet Lag

We had an amazing trip to Europe this summer!  We traveled to four different countries and we were exposed to so much history it made our heads swim! I traveled abroad for business in my 20’s.  Jet lag never seemed to be a big deal for me.  This trip was totally different!  Coming home, the six hour time difference […]

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The Juggler: 3 Tips to Keep All the Balls in the Air

We are a society of jugglers!  We almost ALWAYS have a number of things we are working on, even if it’s in the background.  We juggle, such things as: work, home, getting children to their extra-curricular activities, making sure elderly relatives are taken care of.  And, within each one of these broad categories are lots and lots of subcategories […]

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3 Procrastination Busters

“I’m taking care of my procrastination issues; just you wait and see.” “Procrastinator?  No.  I just wait until  the last second to do my work because  I’ll be older, therefore wiser.” I love these two quotes! Procrastination is something most of us deal with at least once in a while and quite possibly this is something […]

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