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How to Work Effectively with Virtual Assistants

Here is a recording and article made from my recent webinar, "How to Work With a Virtual Assistant." Let me know if you have any questions.The Problem When Working with Virtual Assistants Working with a virtual assistant (VA) sounds like a great idea, but many people...

Time Estimating Success Tips for Work and School

Always underestimating how long something takes to do? Do you have your manager, teacher or clients always upset that things aren't done? Here are some time estimating success tips for better estimating your time. Why is Time Estimating a Problem? If you don't...

Webinar: Work From Home Time Tips

Garland Coulson aka "Captain Time"Free Online WorkshopWork from Home Time TipsHow to be productive when you have to work from homeWednesday , Apr 22th 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (Eastern) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (Central) 11:00 am - Noon (Mountain) 10:00 am - 11:00 am (Pacific)What...

Need a Virtual Assistant – Why Not Steal Garland’s?

If you need a virtual assistant, why not steal mine? 🙂 For years, I have looked for good virtual assistants and provided them with additional training so that they would have a major impact on my business and save me time and money. And it worked! Just one problem......

Political Systems We Should Totally Steal from SciFi and Fantasy

Not sure our current political systems are solving world problems fast enough? Here are 6 political systems from science fiction & fantasy for inspiration.Political Systems and Time Management Now, the first question you are probably asking is "Garland, you are...

Time Blocking Template

Time blocking is a very powerful tool to increase focus, work in more productive batches of tasks and to ensure all your areas of responsibility get enough attention. In this video, I will show you how to use time blocking template I created that will help you do your...

Process Documentation Using Notion

In this video and article, we are going to discuss process documentation. We will show you how to do process documentation using a tool called Notion, but the techniques showing here can be easily used in other tools like OneNote or Process St.I'm going to suggest...

The Vacation Effect and Productivity

In this video, I talk about "The Vacation Effect" and how it affects your productivity.What is The Vacation Effect? Have you ever noticed that in the last week or so leading up to your vacation, you seem to get more done? I call this the vacation effect. Why are we...

25 Tasks to Delegate Today

In this video and article, I have put together 25 tasks to delegate today.What Kinds of Tasks to Delegate? So what kinds of tasks should you delegate? Here are a few to consider: routine tasks tasks others can do as well or better than you any task that keeps you from...

Task Management Software Tips Using Notion

In this video and article, I am going to show you my approach to organizing and viewing tasks in task management software. For the demonstration, I used Notion, but most common task management software systems that allow tagging can be used in a similar way. You can...

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