Secrets #'s 3 & 4 of High Productivity

Distractions are inevitable as we wrap up the year... well, any time of year, really!  

Especially with the last of the holiday parties to look forward to, all of the last minute shopping to be done, and the last of the year's business numbers to report, it's easy to get interrupted or forget what we were doing when we've finished that phone call, but with all these we have demands on our time and energy, we still have to save some of ourselves for the fun stuff!  

Check out Secrets 3 & 4 below to make sure you can keep up during any hectic season!

Be militant about eliminating distractions. Lock your door, put a sign up, turn off your phone, texts, email, and instant messaging. In fact, if you know you may sneak a peek at your email, set it to offline mode, or even turn off your Internet connection. Go to a quiet area and focus on completing one task.

Schedule your email. Pick two or three times during the day when you’re going to use your email. Checking your email constantly throughout the day creates a ton of noise and kills your productivity.