The global pandemic seems to be abating — but the wind has kicked up some dust. I was cooped up at home all last weekend. I decided to make the best of it by getting a jump on my upcoming week. You know, laundry, meal prep, tend the kids — and planning my schedule. I […]
All things considered, things are going well. I’m fully vaccinated — so are most of my family, friends, and team. And, it’s been gorgeous outside. However, I’m flat-out exhausted. Even after getting a good night’s rest, I don’t want to get out of bed. I also feel like I’m not as productive as I should […]
I made a mistake the other day. I didn’t turn off my phone when I was trying to work. And, guess what happened next? It rang. Since it was from a solicitor, I didn’t care about answering it. Still, it interrupted my flow. Even worse? I also received a couple of email notifications and texts […]
I get it. 2020 was extremely long and an unprecedented year that will change the world forever. Now, we are moving along well in 2021 — but we are still dealing with the explosion of virtual events. The COVID-19 pandemic launched these virtual platforms into the stratosphere. Take Zoom, as an example, that reported a […]
Meetings are inevitable in business. You need them to touch base with your team and provide instruction. Meetings are used to help close sales and sign deals that help your business grow. With so many different events in your schedule, you should make organization a priority. Using scheduling software is the easiest way to keep […]
There’s no shame in admitting that you get overwhelmed — it happens to all of us at some point. We only have so much time and energy to attend to all of our personal and professional responsibilities. To make matters worse? Unexpected events can make us feel like we absolutely zero control of our lives. […]
Despite the misconception, working from home isn’t a modern phenomenon. In fact, it’s been around in some form for hundreds of years. Still, at the beginning of 2020, just over 3% of the workforce worked remotely. And, then the pandemic devastatingly arrived. As a result, there was a surge in people working from the comfort […]
Did you know that, on average, we spend five hours a day checking email? It’s only gotten following COVID-19. In fact, it was found in March 2020 that there was a 100% increase in email volume to employees and a 1,000% increase in weekend volume. If you ask me, that means that there hasn’t been […]
If there’s a quote that seems to encompass the year 2021 — it’s this one from Deepak Chopra, “All great changes are preceded by chaos.” Think about that for a minute. For many of us, the beginning of 2020 was just another year. By March and April, the world as we knew it changed — […]
Even before COVID-19, remote work was having a minute. Global Workplace Analytics estimates “that 56% of the U.S. workforce holds a job that is compatible (at least partially) with remote work.” Moreover, “25-30% of the workforce will be working-from-home multiple days a week by the end of 2021.” Regardless if we ever actually return to […]
John Hall
John Hall is the co-founder of Calendar a scheduling and time management app. He’s also a keynote speaker that you can book at http://www.johnhallspeaking.com.