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Confessing My Time Management Sins

September 29th, 2008 by Bill Baren

I have to make a confession…

Most of the people in my life have thought that I was successful. I had a full coaching practice. I had successful associate coaches. My workshops have done well. So what’s the problem?

Yet, I had this nagging feeling of something holding me back from moving to the next level and being of even more of service to my clients.

It finally hit me - I had major issues with time management and being productive.

I often procrastinated. I would do the least important thing first. I was addicted to checking email. I kept having more and more things to do, and was struggling to keep up.

Dealing with my productivity issues

It dawned on me - I have to deal with this. So I spent the next 6 months researching what the world’s greatest gurus on time, productivity, procrastination and work-life balance had to teach on these topics. I wasn’t just learning, I was implementing and getting the best practices of all the top time experts into my bones. I figured out what worked the best and what didn’t.

Things finally began to shift for me. I became more focused and I became more productive. I no longer procrastinated and I went to sleep every day knowing that I spent time doing the most important thing for that day.

It’s a great feeling!

In fact, I was able to launch a new company, expand my staff and start organizing the Time Experts Telesummit (more on that below). My world expanded and I began to feel more alive than at any other time in my life.

Clients join the fray!

Then I began to implement these practices with my clients, because in my research, I found that time management and productivity was the #1 challenge for my clients too.

And surprise!  I noticed that their productivity was quickly shifting, too. One client’s business revenue grew by 25% in just a few months. One client decided that by implementing just 1 or 2 of the best time management practices in his business, he can actually take Fridays off and feel good about. And other clients had major time management breakthroughs.

So I couldn’t wait and sit on the sidelines anymore. I saw the opportunity to share this knowledge with the world. And I wanted to do it in a BIG way. So the Time Experts Telesummit was born.

Taking it out to the world

I couldn’t have imagined a few months ago that I would be organizing an online event that will draw thousands of people. I couldn’t have imagined being in conversation with the likes of Philip Zimbardo, Stewart Friedman, Genpo Roshi and Marcia Weider about how we can have a better relationship with time. It’s incredibly exciting.

I have never been more proud of an event in my life (and I used to be in the event planning business). I know that this is the ticket to help you be more productive, less stressed and more alive. So I urge you to participate. And I ask you to let all your friends know about it.

Please register now, as the free teleseminars will definitely fill up (we have a limited number of spaces). I can’t wait to “see” you at the Time Experts Telesummit!

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