Innovate with These Five Ideas

innovateDo you ever wonder how other people come up with great ideas to innovate their businesses, their jobs or their lives?

Sometimes these ideas occur haphazardly and we have an awakening.

However, there are ways we can be more proactive to create ideas that can change our businesses, our jobs and our lives.

Last week I covered a few ideas.

Here are several others that can be utilized to innovate: Read more

Take Time to Reflect

reflectDo you ever feel as if you do not have time to reflect on your life and the direction you are going?

I know that I feel that way at times.

There are life phases when I am caught up in lots of activity without time to reflect on my life, and those are the times that I know I need to reflect the most.

Some of our activity could be in the wrong direction which is why we need to reflect. All of us need time to reflect but taking the time to do it…well, it takes time.

Here are five ideas to help you get the most out of your reflection time, and motivate you to make the time to continue it. Read more

Leverage the 5S Process

processDo you want to improve productivity, organize your workspace, and simplify your life?

If so, leverage the power of 5S.

This is a process by which you can get rid of what you do not need and organize what remains so you spend the least amount of time retrieving the item.

This process can be applied to your workspace, your home, your business – just about any space can be improved with this process.

I have described the five steps below to help you further understand how to take action with it: Read more

Processes are the Key to Increased Productivity

productivityHave you ever thought about a way to improve your productivity?

The answer lies in having processes that make you as efficient and effective as possible.

If you think about it, almost everything we do can be done as a process.

Here are just a few examples: Morning routine, making breakfast, working on your inbox, answering emails, conducting meetings, creating a project work plan, strategic planning.

Our key to improving our efficiency and effectiveness is to continuously improve our processes.

Here is a simple method that can be used to increase your productivity with processes: Read more

Five Ideas to Generate Innovations

innovationsDo you ever scratch your head and wonder how you can make yourself stand out from your competition?

I have thought about this many times myself, and I still have much to learn and a ways to go in this area.

However, I have learned of some ideas that do work and wanted to share them with you. Read more

The Value of Serving

servingHave you ever thought about the value of serving?

It is not only the recipient that benefits but we become better people as well.

We can serve our spouses, our employees, our customers, our family and others.

Serving becomes a mindset, and as we help others with their needs we grow as people.

Here are a few benefits of serving our customers and our people: Read more