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How is this time of year working out for you? Many people LOVE this time; Everything is so beautiful, Xmas is upon us, and, most importantly, we get to spend a lot of time with our loved ones. The thing is - for many entrepreneurs or location independent people out there, this is the hardest time of the year; We still have projects to finish, stuff we don't have to but want to do before the year ends. So how do we keep up with work, family and fun time, all mashed into the same season? I'm a big believer in deadlines; Not only because they make the project real, but also because they trigger our inner instinct for winning and activate Parkinson's law. The best way to keep up with everything is to create self-imposed deadlines on the projects you want to finish before 2015... and reward yourself with family time! This way, you are making sure you plan both in your schedule, and that you make every instinct you have to work for you. What is your biggest project you want to finish before 2015 begins?

The holiday season is upon us, and we all know what it means. CHAOS. We all try to get as much done during this time, making the absolute best of the final few weeks of 2014 - all while trying to relax and enjoy some well-deserved family time. It's hard to keep a balance during this season, and this is exactly why I've decided to share with you my 4-step system to staying on top of things during this time of year. 4 Steps to sanity during the holiday season: STEP #1: Plan the week ahead. While usually I'm a fan of the daily planning, during an extra busy time of the year planning ahead your week is a great way to keep on top of everything, knowing in advance what you'll be doing and when. Start by adding the anchors to your schedule; The meetings, the outdoor activities - everything that is an absolute must and involves either trips or other people. STEP #2:BRAINSTORM. Now that you know all the milestones of the week, like family dinners and trips, it's time to outline everything that needs to happen before t

Building a routine is important, but sticking with it is not easy - especially if you're a free-soul-entrepreneur. The more restrained by our routines and "must-do"s we are, the less effective we get, and the less creativity we're able to produce - and in this business, it means death. So how do you keep yourself creative AND productive at the same time? Chinking time is a great method for both creating structure and schedule to your day, while keeping a good level of creativity and room to grow. Tune in to today's episode to find out how you make it happen in your routine! If you want 2015 to be your BEST year so far - click here for my FREE Thanksgiving bonus for you!

In today's episoe I answered a listener's question - Josiah asked: "How can I combat tiredness and laziness?" To answer your question, Josiah, you are not lazy. There are very few people who do things out of pure laziness, and I want you to stop calling the experience you’re having by using this word. Tiredeness - this is something we can talk about. So, there are a few things you can do to combat tiredness: First, and probably the most important is to keep track when you feel tired - are there certain hours of the day you’re more tired? May be you’re not focused at 10am? 12pm? maybe afternoon hours are your bane? OR, perhaps, there are activities that make yo feel more drained - like after days with gym class, or many hours of math or science? Once you figure out what triggers the tiredness you can pre-plan your days to fit your needs - so for example, if days with gym class are draining physically and you feel more tired afterwards, you can plan ahead that on gym days when you get back hom

Today we’ll talk about the bane of every over-achiever: Underestimating tasks. I am talking about tasks we are the only ones knowing what it takes to finish them, and so we are the ones giving out deadlines - and later failing to achieve them. We don’t do it on purpose - on the contrary! We try to estimate how long it will take us, we often even are willing to add buffer time to the initial estimation, just to be on the safe side, and yet, somehow, we still end up either getting to the finish line breathless or not making it on time at all. Now, you know I love explaining what’s the problem first, and then how you can fix it - but today I’ll take a different approach: let’s work with an example. It will make it easier for you to grasp the concept and start implementing immediately - and we’re all bout the fast implementation here at the Time Hackers: Let’s talk about power point presentations; We’ve all been there: Your boss asks you to create a presentation abo

If you’ve ever been late for a deadline, you know exactly what I’m going to talk about today; You get a project, you plan it out - so far, so good. You have a deadline, even a few spare hours just in case you run into some difficulties, and then an opportunity presents itself. You get a chance to work on another project, participate in a conference, get one more coaching client or simply have a bit more meetings than what you’ve planned. And now you’re in a pickle; You really want to take up on this new opportunity, BUT - you don’t know if you’ll manage to squeeze it in along with your existing commitments - after all, you did commit to a deadline. I’m going to teach you how in 3 easy steps you can determine wether you can participate in this new adventure or not. This simple hack will allow you to NEVER overbook yourself, and always be in control over your schedule. There are 3 steps: Add your existing commitments to your calendar. Any meetings, tasks or dedicated

This is my MOST excited post yet! The Time Hackers podcast has reached 100K unique downloads in less than 5 months - and it's all thanks to YOU! I am absolutely overwhelmed with gratitude and love to each and everyone of you, my lovely time hackers. I want to give something back to you, so I've come up with an awesome GIVEAWAY! You can win one of the following 3 prizes: 1. 60-minute Time Management mentoring session with me, to create clarity and build a time-hacking program for you and your business, to make your dreams come true! 2. A pack of my favorite 3 books to bring you success in business and happiness in life: "Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It" by Kamal Ravikant, "The Power Of No" By James Altucher & Claudia Azula Altucher, and "Loosing My Virginity" by Sir Richard Branson. These books have changed my life in one way or another, and if you can read only 3 books for the rest of your life these should be the ones you pick. I want to give them to you today! 3. The complete survival kit fo