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How Small Business Owners Should Manage Their Calendar
One recurring trait of uber successful business owners it is their ability to manage their time and set aside time for...
5 Ways to Be More Productive in the Morning
I wake up to music. My husband prefers the sound of crashing waves. My son likes woodland noises. My teenage daughter needs...
The Five Phases of Business Chaos…and how Workflows Take all the Fun Out of It
Fluix is a wonderful client who helps businesses optimize workflows, document sharing, and productivity for iPad-enabled...
Is work keeping you up at night…literally? Here’s how to deal.
Before I wrote the first word of this article, I pictured you in my mind. You, my friend. I saw you in one of two...
Goal Setting Interview with Dr. Gratias
At the beginning of the year, I sat down for an interview on goal setting with Brandon Lewis, Founder and Mentor-in-Chief...
My 3 Most Productive Early Career Experiences
At a productivity seminar I delivered for a client recently, a man approached me afterwards with a question. Those of us...
An Open Letter to Shoeless Maddie
Dear Maddie, When reading your blog post about the day your forgot your shoes, your emotions were palpable: Your initial...
A Not-So Cinderella Story: Karmic Repercussions of High School Forgetfulness
Guest Post by Maddie Gratias (Melissa's daughter!) Being the daughter of a productivity specialist has instilled...
4 Surprising Benefits of Writing Down How You Get Stuff Done
The next time you want to make someone’s eyes glaze over, utter these three words… Standard. Operating. ...
Productivity Tips from the Assembly Line – Part Three!
When something happens a third time, you’ve got yourself a pattern. I had a great time on my most recent trip to...
Why I Disagree with Multiple Work Email Addresses
Smart people will disagree – often and with gusto. I have read at least three articles recently where productivity...
Five Tips for Overcoming Stage Fright
Someone I love had an important audition a few weeks ago. She was paralyzed by her nervousness. I watched her fall apart...