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Resources-Life: Just can’t get it together?...5 Quick Time Management Tips

Summer’s almost over. Kids are going back to school and work starts to pick up again. It’s time to get organized! When you’re feeling overwhelmed by your extra long to do list and don’t know where to start, here’s an easy checklist that you can use to separate and organize your long list of tasks effectively. I use this with my clients when they’re struggling with time management during their career transition.

1. Step One: Make a list of everything you have on your plate to do, for today, tomorrow, even the month ahead. It’s ok if it’s long.
   
2. Step Two: Prioritize your list based on what’s urgent and what isn’t.
   
3. Step Three: Break it down into manageable chunks by categorizing each task. Decide what you can
   

   1. Delegate
   2. Say no to
   3. Say yes to (like saying yes to getting help cleaning your garage, finding a babysitter for help with your kids, etc)
   4. Put off until later – schedule tasks for later in the month or year if they’re not urgent.
      
4. Step Four: Categorize your tasks like this every week to keep your list manageable.
   
5. Step Five: Place these categories somewhere accessible. I keep this list in a folder on my desk that’s always there when I need it.

Hallie Crawford
Work/Life Balance Coach

Resources-Life: It's all about attitude

The Top 10 Tips on How To Have a Positive Attitude

1. Take ownership of your attitude. We control our attitude. It is not something that is genetically or environmentally determined. Each of us can decide what our attitude is going to be. We can choose to have a positive attitude about life. A ready smile is a gift to all those around you.
   
2. Take action to eliminate what bothers you. You may be putting up with more things than you have realized. Think about what you are tolerating. You may be tolerating things, or ways that someone speaks to you, that you don't like. Just paying attention to what you are tolerating will be the first step towards eliminating it. Tolerations infect your attitude.
   
3. Live in the present. Let go of living in the past or in the future and enjoy the present.
   
   
4. Let go of things that don't matter. Stop wasting energy on being irritated and annoyed at things that really don't matter.
   
5. Be non-judgmental. Let go of being critical of others. Try instead to listen and understand. As you open yourself up to not judging others you will be able to accept yourself and others more.
   
6. Listen to yourself and trust what you hear. Let go of other people's voices that you carry in your head. Instead, listen to yourself and take responsibility for what you can and want to do.
   
7. Live your values. By living your life according to your values you will develop an attitude of true acceptance of yourself. You will realize that you are fine the way you are. You may choose to make some changes in your life simply because you realize that you have greater potential than you have utilized so far.
   
8. Have fun and enjoy humor. Take delight in life and create fun experiences for yourself. Don't make life be too heavy.
   
9. Invest energy in the people who you love and care about. Meaningful relationships are developed and sustained by positive attitudes and commitment.
   
10. Develop an attitude of love. By developing a loving attitude towards yourself you will in turn interact with others from a basis of love.

Submitted by Kristina von Rosenvinge, kristina@kristinavonr.com Copyright Coach U, all rights reserved.

How will you take these ten tips to change your attitude? I suggest that you work on each of these tips one at a time.

Contact me today to set up your complimentary consultation to find out how I can help you identify your ideal career path.

Here's to having a career you love,
Hallie Crawford
Atlanta Certified Career Coach

Identifying Your Purpose Coaching Group Begins in 9 days

Happy Monday!

The start date for the next Identifying Your Purpose Coaching Group has been extended until Wednesday May 14th at 12pm ET and continues every Wednesday for 2 months.

Please take a second to read the information below about this class. If you have any questions or would like to schedule a complimentary consultation to see if this class would be a fit for you, contact me right away at 404-228-6434 or hallie@halliecrawford.com

What you will learn from this coaching group:

The most important thing you will learn is how to chart your life and career course so you can live with passion! You will also discover how to:

• Eliminate self-defeating behaviors
• Use the power within you to lead a more balanced and fulfilling life
• Recognize how your inherited values, affect your everyday decisions
• Narrow your career interests to the one that truly excites you
• Identify your life purpose by reviewing life experiences
• Find your direction!

Here's how it works:

• You participate by telephone from the comfort of your own home or office. The calls are interactive, so you will have the opportunity to ask questions, as well as share your ups and downs with others.
• There are a total of 6 coaching sessions - three calls per month for 2 months - and each call lasts one hour. (All calls are recorded, so you can listen later if you miss one or just want to hear it again.)
• In between sessions, you will have unlimited email access to me to ask questions not answered in the class or for extra guidance.
• In addition, you will receive the "Unlocking Your Purpose" Ebook. (a $40 value)

And there are special bonuses too!

As a participant in the Identifying Your Purpose Coaching Group, you will receive the following three audio recordings:

• Jumpstart Your Career ($15 value)
• Achieving Work/Life Balance ($20 value)
• Emotional Freedom Technique Teleclass Audio ($20 value)

With a cost of just $500, this is an unprecedented opportunity to get your career and life on track and running smoothly toward success and fulfillment.

Does this sound like something you would benefit from? If so, reserve your spot today here: http://halliecrawford.com/identifying-your-purpose.html
*please note: limited space available*

Are you unsure if this coaching group is for you, or how you could benefit? Call me at 404-228-6434 and we'll set up a complimentary consultation to discuss your individual situation.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

Here's to having a career you love!
Hallie Crawford
Atlanta Certified Career Coach

Defining Your Life and Career Purpose

Happy Monday and St. Patty's Day :)

Moving forward with your personal and career goals can be tough if you’re unsure what you really want...

Are you completely lost about what you want to do in your career?

Are there so many career ideas in your head that you can’t choose just one?

Do you have areas of your life where you feel "stuck"?

Many times the reason you can’t move forward in your personal and career goals is because you aren’t clear about what you really want. If you need help defining your life and career direction, then this is the perfect place to start.

Find out how you can live your life with greater passion and purpose, narrow your career interests to the one that truly excites you, and find your direction!

Go here to learn more about my Identifying Your Purpose Coaching Group. Kicks off on May 7th!

Have a great week!
Hallie Crawford
Certified Career Coach 

Know When It's Time to Put Down the "Crackberry"

Do you feel overwhelmed by your work, home and family responsibilities? Are you frequently stressed because you can’t get everything done? If your life seems like a circus …juggling work, home and family responsibilities - you’re not alone. Many people just like you feel like their life is leading them, instead of them leading a purpose driven life and choosing where they spend their time. So, who’s running the show? Is it your Crackberry, your laptop, your boss – or you? If your answer is something else than you it’s time to get back in the driver’s seat!

Life balance is a buzzword these days for good reason. It’s a chronic issue that comes up in conversation because quite simply, life has become harder to manage. With email, Crackberry’s and everything else demanding our attention it’s no wonder we get bogged down in to-do lists and wonder at the end of the day where the time went. We’re expected to work faster and more efficiently, plus we’re more accessible than ever because of new technology that allows us to work or communicate from anywhere. Information comes at us faster than ever. And this trend shows no sign of stopping.

Here are simple steps you can take to help you get your life back into balance this holiday season and going forward into the New Year:

• Step One: Make a list of the different areas of your life where you’re not spending as much time and energy as you’d like. For example, if you’ve lost touch with friends and family or aren’t connecting with them as frequently as you want to, put that down. Come up with at least 3 areas that need work in terms of your time and attention.
  
  
• Step Two: Develop one action step that you can take to make improvements in each of these three areas. Keep them simple, and include a time frame or deadline for each of them. If you don’t include a deadline, it’s just a wish not a tangible goal.
  
  
• Step Three: Follow through. Find a way to remind yourself of your action items. Will you write them in your planner? A post it on your fridge? Use whatever tool works for you.

Need more help with this? Check out my "Work/Life Balance Audio and Worksheet" to help you manage the holiday rush.

Little Vaughn is doing great - having a baby certainly puts things in perspective. More than ever I am able to focus on what’s truly important and let low priority items fall to the bottom of my list for later. With the holidays upon us, I hope you are able to do the same and enjoy your time with those who are most important to you. Happy Holidays to you and your family!

Happy Monday!

Here’s to having a career you love,
Hallie Crawford
Atlanta Career Coach

Happy Thanksgiving - Get your shopping done early

Happy Thanksgiving to those of you in the US!

As you know it is is a common practice for millions of people to stuff themselves with Turkey on Thanksgiving and then wake up at the crack of dawn to participate in the biggest shopping day of the year - also known as "Black Friday".

If you'd rather sleep in, here's another option...

Are you looking for a unique gift for a friend, colleague or family member?  If you know someone who's unhappy in their job, who seems like they need some direction or who wants to make a career change, a Gift Certificate from Authentically Speaking is the perfect answer.  Gift certificates are available for any product or service.

Some recent examples of gift certificates people have purchased include:

        * One Jumpstart Career Coaching Session
        * Career Test with one coaching session (contact me for information)
        * Jumpstart Your Career Audio Recording (purchase here)

The gift of coaching is a gift that will literally change their life.

Contact me to discuss your gift!

Hallie Crawford
Career Planning Coach

Don't let the holidays get the best of you

Tis the season to reflect, celebrate and give thanks

Fall is here and with it Thanksgiving for those of you in the states. It's the time of year when we give thanks for what we are grateful for in our lives and celebrate what we've accomplished. If you're like me, when you achieve a goal you take brief moment to relish in it before quickly moving on to the next goal, or issue that needs to be fixed. While looking forward is important, it is equally important to consider where you've been.

When you're giving thanks this year take some quality time savor the good things in your life. It doesn't have to be extravagant to be special. Go out for a nice dinner, have a glass of wine, do something special you normally don't do. Set aside time to make it meaningful. Decide specifically how and what you want to celebrate. Resist the temptation to rush through your "Holiday To Do List" and be sure to carve out time to celebrate and give thanks.

Don't let the holidays get the best of you. Check out my "Work/Life Balance Audio and Worksheets" to help you manage the holiday rush:

Taken from an actual client call, this 50 minute audio and bonus worksheets offer easy to implement action steps that will leave you feeling relaxed and more in control of both your personal and work life.

Click here to prep for the holidays and get your life into balance today- Only $20!

(Downloadable MP3 audio file and PDF worksheets. Audio will automatically play on your computer, or you can download it to your iPod.)

What others say about Hallie’s coaching…

Hallie knows how to get me motivated. I now know how to better identify, set, and attain my goals as well as overcome obstacles that get in my way. Hallie has really changed my approach to my career… and my life! Kate Burruss, Atlanta, GA

Don't let the holidays get the best of you

Hallie Crawford
Career Coach

 

Get back in the driver’s seat!

During the holidays do you feel…

• Overwhelmed by your work, home and family responsibilities?
• Anxiety or stress because you can’t get everything done?

If your life becomes a circus during the holiday season…juggling work, home and family responsibilities, than my Work-Life Balance Audio and Worksheets are for you. Taken from an actual client call, this 50 minute audio and bonus worksheets offer easy to implement action steps that will leave you feeling relaxed and more in control of both your personal and work life.

Don’t wait! Click here to prep for the holidays and get your life into balance today.

Only $20!

(Downloadable MP3 audio file and PDF worksheets. Audio will automatically play on your computer, or you can download it to your iPod.)

What others say about Hallie’s coaching…

Hallie knows how to get me motivated. I now know how to better identify, set, and attain my goals as well as overcome obstacles that get in my way. Hallie has really changed my approach to my career… and my life! Kate Burruss, Atlanta, GA

Achieve balance in your life this holiday season

Hallie Crawford
Career Transition Coach

Where's Hallie: Speaking at The Georgia State Alumni Association Oct 25th

If you're in Atlanta, please join me...

"You had me at 'Hello!'  Create an unforgettable impression with a can't miss elevator speech."

RE:Focus On Careers Speed Networking & Business Card Exchange Event. Thursday, October 25, 2007
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Anyone here in Hotlanta is welcome to attend! For more info visit http://www.gastatealumni.net/Career_Services/workshops.cfm

Hallie