Done!

Sharing our knowledge and expertise can sometimes be scary. We may be afraid of becoming superfluous and of not being needed (since our colleagues now know too). But doing the exact opposite of these fears often proves the contrary. Today's Done! is about how to make yourself dispensable and by doing so gain more time, energy to do what we really want to and more trust from our colleagues.

Being kept waiting, on hold or standing in line for something is to most people both frustrating and irritating. But rather than letting a situation out of your control get to you, there are ways in which to change your focus and use the time kept waiting contructively. Today's Done! is about channeling that aggravated energy into doing something which moves you forward while you are waiting.

Getting back from the vacation offers the ideal opportunity to put the perspective you have gotten while being away from work into practice. Today's Done! is about how to refresh your overview and get going with what you wish to accomplish during the fall.

Have you experienced returning to the office after a few weeks holiday only to find that the e-mail inbox is virtually overflowing with hundreds of unread e-mails? Today's Done! is about how to handle that situation swiftly and efficiently by being just a bit proactive.

Most of us have folders or even entire filing-cabinets filled with materials classified as "what might one day be good-to-have". Keeping our various types of materials organized is essential to being able to use them to their full potential, and our reference material is no exception. Today's Done! is about two methods in which to make our reference material more accessible.

Keeping track of what you have to do is one thing. To then actually do the right thing once you are doing something, is another matter entirely. Today's Done! is about a single question which can and will help you get back on track when you have lost your focus.

What isn't urgent doesn't get prioritized. Does this sound familiar? We tend to put the things which might be important in the long-run on hold, postpone them over and over again, in favor of more pressing matters, but there is a way to get these vital issues attended to as well. Today's Done! is about how to overcome the constant procrastinating and get ahead of yourself doing the things which may be important but not urgent.

Most people have and use an e-mail account, but even though the larger part of us use e-mailing in our daily communication with people, most do not have the structure and routines in their mail-habits necessary to make this vital tool efficient rather than a nuisance. Today's Done! is about how if all would abide to these simple guidelines, our communication via the web would be both smoother and easier.

I am sure that there are many masters of procrastination out there, and I am certain every one has experienced the consequences of putting things off which really should have been attended to immediately. Today's Done! is about the things you should do sooner rather than later to avoid unnecessary pain and agony.

When we are over our heads in papers, the piles are mounting, the trash can is overflowing and the to do-list no longer is legible, it's time to do the one and only right thing - clean out! Today's Done! is about how to do the seemingly simple, but very important, task of cleaning up in order to get a clearer view of things.