TIME FOR TRAVELERS

TIME FOR TRAVELERS

If you’re traveling across the country, check out the time zones before you leave at http://www.time.gov. International travelers can refer to http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

NETWORKING AT CONFERENCES

Having business cards handy for networking opportunities at conventions and conferences could earn you money as well as save time. Keep a dozen or so in your plastic lapel badge so they’ll be fresh and unspoiled as well as quickly available.

ENTHUSIASM ALLEVIATES BOREDOM

Enthusiasm and boredom cannot co-exist. Give every task your best shot. Pretend your future depends on it – because it does. Don’t wait until you feel good to show exuberance. Act out how you want to feel and the feelings will follow. Researchers believe that the mere act of smiling produces a flood of brain chemicals that sets you on the road to feeling good.

MEETING TIME SAVER

Seldom does a ten-minute break consume less than twenty minutes.
For longer meetings, announce in advance when you will take a break. When the time comes, instead of saying, “Let’s take a ten minute break”, say, “Let’s break now, and be back at 3:35”. Most people have no idea how long ten minutes is. Also write the time of return on a flip chart, PowerPoint slide or overhead.

TIMELY HUMOR

The best meeting is a meeting of two people, with one of them absent.

HUMOR IN THE WORKPLACE

Humor helps in many ways. It takes our attention away from the upsets, releases tension, allows us to take an objective view of the source of our aggravation, and actually gives us uplift. It is also good for our health. Allen Klein, in his book, The Healing Power of Laughter (Jeremy F. Tarcher Inc., 1989) reports “Men who are cynical or angry have been shown to be more prone to heart attacks than those with a more positive outlook. Hospital patients who had surgery healed quicker if they had a park view out of their window than those who did not.”