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Can List Making Make You a Billionaire like Richard Branson?

August 12, 2014/1 Comment/in Benefits of List Making, Fellow List Producers, Increase Productivity, Learning With a List, List Making, People, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

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Lots of successful people also happen to be list makers — like Sir Richard Branson! He’s a high-profile British billionaire and founder of Virgin Group, which is made up of more than 400 companies including Virgin Atlantic. What you may not know is that he’s also dyslexic and struggled when he was in school. In fact, his principal told him he would either end up in prison or become a millionaire. When I saw on his blog that he was a list maker. I just had to share some of his productivity tips with you.

Checklist to Get Your Holiday Shopping Done Now

August 10, 2014/0 Comments/in Holidays, List Making, Saving Money, Shopping/by Paula Rizzo

I know it sounds a little extreme but I’m a big advocate of starting my Christmas shopping in August. Getting all the presents bought by Thanksgiving allows me to relax over the holiday season and avoid the shopping amateurs waiting until the last second and clogging up the mall parking lots in December.

Follow this month-by month guide to have a stress-free holiday season:

August – This is a great time to start planning and thinking about who you need to buy for and what you want to get. Each year I make two lists using Evernote. One list is of everyone I exchange gifts with for Hanukkah and Christmas. I write down ideas for gifts and reference my list from last year to make sure I don’t get the person the same gift twice. The other list is of random ideas, websites and clippings of gift ideas I’ve found throughout the year with no particular person in mind. I have an ongoing “gift ideas” notebook in Evernote of fun gift ideas. Read more

Heidi Klum Loves Her To-Do Lists!

August 3, 2014/1 Comment/in List Making, People/by Paula Rizzo

I really enjoy finding celebrities who are also list makers. It makes me feel like we’re a special bunch!

In fact, there are many celebrities who are known list makers like Madonna and Sandra Bullock. On Pinterest I made board dedicated to productive celebrities:

Follow my Pinboard of Productive Celebrities Who Probably Keep Lists on Pinterest.

Whose your favorite productive celebrity?

Grandma Knows Best (Productivity Tips That Stand The Test of Time)

July 20, 2014/0 Comments/in Benefits of List Making, Food, Increase Productivity, Learning With a List, List Making, Saving Money/by Paula Rizzo

Coastal grandma style is trending this summer. But there’s more that grandmas can teach you besides how to dress. Whether your grandma was an expert coupon-er or kept all her coupons in a repurposed can, you can learn a lot from their ability to save money (and time).

Here are few ways being more like your grandma could help you save time and money:

Check Email in Batches: My husband’s grandmother only checks her email a few times a week. She doesn’t do it in between other activities, but sees it as a daily task, much like reading the mail. Grandparents I know also tend to respond to each email right away rather than saving it for later. The younger generation tends check emails constantly, often as a way of procrastination. Checking your email once a day like your grandma allows you to be more focused on your other tasks. Read more

How to Have a Four Day Work Week

July 15, 2014/0 Comments/in Benefits of List Making, Holidays, Increase Productivity, List Making, Reduce Stress, Saving Time, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

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We’ve all been told that working harder is the obvious path to earning more. However a recent survey found that most millionaires believe that the four day work week is a ‘valid idea’. Who wouldn’t want Fridays off? I know I’d love that. But the key to securing your own four day week is not to endlessly pester your boss, but to get more done during those other four days.

Here are five tips to help you get all your work done by Friday.

1. Schedule important tasks earlier in the week

As tempting as it is to ease yourself into the week, getting your critical tasks out of the way early will save you time. This way you’re not cramming everything in at the last minute and you have time to follow up on tasks if need be. Plus once you get through the really tough stuff you’ll feel motivated to get more done. Read more