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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can prevent a bad mood from destroying your productivity. Together they look at: • the importance of minimizing drama (and not creating it in the first place!) • how to begin the day by positioning yourself for success • not letting 15 seconds of your day ruin 24 hours • how slow breathing signals your brain that everything is ok • the importance of r...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how Daylight Savings Time can play havoc with your productivity, and what you can do about it. Together they look at: • How the time change feels like jet-lag, and what you can do about it • The importance of eliminating decisions so you can more easily get started in the morning • Using the extra light at the end of the day to your best advantage • Rearrangi...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at why it's important to ask yourself "Why am I here" as a way to get more done. Together they look at: •  How you can best manage your time when you know what you are supposed to be doing • How knowing your top 3 things can make a difference in what you can achieve • How knowing what you want to accomplish helps to eliminate the garbage you allow in your life •...

In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at a sure-fire way to get started on the things you want to do (and not do the things you shouldn't do). It's a simple process of making the hard easy, and the easy hard. • Think of things that are easy to do, but don't help you (spending too much time on social media, eating junk food, staying up too late) and figure out a way to make them harder to do. • Think...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at not caring so much, and what it can mean for your productivity and efficiency. Together they look at: • Asking ourselves "What would I do if I knew no one would judge me?" • Why trying things with a Beginners Mind enables you to try more things • The magic of starting small to get started • Why you should avoid big expectations Edited and produced at Studio D...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of reducing choices to be more efficient. Together they look at: • Why "pulling in" what we want is better than having things "pushed" at us • How reducing visual chaos can help with making choices • The genius of adopting a uniform choice • How dice can help you limit your decision making • Why limiting your choices with Google makes you more...

In this episode,  Lee and Ellen look at ways to make reading more efficient. Together they look at: • Finding a method of reading that works for you, and it doesn't have to be a Kindle • Knowing when to walk away from a book that isn't working for you • Using a Summarizing Service if you want to cover more books in less time • Writing your own summary of a book to ensure you understand the high po...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the power of saying NO to the things that don't move us forward. Together they look at: • The importance of valuing your time • Recognizing the cost you are paying when you say yes to others • Why delegating (and paying others) to do your work is a big yes to you • How being particular about how you give your time away, ensures you have more time for yourself...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at an easy way to give yourself more time, simply by stopping doing what you've been doing. Together they look at: Experimenting with technology to do things better than you did before How second-guessing slows you down Managing the amount of outside information you take The importance of knowing what you enjoy doing, and eliminating what you don't like Edited a...

In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at one of the most inefficient things ever: Micromanaging. Together they look at: • How micromanaging is inefficient - for both parties • The importance of owning your strengths - and using them to get to the solution • Embracing, and owning, your tendencies as a way to be efficient Produced and edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer Learn more about Ellen at...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of streamlining to become more efficient. Together they look at: • The importance of asking "Is there a better way to do this?" • How 3M challenges workers to find a better way to do things • Why Southwest has only one kind of planes • How the video meeting has challenged the inefficiency of meetings - and why it's important • One easy way to m...

In this episode, Ellen and Lee look a how you can easily start to eliminate inefficiency in your life by knowing your mission and your outcome. Together they look at: • The importance of knowing your problem in order to solve it • How road trips teach you to be efficient • The one thing the military does to be efficient (and how you can use this tool as well.) Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayn...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can conquer your email. Together they look at: • Gamifying your email • Scheduling and time-blocking when you deal with email • Slowing down the amount of email you deal with • Resources you can use to help you ( www.unroll.me ) • Why eliminating notifications can save you A LOT of time every day • The importance of knowing your communication style (a...

In this, the last episode of 2020, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of having a To-Do list. Together they look at: • The 3 reasons you need To-Do lists • How to make your To-Do list work best for you • Different ways to set up your To-Do lists • The overlooked importance of scheduling things based on your energy level Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer Learn more about Elle...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of paying attention to the Return on Your Investment of time. Together they look at: • An unforgettable less Lee learned from his SCORE mentor • The importance of continually moving toward your goal - small bits at a time • How you can keep your goal top-of-mind • A mantra you should adopt to make sure you get the best ROI every day Produced an...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how to use accountability to get things done. Together they look at: • Using the power of money and people you don't like to achieve goals • How accountability partners can help you out • How Lee launched a new business because he was held accountable to it ( https://www.remoteworkerresource.com ) • How being bold and calling things out can rally others aroun...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of using deadlines to improve your productivity. Together they look at: • How putting arbitrary deadlines in place makes you more efficient • Using the idea of pleasure vs. pain to meet deadlines • How deadlines hold you accountable - and prevent regrets • Lee shares how the greatest deadline of all, death, can be the (sad) inspiration to final...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at why now is the time to commit (if you haven't already) to making Working From Home work for you. Together they look at: • The importance of finding where you are most comfortable • Realizing all of the things that are possible now -- and making then part of your workday • Why experimenting is important -- and can improve your productivity. • The announcement...

In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at what you can learn from delivery drivers' efficiency. Together they look at: • How organizing once can affect the performance of the whole day • "Going Right to Go Left" - and looking at what is counterintuitive to make positive changes in your life • Why delivery drivers rarely back up - and why that matters to you • The importance of efficiently doing the t...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can get more reading done - even when you don't think you have time. Together they look at: • The importance of choosing books you want to read, and why shorter books can be just the thing you need • How Book Clubs can help you read more deeply • Setting the scene for reading more • Why having books on Kindle or a tablet will help you use pockets of t...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at ways you can be more efficient in the kitchen (both cooking and eating). Keeping in mind this is NOT a food show, together they look at: • Making it easy to access the tools you need • Having easy to use (and clean!) tools • Foods you can have available to make eating, fast and healthy, easy Learn more about Lee at www. LeeSilber.com Learn more about Ellen at...

I n this episode, Lee and Ellen look at what we can learn from restaurants when it comes to being efficient. Together they look at: • Making small improvements to the things you repeatedly do • The importance of knowing the basics and using them as a foundation for other things • Knowing what you want and using that as a guide • Why simplifying and streamlining can be the best way to get more done...

In this episode, Lee and ellen look at what we can learn from Administrative Professionals and Executive Assistants. Together they look at: How using templates can make jobs be better Having a Standard Operating Procedure for repetitive tasks The importance of saving things that work Exercising our Left Brains in order to do things we might not like Embraing technology to be more efficient How a l...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at what we can learn about efficiency from Firefighters. Together they look at: The importance of checking your tools before and after you use them. Why anticipating what could go wrong can make you more efficient. How having (and using) a system for storing equipment can save time. Paying attention to your style of work and using that to your advantage. Priorit...

In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at ways to make your breaks more effective for you. Together they look at: A quick way to get comfortable and pamper yourself Why "Dancing like no one is watching" can boost your energy How to do a 5-minute spa treatment A simple way to get your heart-rate up -- and a surprising way to cool-down Why doing the opposite will give you more energy How to use your br...