Karen Bolda
Professional Development Tips
Your Highly Productive 3 Hours
 
What People are Saying:
 
"Karen's time management strategies have increased my productivity level three-fold! I now have the tools to plan and implement a weekly schedule that is highly organized and efficient. I still have time to "put out the fires" that crop up on a daily basis, but no longer feel that those "fires" are controlling my schedule. In hindsight, I see that the stress I felt from work each day was not inherent in the work I do - it was due to a lack of proper time management. I now feel more in control of my schedule, and feel a higher level of job satisfaction. I highly recommend Karen's Time Management workshop to EVERYONE!! Thank You Karen."
--Brenda Cornett
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"The Learning styles training has helped me to understand where conflicts arise in the workforce and how to deal with them. It has also given me great insight to communication styles that need to be addressed when providing information to people.  Thanks for the training!"
~Robert Barnhart
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Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest 
 
"Karen is very approachable and easy to be with, and answers questions thoroughly.  ~Henry Saltonstall

"Thank you so much for training our team about Learning Styles.  That was a very powerful investment in our time - the benefits are great.   I'm using the information in many of my work relationships - it's been extremely helpful!   Always good to be mindful of how different we all are."
~Julie Wheeler, Occupational Health and Safety Officer, USFS 
  
 
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Greetings!
 
Everyone has a natural rhythm of energy to their day.  For example, for many people there is a bit of a lull after lunch where a nap seems more feasible than work.  There are also periods of time where you suddenly seem to be able to accomplish twice as much as usual.  This period of high productivity tends to last for about three hours, and will occur at a predictable time each day.  I call this period your "Highly Productive 3", or HP3 if you like acronyms. Although there are general trends of when people are most or least productive (like the post lunch sleepiness), only you can determine when you are at your most productive.  
 
Once you recognize when your HP3 occurs, you can plan to do the tasks that require the most focus during this time.  You will find that you get much further on these tasks than if you try to do them during a naturally low productive time.  Do your organizational tasks such as e-mails or phone calls during periods of lower productivity.  Protect your productive time by scheduling yourself into your planner, moving other appointments if possible to before or after.  Move your lunch or coffee breaks so that you can use as much as possible of your 3 hours on focused or creative tasks.  My highly productive time is from 10:30-1:30, so I eat a large second breakfast at 10:00, then lunch at 1:30.  Working with your natural rythm of productivity rather than against it will help you feel more accomplished at the end of the day.
  
--KarenInstructor Karen Bolda
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