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Energise Smart living and working Bulletin - the catalyst to liberate your talent
Greetings!

Welcome to the Energise Smart living and working monthly bulletin. This is to help you liberate your talent. Over the Christmas break, we chose to relax rather than 'de-weed' our computer of old files, so we are feeling energised at the start of the year. Hope it lasts! Hope you are too. Read on for tips to create more time in 2010 than you had in 2009.  
 
How to live and work smarter
Want to know the secret of creating more time?   

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I wish I could wave a magic wand and create more hours in a day! If only there were more than 24 hours, but if there were 30 hours a day, I am sure that we would pack in even more.  
 
The secret to living and working smarter is to choose to. By doing this, you will put your attention on it, and slowly but surely it will happen. I consciously try to spend 80% of my time on 'important but not urgent' tasks, but it can be a challenge!  
 
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10 Free tips to live and work smarter
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Below are 10 ideas  to help you to live and work smarter.
 
1. Create a list of healthy habits that if you do them every day, will give you more energy e.g. drinking 2L of water, eating 5 fruit and vegetables of different colours etc.
 
2. Introducing new behaviours/habits rather than focusing on the traditional 'giving things up' new year resolution approach (usually things you enjoy!) is more likely to be effective. The 'bad habits' then fade away/lessen naturally.
 
3. Every day reflect on what you have to be grateful for, what you have learnt and achieved, however small and adjust your plans each week with this knowledge.
 
4. Delegate or automate things you don't enjoy or that steal your time e.g. backing up your computer, admin tasks etc.
 
5. Know what is important to you - your values and make choices around them.
 
6. Use different environments in your office for different tasks e.g. filing, reading, thinking and reflecting.  
 
7. Create templates for e mails or documents you use regularly.
 
8. Create a time-limit each day/week for 'time-stealers' e.g. Twitter, Facebook.
 
9. Learn how to say 'no' and feel comfortable about it.
 
10. Have goals that you feel really motivated about - this will help you to feel 'in flow' and energised so that you are productive and make the most of time.
 
Make the most of this quieter time at work in the first 2 weeks of January to instigate changes which will save you time for when you get busy.
 How Energise live and work smart
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It's really important for me to be authentic, i.e. do as I say, so here are some things that I have done in the last few years that you could adopt. I have inherited some very organised genes from my mum!  
    
Rachel's tips:
Create a laminated alphabetical bespoke filing system that you will never have to redo again
 
Invest in an office organiser to learn their tricks and tips
 
Have a virtual PA (I have had one for 7 years and never waste time in 'customer care' lines!) 
 
Create a file with separate days of the week and slot in the files you need the following week so you begin the week with clarity and ease
 
Structure your week in different locations for different tasks e.g. marketing/networking
  
Segment greetings cards alphabetically by occasion and keep cards in stock
 
Create a template for your shopping list by type of product so you shop faster
 
 
What ideas would you add? Why not e mail us and share your thoughts? rachel@liberateyourtalent.com Everyone is different, that's why coaching is tailored to an individual's needs.  
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We hope that you have found our Energise Bulletin useful.
 
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Wishing you a happy and successful 2010!
 
Kind regards,
 
Rachel Brushfield, Director
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The Talent Liberation Company 
 
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In this issue
How to live and work smarter
10 Free tips to live and work smarter
How Energise live and work smart
Self reflective question  
 
What step could you take right now to live and work smarter? 
About Energise
Energise helps organisations and individuals liberate talent. We are the talent liberation company and help give you the edge in challenging and competitive environments.
 
We have the skills, experience and insights to unlock potential and offer an inspiring approach to bring about positive change.
 
We have been established for over 12 years and are practical and results focused giving our clients the tools, confidence and knowledge to succeed. 
 
We specialise in career change, working smarter and talent management and employee engagement.
 
Client successes
 
Here are some snippets about our clients' successes:
 
Duncan Goose, winner of a 2007 ITV People of Briton Award, has taken his turnover to over £10M www.onedifference.org 
  
 
Juliet Russell featured in  this year's BBC's Bafta award winning series The Choir:  
Jon Green has won a national UK songwriting competition out of 250 entrants. www.ukcmc.co.uk  
  
Katy Townsend has streamlined her sewing business, outsourcing work to associates, and is now focusing on the work she loves and has improved her work life balance.  
  
 
Inspiring quote
 
"When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live."
 
Samuel Johnson 
 
Testimonials
 
"Coaching works and Rachel's got what it takes."
 
Peter Cornell, Former Managing Partner, Clifford Chance 
 
"I have become 30% more productive as a direct result of coaching and I feel more prepared, reflective and thoughtful. I now appreciate the benefit of advanced planning. This has made a huge difference at work and at home."
 
Director, Telecoms company
 
"Just 1 hour's coaching has saved me up to 1000 hours a year. While exploring what 'gobbles up my time', I realised that delegating opening my post and menial tasks would free up 4 hours a day. I am using this new found time to delegate effectively to my team and doing more new business."
 
Senior partner, Accountancy firm.
 




 

 
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