| We all know how glorious those first warm
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| | goals. Having that list you can check off
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| days of spring feel. The trees are
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| | is a really handy way to be efficient.
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| blooming, the birds are singing... boy,
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| | It's sort of like being in the grocery
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| it's sure hard to keep your head out of
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| | store when you aren't in the mood to go
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| the clouds when the skies are blue and
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| | shopping! Write down the things you need
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| the sun's shining brightly.But if you're
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| | to accomplish and set a completion date
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| outside enjoying the warm weather...
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| | (or time) for each task. Set small goals
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| who's running your business?Spring fever
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| | over the course of a work week, and
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| is a notorious distractor for those of us
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| | bigger goals over a span of a month or
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| trying to earn a living on our own.
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| | two. Refer back to your list frequently,
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| There's no stern manager telling us we'd
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| | and don't forget to reward yourself for
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| better hurry back from lunch. There's no
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| | your accomplishments. You'll soon come to
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| one to stop us from cutting out early and
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| | realize: goal-setting really helps keep
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| cruising down to the local outdoor
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| | you on track!5. Designate a time to check
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| restaurant, slipping on our jogging shoes
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| | email. How many times have you set your
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| and heading off to the park, or venturing
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| | mind to a task only to find you've lost
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| over to the mall for a reckless afternoon
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| | an entire hour because you made the
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| of shopping for spring fashions. So with
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| | mistake of checking email? Email is by
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| no Big Brother to scold us, how can a
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| | far the biggest time waster, especially
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| freelancer keep springtime distractors
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| | when the weather is warm and everyone's
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| from affecting productivity? Here are
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| | preoccupied with frivolity. Don't give in
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| seven tips.1. Shift your schedule forward
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| | to the temptation! Instead, designate two
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| or back a couple of hours. If you
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| | or three hours of your day to checking
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| normally sit down to work at 9 a.m., try
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| | and responding to emails as well as
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| getting up a couple of hours earlier. You
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| | deleting old ones that take up space in
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| can wind down at about 3 p.m. and have
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| | your mailbox. And NO, that forward your
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| the afternoon/evening for yourself. Or,
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| | Aunt Millie sent does not count as a
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| if you're not a morning person, ease into
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| | work-related email!6. Take it outside.
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| your day with some mindless activities;
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| | Who says you have to sit in a dark room
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| spend some time out of doors. Settle down
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| | staring at the monitor for 9 hours
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| to business at about 11 a.m. and work
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| | straight? If the weather is balmy, why
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| through to 7 pm. While you're doing this,
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| | not enjoy it while at the same time
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| remember all those poor nine-to-fivers
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| | keeping busy! Print out your documents,
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| who can't enjoy such a flexible
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| | grab a beach chair and choose a nice,
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| schedule!2. Break up your work day into
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| | quiet spot where you can work quietly and
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| sections. Feeling blocked, and/or
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| | enjoy the warm sunshine. Don't forget a
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| restless? Don't fight it. Sitting there
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| | paperweight of some kind in case the wind
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| for hours trying to get things
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| | picks up!7. Do some spring cleaning.
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| accomplished when you just can't
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| | Sometimes, the best way to rid your mind
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| concentrate is only going to make the
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| | of clutter is to rid your workspace of
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| problem worse. Spend a couple of hours
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| | clutter. Grab the paper shredder, go
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| doing work, and then if you need to, take
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| | through those old dusty files and clear
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| some time out to clear your head. Chances
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| | away all that needless paperwork you'll
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| are, when you return, you'll be primed
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| | never use again. Organize your office so
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| for productivity. And don't forget that
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| | that everything you need is within reach,
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| sometimes the greatest ideas are born
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| | such as paper clips, folders, pens, pads;
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| when the sun goes down!3. Take a
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| | and of course, your Springline stapler.
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| vacation. Sometimes you just have to give
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| | Junk those useless computer files
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| your body what it's asking for: a rest!
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| | littering your computer desktop. Take a
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| If work is overwhelming you to the point
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| | trip to Staples for a Rolodex and some
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| that you just want to get in your car and
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| | stacking file holders. Once you're done
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| drive away, then maybe that's what you
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| | reorganizing, you can finally get down to
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| should do. Even just a few days away from
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| | business!Copyright 2005 Dina Giolitto.
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| the computer will do wonders for your
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| | at and learn to write search engine
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| | friendly web copy and market your web
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| the spring season is a great time to get
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