Quote of the week!

“I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.”  Thomas Jefferson

Losing sleep over our use of gadgets

As I was enjoying reading the Metro this morning on the train, an article by Tariq Tahir stood out, 'We are losing sleep over our use of gadgets'. It was interesting to read that just under half of us spend up to 90 minutes on laptops, tablets and smart-phones in bed, catching up on TV or logging onto Facebook or Twitter.  The scary realisation is that lights go out at midnight now compared to 10.30pm ten years ago, research shows.

Maybe a great new year's resolution will be to give ourselves the rest we need and leave the gadgets out of the bedroom.

Helen Harding

Designing Your Future

What does your posture say about you?

We all know that bad posture and wrongly positioned equipment leads to all kinds health problems but what are the other implications?

Posture gives off all sorts of messages which you might not even realise.  For instance, being slumped over your desk can make you look tired, bored, disinterested or unapproachable.  These things could make the difference when it comes to a promotion or a salary increase.

Posture also has a direct effect on how you feel.  Successful and happy people demonstrate this by the way they sit, stand and walk, their energy and positivity.

Here at P4 we recognise the importance of posture and it’s effect on you and your success, and it is one of the things which we address on the course.

Quote of the week!

“Once we know we are in charge of choosing our states, life becomes so much simpler." 

Phil Parker

Work/Life Balance Improves

A study published by Regus shows that employees across the UK believe the balance between their work life and personal life has improved since 2010:
http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/hro/news/1073156/employees-improvement-worl-life-balance-regus

“Despite the average worker putting in longer hours than ever before, the Index shows 60% of people are enjoying their jobs more, and 58% feel that they have enough time to spend at home or on personal pursuits.”

This is great news for companies and employees alike as we all know that good work life balance leads to happiness and increased productivity. If you want to improve the balance in your life, contact us to find out how P4 can help you.

Chunk down your workload

Many people get overwhelmed by their workload which in turns means that they don’t use their time effectively.  Use these tips to chunk down your workload and use your time better:

1. Write down jobs that need to be done - by writing them down it means you won’t keep thinking about them, especially at unhelpful times like when you are about to go to sleep or just as you are leaving the office!
2. If a job on the list is a large job, break it down into manageable chunks
3. Pick 5 things from the list to achieve each day, these could be simple individual tasks or part of a bigger task.
4. At the end of the day review your list and see what you’ve achieved.  Don’t beat yourself up if you didn’t achieve everything, just assess if it’s a priority for tomorrow - if so add it to the list of 5 things for the next day, if not decide if it needs to be done or can be taken off the list completely.
5. By breaking up you workload in this way, you will recognise what you are achieving each day and start to get through the jobs on your list!