Marie Leslie
Resources for a Productive & Creative Life
Priority management and time management are not the same thing. Do you know the difference? Have you fallen into the “Time Management” trap? Are you always trying to maximize your time, working on different systems to manage it, control it, and try and make more of it? Stop. Time doesn’t need managing. Time is the …
Fall is nearly here. We’ve already had our first snowfall here in Colorado. Thankfully, it confined itself to the high mountains and we are not yet a winter wonderland. But it was a good wakeup call. It’s time to get organized for fall. The days are getting shorter and the weather will soon be getting …
Is your business where you want it to be? Are you feeling frustrated or stuck with the growth of your business? You can do many things to try and give your business a boost. Some solutions may require a substantial financial investment. Other solutions may require a lot of time. How do you know where …
Are you having a mid-life crisis? Are you thinking your best opportunities may have already passed you by or wishing you were younger so you’d still have a shot at the success you’ve always dreamed of? It’s not too late. Just because you’re approaching the mid-century mark (or even well past it) doesn’t mean you’re …
Business apps are an essential for all entrepreneurs today. Subscriptions and purchases can add up quickly, though, for the solo entrepreneur. How do you choose which apps to use for your business and which are the best value? I recommend looking for free apps to increase your productivity, as a starting point. Whether the app …
Do you know what the most important business skill is? It’s not sales. It isn’t marketing. It’s not picking the next “sure thing.” It isn’t accounting (thank goodness for that!). And it’s not networking. The most important business skill isn’t any of these, but it is one of the keys to success in all of …
If you can organize your kitchen it’s a beautiful thing. Having a place for everything—and being able to find it—makes cooking more enjoyable and less stressful, especially after a long day at work. But sometimes, especially after those long days at work, the thought of coming home and spending your evening on an organizing project …
Games In a Ballroom Synopsis London, 1815Olivia Wilde despairs of any possibility of a love match in her life. While she hopes to choose her spouse, her father is determined that she marry a man with a title. Unfortunately for Olivia the men her father deems acceptable are only interested in increasing their own diminishing …
Your home office can start to feel cluttered and confining, especially when you’ve been so busy working in it that you haven’t paid much attention to your surroundings. It doesn’t have to stay that way, though. There are many things you can do to make your office more inviting, whether it’s a home office, or …
The Rent Collector Summary Sang Ly lives with her husband and son at Stung Meachey, Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s city dump. She is grateful she can help support her family by sifting through the trash for recyclables and things which can be repaired and sold. On a good day, she can earn enough to buy food …
