Cory Cook - Time Management And Productivity Consultant
Improve your time management and elevate your business.
William James once wrote: “Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.” I couldn’t agree more. I thought I’d never finish this blog! I couldn’t resist a little humour… but there is admittedly some truth in it, too. Why is it so fatiguing? Because each and every time we are […]
People are leaving their possessions in self-storage warehouses for longer than ever. But why are people paying to store stuff they rarely use? The mania for storage centres began in the US in the 1960s and the country now has over 50,000 such facilities. They arrived in London in the 1990s but didn’t take off […]
“A place for everything” Interview with Business Spotlight Magazine for tips and advice on office organising. The complete article appeared in Business Spotlight 5/2011. View article here
Contributing article on top tips for spring cleaning, published in American In Britain Magazine. View article here
The spring season of renewal has long been marked with the traditional deep cleaning of hearth and home. But a good clean should mean more than bleaching grout and a donation-trip to Oxfam. It’s not just the physical stuff we have; it’s the attachments we have to it and what it represents. So, if we […]
We all know the ‘perks’ of working from home: work as little or as much as you want, wear what you want, nip out for lattes or personal errands, throw in a load of laundry, work into the night. Want to have an extended lunch with your friends? No problem, you can make up the […]
Ideally, storage units can be a great help, providing a convenient, purposeful and temporary storage solution. A good example is when you are moving house and you need to store your household goods for a couple of months. But sometimes circumstances change or time frames get extended, so what happens to the value ratio when […]
Anyone notice the cold snap? Time to break out the winter gloves…and how about the rest of your winter wear? Depending on the size of your wardrobe, it may be time for your seasonal ritual of changing over your summer and winter clothing. If this is something you do each year, which scenario best describes […]
What time did you start work today …and I mean really start work, not just when you took your seat with a cuppa at your desk? If you sat down, turned on your computer, and reached immediately for the folder containing the most important business of the day then well done! Was that not quite […]
Hello Everyone, and welcome to the grand opening of my weekly blog: “Making Life Simpler…” I’ll be offering tips and tricks, updates, real-life experiences and other practical thoughts and solutions on how to …make life simpler. The blog will run the gamut covering organising, time management, home staging and – every now and again – […]