The Authentic Assistant

The Simple 5 Minute Rule

Why not try the simple 5 minute rule and see how it can change your life.

Have you heard about the simple 5 minute rule? Do you find yourself in a constant battle of keeping up with things? Procrastination seems to be winning. Things are not done. The number of tasks seem to be overwhelming and even increasing. Deadlines are missed and panic sets in as even more things are added […]

Stop Comparing Yourself to Others

Stop comparing yourself to others. Find out more here

The only person you should comparing yourself to is yourself from yesterday or last week or year.  You have the power to change each and every day. If there was something about yesterday that you did that is not sitting right with you, well you can change it. You are not set in stone.  Simple […]

Stop Dreaming and Start Doing

Why you should stop dreaming and start doing. be productive not busy. Reach for your goals.

It is time to stop dreaming about things and start doing something about it. Do you get the feeling that you are not really living the life that you actually want to. If you find yourself living more in daydreams wishing your everyday situation away and wishing that you were leading that life you have […]

Live in the Here and Now

Learn how to live in the here and now. Enjoy the moment. Don't wish your life away

We hear this phrase of live in the here and now and don’t always understand it. Sometimes it has more meaning than we realise. Live for the here and now is a really good inspirational quote to keep in mind. Words of wisdom at their best. How can this have any kind of meaning for […]

How to Build a New Habit

How to build a new habit. Good habits. Priorities

Want to build a new habit and don’t know where to start and the thought of even trying has been putting you off?  Well the best way to start a new habit is by finding a very small change you want to introduce into your life and simplify it.   “Make it so easy you can’t […]

How to Improve Your Life by Changing Your Priorities

Focus on your priorities. Change your life. Simplify things. Live your life

How important are your priorities? We all have moments in our life where we stop and think about what has happened in the last day, week, month or year. Just what have we achieved and how productive have we been?  Do you find yourself thinking why can’t I reach my goals or why can’t I […]

Work Expands to Fill Available Time

Work expands to fill time. Be productive not busy. time management.

How many of us have heard this quote “work expands to fill available time” and not really thought about what it really means and where it even came from. I remember hearing it first when I was a child and it didn’t seem to make sense. Oh how things have changed as an adult. Where […]

How to Declutter your Time

How to declutter your time. Be productive not busy.

Did you know that you can declutter your time? There are so many articles can be written about decluttering and the numerous ways we can declutter our home from the wardrobes to kitchen drawers, handbags to garages? If it was that easy we would all have perfect homes.  Most of us are thinking when do […]

Who Should you Trust?

Who should you trust? Why you need to trust yourself. Believe in yourself. Self confidence

The one person you should be trusting is yourself.  You should be able to trust your own instincts, feelings and thoughts. Who knows you best? You do! There is only one you and you should have faith in yourself. Be able to trust your intuition, your feelings and your gut instincts. The ability to honour […]

How to Improve your Work Life Balance

How to improve your work life balance. diagram includes a work life balance diagram

Who has the perfect work life balance. Are you running your own business? Or are you thinking of starting up your own business? Read endless articles about how these successful people seem to have it all. The easy life style. The successful business. The perfect family and home. You had that business idea and had […]