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Finding Time: Part Four – How to Avoid Sabotaging Your Efforts

February 19, 2009 by natalie 3 Comments

Read: Part One | Part Two | Part Three Each of these points below could be developed much more fully, but this is a brief overview of four things that seem to really eat up time and energy and sabotage our efforts to live productive lives. Know Your Calling and Priorities I already touched on […]

Filed Under: Personal

Finding Time: Part Three – 4 Principles for Making the Most of Your Time

February 18, 2009 by natalie 3 Comments

Yesterday, we looked at the importance of Tracking Your Time to help determine how your time is being spent and what areas are/should be a priority. Once you have those determined, it’s helpful to have some guiding principles to help you structure your daily schedule. Here are 4 Key Principles that have made a huge […]

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Finding Time: Part Two – Tracking Your Time

February 17, 2009 by natalie 5 Comments

Yesterday, I mentioned that at the beginning of this year, I made up some little index cards on which I recorded each of the different roles that I fill and the responsibilities associated with each one. This was done in an effort to determine how to use my time more productively and to help me […]

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Monday Mailbag – Finding Time: Part 1

February 16, 2009 by natalie Leave a Comment

How do you get so much accomplished in one day? What is an average day’s schedule like for you (including things that aren’t necessarily part of teaching piano)? This is a good question from a reader who recognizes the importance of using time wisely and is trying to figure out how to get all the […]

Filed Under: Monday Mailbag, Personal

Fresh and Fun! Idea #3

February 15, 2009 by natalie 5 Comments

Can you tell I’m more than a little behind around here?! I had a group class last week that took some time to prepare for (hopefully pictures will come this week!), and, on a personal note, I made an announcement on one of my other blogs about some exciting news! So hopefully you’ll forgive my […]

Filed Under: Feeling the Pulse

Rhythm Hearts Music Worksheet

February 10, 2009 by natalie Leave a Comment

Several weeks ago I came across the fabulous Piano Teacher Resources blog. Well, check out this very cute Rhythm Heart worksheet that Susan created. This would work perfectly for the Have a Heart – Feel the Pulse music game, and it is way cuter than my plain little sheet of hearts. I think I need […]

Filed Under: Feeling the Pulse, Worksheets

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