Work/Life Balance

All the work-life balance articles published on ProductiveSuperdad.com. These post are useful especially those part-time WAHDs who have a full-time day job, but running their businesses on the side.

5 Warning Signs That Tell You Are Taking Productivity Too Seriously

Timo Kiander 10 Comments

For me productivity is one element of success. In order to achieve your intentions you have to put some hours in and work on your goals. Reaching your goals cannot be done by procrastinating. However, let’s take a look at the other side of the coin too. Sometimes you can take your productive efforts too far and productivity starts to affect your life in several negative ways. Avoiding communicating with others This happens when you have scheduled your timetable to be too tight. When … [Read more...]

10 Types of Cubicle Distraction and How to Deal With Them – Part 2

Timo Kiander 9 Comments

This is a blog post series, where I discuss how to deal with cubicle distraction (see the part 1 here). In this second (and final) part of the series, I’m going to reveal five other types of office distraction and how to deal with them. "Please note: even if these tips are about cubicle distraction, you may apply them to your home office environment as well. Take these tips and apply them to your situation however you see them fit. #6 Emails The amount of email has … [Read more...]

How to Love the Day Job You Hate

Timo Kiander 17 Comments

I have a day job, but my dream is to become a full-time online entrepreneur someday. At times, there have been rough moments with my motivation, when I didn’t like working at all. In fact, I hated my work, but then I switched my thinking and this has helped me to change my attitude towards my work. Although I’m building my online business on the side, I’m still having my day job. And in order to make my day job experience as smooth as possible, I have gathered some tips on how to … [Read more...]

SI4OE 008: The 80/20 Rule in Your Online Business – Part 2

Timo Kiander 2 Comments

This is the part 2 of the 2-part podcast, that focuses on the 80/20 rule: How to apply it to your online business and practical tips on how to make sure, that you become successful in your 20% tasks. I recorded the part 1 of this series in July and in that I focused more on general tips (tips 1-10) of the 80/20 rule, but in this podcast, there are more tips on how to apply the rule to your online business. Show notes: Download this podcast in MP3 format: 31 MB – 33:44 Whiteboard … [Read more...]

SI4OE 006: The 80/20 Rule in Your Online Business – Part 1

Timo Kiander 1 Comment

This is the part 1 of the 2-part podcast, that focuses on the 80/20 rule: How to apply it in your online business and practical tips on how to make sure, that you become successful in your 20% tasks. As you may now, the 80/20 rule is also known as the Pareto principle and it states, that for example 80% of your sales are generated by 20% of your customers. Obviously the 80/20 rule can be applied to other parts of your life or business as well, but the previous example is just explains how … [Read more...]

7 Differences Between Your Day Job and Your Online Business

Timo Kiander 18 Comments

Many people dream of running their own home-based online business. And who wouldn’t? You can decide on your own working hours, you can make more money than with your 9-5 (or whatever your work schedule is) job and you can be your own boss. I mean, who wouldn’t love to run an online business if these are the benefits? But hold on, hold on… I think that those goals are achievable, but not without the right kind of mindset, proper planning and hard (but smart) work Although I’m not … [Read more...]