Many people believe that they have to do it all. After all, no one else can do it the way you do. True. But when push comes to shove, maybe everything doesn’t have to be done exactly the way you do it. Maybe, just possibly, others might be able to help you so you can free up some time to do those other things you wish you had time to do. Consider the following possibilities and I challenge you to come up with some of your own:

Get Help At Work

• If you are working on a pressing project and need some uninterrupted quiet time, ask a colleague to cover the phones/email for you while you move to an empty conference room or office of a traveling colleague where no one can find you. You will reciprocate when they need you.
• Say you want to get better with the software you use, then get a group of co-workers together to talk about how each uses the software. It’s amazing what you can learn in a short time and it is certainly more fun than reading the manual!
• If you are overwhelmed with projects and don’t know how to prioritize them, ask the people that gave them to you for their help so you don’t have to keep guessing which to do first.

Get Help At Home

• If you have kids, get them involved with household chores. Why should you do it all? After all, they are the ones creating the laundry and making the mess! And the skills they learn will enable them to be self-sufficient as they get older.
• If you resent cleaning your house on the weekends (and you don’t have kids) get a cleaning person. They appreciate the work and you appreciate your clean home, even though they won’t do it exactly like you would.

Help Yourself and Say “NO” More Often

• “I’m sorry, I can’t take on that project right now. My schedule is too full” OR
• “No, I’m NOT going to check my email every 5 seconds” OR
• “Thank you for thinking of me but I’m really not interested in joining the committee at this time.”

Because students innately want to succeed and parents want to give their kids the academic advantage, we are starting to offer a special half-day Rev It Up Reading workshop geared specifically for students in high school or those in or going off to college.

This interactive workshop will help high school and college students learn how to:

• Read faster on all kinds of reading material, including textbooks
• Develop better concentration
• Improve comprehension
• Remember longer
• Take effective notes from reading material
• Gain reading and learning confidence

The first offering will take place on Saturday, April 21 at the Four Points Sheraton in Meriden, CT from 8:30am to 1pm. Please note pre-registration is required.

If you can't make this session, we will be looking to offer another one at the same location this summer. If you want us to come to you and you have a group of students you want us to work with, please contact us to make arrangements.

The public schedule for Rev It Up Reading half-day workshops include:

• Basking Ridge, NJ - April 27
• Leominster, MA - May 18
• Waltham, MA - June 15
• Hartford, CT - July 13
• Westbrook, CT - September 7
• and more to be scheduled soon!

Register early for our Early Bird Discounts or always get 10% off if you bring a friend (both receive the discount). Please share this information with your family, friends and colleagues!

If you can't attend a public workshop, Rev It Up Reading can be scheduled in-house for your organization or association meeting. Contact us with your interest.