· Ditch the Distractions – When there is work to be done, shut out all distractions that are not entirely prevalent to its completion. This includes the TV, radio and indeed that oh-so precious mobile phone. What’s more, if you can get away without using the computer, turn it off to remove email, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube distractions among others.

· Apply the Breaks – It may appear that designing that new pop up display on time is far more important than lunch, but regular breaks are 100% essential to efficiency and quality of output across the board – even when working from home.

· Make a List – Making an extensive and detailed list of the most important things to do and things left undone at the end of the working day is one of the best ways of both winding down and ensuring a productive start the next day. The gesture itself serves as a psychological %u2018close of business'for the delay and allows for much needed relaxation, while also serving as the ideal reminder of which areas to focus on the net morning.

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Some people make light of company web-sites, and to be honest I can see where they’re coming from. Many company sites are dull, boring, lifeless, hopeless wastes of time. Yes they mean well and most of the time they are successful, but do they ignite the passion of a generation? Um…not really. In fact, much of the time people don’t stay awake long enough to actually feel any heat…

http://www.nationwidefuels.co.uk on the other hand, is a very different kettle of fish. Interesting and insightful, the web-site contains a lot of interesting details and also looks really good. Thanks to this, all the bases are covered and a potential customer feels like he wants to do business with the firm. A great thing for all involved, and just the thing which makes the world go round!

Do use testimonials: they’re a great idea because they prove your firm has had success…

As featured on the web-site, the firm’s top priorities – in no particular order here – are to focus on personal service, highest quality products available, and competitive prices. Fuel deliveries being on time are also something which the company strive to do on a regular basis.

So, with all this in mind, here are a few things you can do if you are building a web-site – follow this company’s ethos and you too will probably be onto a fine thing:

1) Make your site interesting and relevant: if you’re a florist, make sure you use colours that are applicable! In terms of flowers, that means colourful is the only way to go. But don’t get colour confused with the way things ought to be…if you run a law firm, for example, you may want to tone it down a bit. Not that you can’t also remain interesting at the same time, of course.

2) Be sure to use a font which doesn’t make people want to set themselves on fire: bad fonts are all over the internet, and using a font wrongly can pretty much bring down an online business. Bad fonts are any fonts which are either not appropriate, or that are just plain ugly. This is all down to personal opinion, of course, so use your own discretion and remember that a good simple font can never be argued against.

3) Make sure your Contact page stays updated and actually exists. Self-explanatory, really…

4) Do use testimonials: they’re a great idea because they prove your firm has had success. Sometimes a good testimonial will make someone commit to you who never would have done otherwise, especially with so much competition out there.

TIP: watch the video for a very visual approach to story-telling. Pictures and video should also be included on your web-site to entice people in!

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So, when I saw a flyer taped to a lamp post telling about a river clear up day at the weekend, you could say I was up for it. And I really was. When the day came I put my wellies on and got to it nice and early, and this is how it went.

I was there by the river before anyone else was. It was 9am and quite cold, but as I saw people walking across the field towards me – all of them carrying spades and those hand-grabber things for snatching things off the floor – I knew I had made the right decision getting out of bed.

When they reached me, we all shook hands and the leader of the group – Simon – explained what we were here to do (pick up lots of discarded plastic packaging and the like from the river and its banks). Then, we climbed through the long grass and trees and met the river, found where we were to begin.

Stopping the flow of the water was loads of plastic which had clearly been dumped in from the other side. It looked horrendous, and although there were ducks on the river they couldn’t get past the nasty stuff

I was shocked and appalled at what lay before us. Here was a stretch of river much like the rest of it, but this part was anything but natural. Stopping the flow of the water was loads of plastic which had clearly been dumped in from the other side. It looked horrendous, and although there were ducks on the river they couldn’t get past the nasty stuff, so were not able to get further down stream.

After an hour, we still hadn’t cleared it. Simon was his usual calm self but even he was showing signs of anger, which seemed distinctly un-Simon-like. When I asked him how common this was, he responded with “all too, I’m afraid.” I got the impression that although we were doing a great job, that great job wouldn’t last forever…probably, in 6 months this place would be right back to square one…

My words to people dumping waste would be this: please don’t. But if you must continue dumping then rest assured, sooner or later you’ll get caught, and when you do I highly doubt the judge will be lenient.

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You can make extra time in your day just by better organizing the way you approach your everyday jobs. Look at each area you are involved in at work and see where you can make improvements. Here are ways you can improve productivity:

Communication: One of the most important skills to have in any type of business is communication. It doesn’t matter if you work in retail, in a bank or creating free antivirus virus software. When you communicate with a fellow staff or a client you must be sure that the information and instruction you are sharing is understood appropriately.

Planning: In order for both small and large projects to be completed the right way they need to have the right amount of planning. Always have a planner on your desk that allows you to record the projects that are going on, so you can glance to see what the progress is.

Prioritizing: Going from one project to the next and feeling like you are accomplishing nothing can be extremely frustrating. In order for you to avoid this make sure to prioritize and categorize your projects by importance and deadlines.

Stop Procrastination: This can lead to a lot of problems. Identify the task you tend to put off and find out why you procrastinate with them. You will be able to find solutions if you know what the reasons for procrastination are.

Delegation: If there is staff with you then they can help you accomplish your tasks. If you can delegate the work to the appropriate people, you will be able to relax and not be stressed out about everything.

These are few effective and vital ways of improving your productivity in order for you to be successful.

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I’ve been using an energy monitor in my house the past week or so and it’s interesting to see what happens on a day-to-day basis. I’m not sure exactly how accurate it is but what are really fascinating are the massive jumps that occur when using certain household items. For example the hoover creates a massive jump in the amount we’re using as does the toaster, not that we use the toaster of hoover all day every day but they do use up a lot of energy. The thing is, and I might be reading it totally wrong, it seems to think we’re spending around seven or eight pounds every hour on our electricity which is a hell of a lot when you think about it. It could also be a bit of a ploy to make us all think we’re spending a lot more than we actually are to get us using less energy.

It could just be a bit of a false economy, as to the amount of energy we’re saving compared to what we’re using elsewhere. We were thinking of having and electricity free week where we use mostely candle in the evenings and not use any electrical items to cook with, but we’ll probably end up spending elsewhere. A bit like when you’re moving house and your deciding to get some courier work to help you move your things or save a bit of money by hiring a van yourself. You might save a bit of money but you usually end up spending it elsewhere if you can’t get everything in one load and have to pay for the petrol, parking and any toll or congestion charges, plus you end up doing all the work yourself!

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1) Believe it or not, an idea only comes along once. Ten minutes later you may have a similar idea, and it may feel like the same idea, but let me assure you it is not! An idea is only simple and unique once, and after that it starts changing into something else entirely.

2) When the Internet eventually crashes for good, computers all die and we end up living in a world run by computers who we neither understand nor like, my ideas will survive. Nobody will be able to take them away from me…until they develop a machine to do that. But I am trying not to think about that.

3) Ideas save lives, so use them: ideas are what keep people motivated, and looking forward to better ways of doing things. Enough said I think.

You can be an ideas person, that’s the simple truth about it. Simply record all your ideas, and before long they will start to feed off each other and multiply. It’ll be a fantastic day, I can tell you, because that’s when they start calling you an ideas monster and you feel all special! (P.s. A good idea would be someone coming up with a gp doctor job that actually meant the doctor was always on time for appointments, somebody get on it now!)

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My old college professor, when he wasn’t moaning about things like celebrities and laser hair removal berkshire, used to say things like this to me: “you know young man, it’s ideas that we need more of.”

I would say something like: “you’re always saying that”.

He would say, “for a good reason. You’ll learn one day.”

And I did. Because once I got into it – writing my ideas down I mean – I was well away! There was no looking back from that moment on. And you know what? It really expanded the way I see things.

The problem is that we all have dozens of great ideas every single moment of every single day, but most of us – far too many – just think “I can remember that. That’s such a good idea I can never forget it.” But here’s the thing…we are only human and we do forget it. So please, next time you think up something awesome, write it down.

You never know when it might come in useful and change the world as we know it, do you? (For example, the guy down my road used to work for laser hair removal berkshire and then he got a great idea and now he’s retired. He’s only five years older than me. I hate him so much.)

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Oh, how I was wrong. In fact, it turns out that this new-ish programme, born and bred by Channel 4, is really quite good. For a few key reasons such as the following ones I shall list here.

1) You get to see how difficult running a country estate is.

2) You get to see how difficult running a country estate is when you have zero experience and won’t listen to any of that Ruth Watson woman’s ideas.

3) You get ideas about your own business ventures, as there’s a lot of practical advice given out which you can apply to many different things – not just country houses.

4) It’s just damn good entertainment. Why? Because usually the family at the centre of the action are rowing about what to do next, or why the place isn’t bringing in more money. This is sad for them but fantastic news for the TV viewer who has seen it all and wants to see something new.

And you have to hand it to that Ruth Watson, don’t you? She does it time and time again: takes on a new challenge and goes for it full-on. Watch this show if you’re obsessed with running clothing but should be concentrating on getting your own country house to bring in more money. Or watch it to see what happens when sparks fly, because it’s really quite addictive.

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The point is this: I can be a bit old-fashioned. I like the old Argos discount codes that I used to know and love, and I like the way Opal Fruits (as opposed to Starburst) tasted. I like, also, the words we used to use regularly, and I like to employ them where necessary, even at my peril. Like “handsome”. Now, years ago you could say that a woman looked handsome, and you would not get a funny look, but now you can’t, no. Now it’s changed. Nowadays if you call a woman handsome then they say “but that’s how you describe a man, idiot”. And this is not limited to just this example, of course. There are millions of ways that the modern age has distorted or changed things from how they used to be, into ways which aren’t necessarily any better. In some cases as I have proven, they are just wrong, so there.

What to do about it? I don’t know. I am but one person in this world of billions of living things. I guess my hope is that YOU might read this and feel the same. Who knows, maybe a revolution is in order?

’I am leaving, leaving on a night train’ I hum along making my way speedily to the train station. It could be Shanghai in ’94 with hordes of people on cheap bicycles, it could be Boston in ’90 with the dropped ’r’s’on the “T”. It could be London in ’03 with an Oyster Card.
Too many night trains, too many hurried coffees too many foggy mornings with too much mist. Too many slow boats with sails rising in the dark, too many beaches with fishermen pulling in their nets. They seem unfortunate, the hazy memories of warm beds and cold floors. Its never summer in my dreams, its a season of perpetual illusion where transport takes on the metaphors of lost love and forgotten hopes.
There is a mother kicking her child in the park because he wouldn’t leave the playground and raced back as she tried to drag him away from the swings. I think about calling child line but I have no credit on my mobile. I push the pram closer to her so she knows other people see and she won’t continue. I look around for a community support officer thinking now is the moment one will magically appear and with community support restore peace to the playground among the dog poo and broken glass.
Maybe the night train is better than the commuter option that lies ahead of me, the train that will race some place new and this place will be forgotten. This train with its wheelchair accessible platform is European funded. We are sad here, the whole EU knows it.