I am definitely a tech guy. I love my apps and my technology. I’m not first in line at Apple to get the new iPhone, but I am certainly not the last. I enjoy trying new apps and software to help the company and keep me as productive as possible. For example, we have state-of-the-art software that we use for our company to help pay all of our team members every week. It’s called Dayforce HCM, and it allows our team members to view their pay and time off. We’ve never missed a payroll on Friday, and this technology helps make that happen. My Favorite Apps
There is just so much to do these days and there are so many distractions keeping us from being productive. You have to be very careful about the apps you put on your phone. People often ask me what some of my favorite apps are to keep me focused and productive. So, I will share a few of them here with you. Be A Winner With WinStreak Studies have shown that we don’t give ourselves enough credit for the things we do. People often focus on what they still need to get done, rather than what they already accomplished. This leaves you with a sense of unfulfillment. Instead, you should give yourself credit for your “wins” every day. My business coach, Dan Sullivan, created a free app called WinStreak. It’s simple: you open the app every night and give yourself credit for at least 3 wins from that day. After a week of doing this, you won’t believe all the things you accomplished. You actually feel better, because you feel like a winner. Sullivan also noted that this is a tremendous habit to share with your kids. They are getting a lot of things done also, so turn them into “WinStreak Winners” by helping them enter their victories each day. Stay Productive And Organized With Trello Trello should put me on their payroll, because that’s how many people I have told about this incredible organizational tool. There are endless YouTube videos on how to use Trello, but here is an explanation in a single paragraph. Think of a Trello board as a bulletin board on your wall. Lists of different topics are on the board. Then, in each list, there are individual index cards called “Trello cards.” Each card is a to-do item. So you can create a list entitled “To-Do Items at Home,” “To-Do Items at Work,” “Books I Want to Read,” “Errands,” or whatever else you like. Then, once you have your lists set up, start adding Trello cards (to-do items) in each list. Here’s the most important thing about a Trello board: Remember to add a list called “Completed Items.” When an item is completed, you move the Trello card (by clicking and dragging it) right over to the “Completed Items” list. As your completed list grows and grows, you feel more and more confident about all the things you
are accomplishing. Last, but not least, you can click on any Trello card and see the back of it. Here, you can add attachments, checklists, deadlines, and more. Start slowly, but definitely give this great tool a try. You can find Trello by going to Trello.com or downloading the app (I use both). In fact, we have all our store managers use Trello, and the results are terrific. Identity Theft Is Real, Consider A Password Program Like Keeper Security Every month, you read that another company was hacked, and personal identification was stolen, which might have been yours. Data experts strongly suggest that you create a password up to 16 digits, using letters, numbers, and symbols, for every website requiring a password. This goes for your banking information, credit card sites, Apple computer, and even Facebook. Creating and using passwords this long and complicated is very difficult. Keeper Security makes it easy. You open an account with Keeper Security, and you store all your passwords for your sites and important information inside the program. Everyone should take a half hour and learn how to use this program or a similar password-protection program. In my case, I have a totally different password for every single site I use. Yes — every one. When I need to log in to something, I open Keeper Security first (using the app), and I copy that specific password to my clipboard. Then, I open the app I need and paste the password. It takes an extra step, but it keeps my data safe. Data experts say that even if your data is hacked, the hackers still may not be able to get in, as long as you have a really strong password. Last but not least, keep your Keeper Security password in a really safe place ! You don’t want to forget that password, and you don’t want anyone else getting it or they will have access to all your sites ( very important ). Last, but not least, thank you, Mom. You were the one who showed me this great program! I hope this was helpful. Please let me know if it was. I would love your feedback. All the best to you, and I hope you have another great day!
–Noah Katz Co-President Noahkatz@psksupermarkets.com
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