If you struggled with work-life balance in 2014, try to remember this one simple thing in 2015; stay in the moment. While it’s impossible to keep work and life entirely separate, staying in the moment and focusing your thoughts on where you are at the time is one way to win at both.

1. MASTER WORK-LIFE BALANCE

2. BE A PRODUCTIVITY NINJA

When you have the right tools, anything is possible! This hack is for productivity and it’s all about  your attention. It also counts for number 1, mastering the work-life balance. For many of us, the communications of work & life are intertwined on our devices. We know we should focus on the task at hand, but we also need to be reached in times of urgency. By using your phone on your computer when you’re at work or studying, you can avoid constant device switching, every time you receive a new SMS. Simply stay logged in at www.pplco.mobi, and receive your text messages right on your computer. Answer right away, with minimal distraction!

3. MORE MULTI-TASKING

Some say multi-tasking can actually be counter productive, but at PPLCONNECT we think that communications have come a long way and if you’re smart about it you can achieve a lot more by multi-taking. We’ve taken all of your social media messaging apps and directed their notifications to your PPLCONNECT desktop dashboard.

This is another reason to keep your phone in your pocket and use your computer as your main multi-tasking arena. These days social media is a lot more involved in business, and it’s also becoming more acceptable to use your channels in the workplace. See your incoming Facebook, Twitter, Instagram Viber and Whatsapp messages and notifications on PPLCONNECT right in your web browser on the computer.

4. THINK & WORK LIKE A STARTUP

In the past couple of years, startups and startup culture have increasingly dominated tech and business news. As a subject area they are incredibly interesting; the struggle, the success, the stories. We are fascinated by what goes right, wrong and why. Whether you work for a startup or not, have dreams to launch your own, or simply find them interesting and inspiring while enjoying the comfort of a larger company – thinking like an entrepreneur can benefit your career big time. Click next for how to think & work like a startup…

4A. TAKE THINGS PERSONALLY

Get personally engaged with the goals of your team. When you’re personally implicated and invested in the objectives ahead, you will find renewed motivation and more rewarding outcomes.

4B. LEARN TO BE NIMBLE

Try things on the fly and take RISKS. Startups are notorious for this behaviour, given the often intense competition they face, and the nature of the often well-established marketplaces or industries they are working to disrupt.

4C. UTILIZE COMMUNITIES IN CREATIVE WAYS

Tech communities all over the world have come together and done amazing things to support each other, often times it’s for the greater good of society too. Larger companies can think like this to increase their social footprint, corporate responsibility and general goodwill.

4D. STAY AHEAD OF THE TECH CURVE

When it comes to technology, stay ahead of the curve. For any person, startup or company, taking charge of their communications and devices will turbocharge productivity. Startups love innovative products like PPLCONNECT that allow them to break out of the standard routine and hack their own habits. People no longer are slaves to their physical smartphones, since they can now access these communications on a computer or tablet. More choice and control for the win!

5. CHECK YOURSELF

Our final piece of advice is to keep your resolutions handy and check yourself often. Even with the best intentions, we focus on what pops up in front of us or what lies in our field of view or attention span. Place a few copies of your resolutions in prime places like your desk, car and phone screen. Looking at them often will ensure you won’t forget the things you want for yourself in 2015!

1. DOWNLOAD PPLCONNECT APP ON ANDROID PHONE 2. LOG IN TO THE PPLCONNECT WEB TOOL ON A COMPUTER WWW.PPLCO.MOBI 3. ACE AT MULTITASKING! HAPPY NEW YEAR!