Now take this same principle and discover huge payoff in "spare change" time you've been wasting all these years.

How often do you sit in front of your computer and wait?

Everyone waits for computer to reboot, restart, unlock, "scandisk", "defrag", finish printing, download a file from Internet or generally accomplish tasks that have you sitting twiddling your thumbs for at least 60 to 90 seconds or more.

The shocking truth is that those one, two and three minute nuggets of time contain seeds for accomplishing all tasks you never seem to have enough minutes in day to finish.

Computers represent a double-edged sword. On one hand, they are supposed to save us time by efficiently helping us with big tasks such as balancing our checkbooks, running our businesses, and doing our taxes.

In reality, it seems time computers save you gets sucked right back up in time-consuming tasks such as installing software, scanning for viruses and waiting for computer to restart!

Think about spare change in piggy bank example. Now use that same principle to your advantage by developing an awareness of how you spend your "pocket change" time in front of computer every day.

Summary: 5 practical ways to improve your communication skills.

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Do you know why toddlers throw temper tantrums? They are angry, they are frustrated, they want something, but they have a limited ability to verbally express themselves.

On flipside, most influential leaders in business and politics are successful because they know exactly what to say, how to say it and when to say it. They have an uncanny ability to paint a picture and persuade people to buy into their vision.

Unfortunately, most people are more like a toddler than they are a leader. Miscommunication runs rampant in our relationships and work environment. We know what we are thinking, but we aren't able to put those thoughts into words. We can't find words that fit emotion we are experiencing or idea we want to convey. So we, as adults throw our own version of a temper tantrum using silent treatment, insults or resentment. Most of us can't find right words, because our communication skills are too limited.

Here are 5 ways to improve your communication skills:

1. Read more. Fiction, biographies, magazines, newspapers, just about anything. You will be able to pick up new words and see them naturally used in context.