Increase Your Focus and Productivity With a Brain Dump
When I was in elementary school, my teachers would have us do the same activity before writing an essay, story, or other important paper. They called it “brainstorming,” and we were instructed to fill a piece of paper with whatever thoughts or ideas we came up with about a particular topic. We were just supposed…
Read MoreTrust Me, Lying Can Be a Good Thing
Here’s the truth: in about 99% of life’s situations, honesty is the best policy. But the rest of the time, lying can actually be beneficial and give you a better, happier outcome than telling the truth. Don’t believe me? Come on, would I lie to you? Here are 3 situations when lying is OK. To…
Read MoreLink Roundup: Winding Down Summer
I’m catching up on some of my summer to-dos this weekend. Chris and I are going to our favorite breakfast place, cruising around the farmers’ market, and taking a dip in the pool. I’m also reading Happier at Home, Gretchen Rubin’s sequel to her bestselling book, The Happiness Project. I love reading about how to…
Read MoreHow to Make a Decision With Brackets (Video)
Sometimes I have too many choices rolling around inside my head, and it seems impossible to focus and actually make a decision. There are a few things you can do when you can’t make a decision: Those are good ideas, but I use a decision-making tool that helps me organize my choices, consider each one…
Read MoreHow to Choose a Mantra to Improve Your Life
We all know that the only person you can change is yourself (so quit bugging your husband to pick up the socks he left on the floor!). And it’s because of this fact that many of us spend enormous amounts of time and money on improving ourselves. Sure, I’m all about self-improvement—Go to the gym!…
Read MoreFreebie Week: How to Remove Toxic People From Your Life and Reason #1
It’s Freebie Week here at Sage Grayson Coaching! I’m featuring a different freebie each day and counting down the top 5 reasons why you should sign up for a free Ready, Set, Go! coaching call. Today’s Freebie: How to Remove Toxic People From Your Life The wait is over! My new ebook is here and…
Read MoreFreebie Week: Ultimate To-Do List and Reason #2
It’s Freebie Week here at Sage Grayson Coaching! I’m featuring a different freebie each day and counting down the top 5 reasons why you should sign up for a free Ready, Set, Go! coaching call. Today’s Freebie: Ultimate To-Do List In addition to not focusing on our most important/most urgent priorities (see Tuesday’s freebie, the…
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