Posts Tagged ‘productivity’
Book Review: Listful Thinking
A simple list can tell you what you need to do next, the ingredients for a recipe, or your plans for world domination. There are no limits to list making, and the act of putting pen to paper can have a profound impact on your goals. You’re more likely to remember what you write down…
Read MoreLife Editor’s Picks: Terrific Timers
The best productivity tactic I use is free or inexpensive and keeps me racing through my to-do list: it’s timers! My clients are always surprised when I suggest they get a cute timer for their desks or timer app for their phones because it seems too good to be true. Can something so easy really…
Read MoreAsk Me Anything! Your True Passion Versus What You “Should” Be Doing
When my clients are feeling directionless, I gently guide them back to the sweet spot between their true passion and what they “should” be doing. It’s the eternal struggle! We have this vague notion that there’s something grander and more meaningful waiting for us…but we get caught up in the expectations from our loved ones,…
Read MoreHow to Do Less at Work Without Getting Fired
Recently, one of my clients was stressing out about the amount of work that was piling up at her day job. She wanted to do less at work but was worried it might look like she was slacking off. “I can’t take it!” she said. “I have to earn my paycheck and listen to my…
Read MoreMy Typical Day as a Life Coach
Ever since I became a life coach 6 years ago, my workdays have been anything but boring. I get to share my clients’ successes, advise them when they’re struggling, record and edit videos, run my membership site, and a hundred other tasks that let me be creative while I support others. It sure beats sitting…
Read MoreDon’t Quit Your Day Job and Other Mistakes I Made
OK, I’ll admit it. I’ve made dozens (maybe hundreds!) of mistakes with my business. I never went to business school, and much of the expertise I have now was learned through trial and error over many years. Yes, I made tons of gains, but I stumbled just as often. Now that I’m 6 years into…
Read MoreAsk Me Anything! Your Spring Cleaning Fresh Start Plan
The birds are chirping… The grass is growing… And the streets and amusement parks here in Orlando are full of rowdy teens and drunken college students. It must be spring! Well, at least it’s spring for most of you. It’s autumn for those of you south of the equator, and my clients in the northeast…
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