Posts Tagged ‘productivity’
Link Roundup: Closet Cleanup and the Puppy Who Loved Pumpkins
I’ve been in a cleaning mood around here. Not just the usual vacuuming and laundry, but also cleaning out unneeded stuff. I went through all my clothes and sorted them into categories: (1) too big, (2) too small, (3) just right, and (4) donate. Normally, I’d just donate all the too big and too small…
Read MoreLink Roundup: Fall Resolutions
I may not have stepped foot in a classroom for nearly a decade, but fall always reminds me of a fresh start. It’s my kind of “new year.” Since October starts on Monday (…wow, really?), I’m using this weekend to sort out some of my fall goals. I like having quarterly goals for myself, my…
Read MoreFirst Things First: Why Getting Ahead of Yourself Can Leave You Behind
She was going to explode…I was sure of it. I was captain of my high school’s speech team (neeeerrrd!), and I often stayed after school to practice with my teammates. One day, a group of us were rehearsing when my teammate T grabbed her water bottle quickly. “Oh my god, I’m SO thirsty!” she exclaimed.…
Read MoreIncrease 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 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: 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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