In this article I offer three key distinctions that will make your to-do lists more useful in actually getting things done. Generally people assume that if they’ve written down three or three hundred tasks on a piece of paper or in a digital document – they’ve created a to-do list. Not so fast. The label “to-do list” has become an all-encompassing
https://youtu.be/EdbfeazciIo In today's video [4:40] I share 3 Keys to Effective Time Management. My approach is holistic and highly customized. Think of this not as it's own system or strategy but a way to discover your own best systems and strategies. Click on the video to discover: The S.P.A. Framework (Self-care, Priorities, and Anchors) that
I went to the doctor last month and complained about a recent surge of middle-of-the-night insomnia. Her prescription? Meditation. This shouldn’t have been a surprise to me. It's been a couple of years since I meditated with any consistency. I dropped the practice when I moved to a new home and realized that I was no longer meditating during my morning
“We need to change the entire meeting book.” These are pretty much the worst words you can hear when you’ve been up for 20 hours, it’s well past midnight, and the meeting in question is slated to begin at 8am. But this is not just any meeting, it’s one that took several months of planning, coordination, hand-holding, ego-stroking, and bureaucratic
Recently I received an email from a client who had hit a rough patch in her efforts to create new habits for self-care, planning and prioritizing her day, organizing her home, and many other areas of her life. Because this is such a common challenge for everyone committed to the process of change, I thought it best to share our conversation with you as
If you have read this blog for any length of time you know that I deeply believe in the power of self-care. Not only can it transform your productivity it can shift you away from the striving energy of “doing” to the receiving energy of “being”. This is what Kathleen Ellis and I spent much of our time discussing during this month’s Productivity
As many of you know, I am not a huge fan of chasing after the latest productivity tool or app that promises to fix all of your time management challenges.
In fact, if you find yourself always searching for the next best thing it is a good sign you need to go back to the basics of time management:
Slowing yourself down long enough to
[Author's Note: I love this post and still feel it is helpful so I encourage you to read on and enjoy. However it is worth noting that since I wrote this article on how I stopped procrastinating sleep - I've discovered a far more direct way of getting ourselves to stop procrastinating and it doesn't involve discipline and mental gymnastics to keep in
In just about every good article or book you read on time management and productivity, the author will mention the importance of protecting your time and energy. This is a sure-fire strategy to feel more in control, get more accomplished, and reduce the amount of stress in your life. With so many benefits it begs the question, “Why is it so hard to
I have a thing for color. In fact, I have painted every apartment I have rented in the last 10 years. I am motivated to paint because I can’t think straight with plain white walls. But even with all of this painting practice, I’m still not a good painter. Here is my approach: Throw down a plastic tarp if I remember. Throw on some tape. Open
