Category Archives: Productivity
More to-do’s than time?
Attention burned out working adults! Do you have more items on your to-do list than you have time? Here’s some of the activities that y’all must do and the average time per day it takes to do them (source: 2018 American Time Use Survey, BLS). Cleaning the house and doing laundry, 94 minutes Making meals, […]
A productivity tool to help you be 45% more efficient
My favorite to-do, task and project management tool
Do you remember something you forgot to do as soon as you lay down? Or maybe you remember the next day when you had to tell someone you forgot. And you’re like, Oh Crap! “Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them (source: David Allen).” Human brains weren’t designed to remember short-term things. There’s […]
Are you having an affair… with your work?
Challenge your beliefs to change your actions
You’ve tried to break off the relationship but just keep going back. Each time you think it’s over, something happens. It calls or emails you, and before you know it, you’re right back where you started. Your friends tell you that you just need more self-control or willpower. You disagree because you’ve tried that. You’re […]
5 ways to increase self-awareness, self-control, empathy & relationships
Who’s the most emotionally strongest person you know? I think of parents I know that’s marriage has survived their child’s death with grace, wisdom and courage. I think of someone I met born with a mind-blowing disability who is crushing life with meaning and purpose. I think of a neighbor who waited a decade for […]
24 ways to increase your sleep, fitness & nutrition
Most people will work an extra 30 minutes more vs. using that 30 minutes on sleep, exercise or prepping healthy meals. Raise your hand if that’s you. <raising my hand, yep even me> Why? Choosing to work feels, oh so much more productive. And, we don’t feel guilty sharing (well actually bragging) that we pulled […]
7 ways to increase your brain’s IQ, focus, creativity and logic + 2 for the leader
Are you working until the point of exhaustion? The problem with working until we’re exhausted is that the brain uses the MOST energy of any organ in your body – 20% at rest and 25% of active thinking. That’s more than your liver, heart or kidneys. If your brain is burning all your energy, you’re […]