Share ThisHow to Navigate Sudden Change
Ever notice that just when you get comfortable, life has a way of shaking things up? Some people seem to enjoy change more than others. Most of us prefer to be the ones doing the changing – it brings newness along with a sense of control – we are at the helms, steadfastly steering our…
How to double (or triple) your productivity in just ten minutes a day
Do you ever start your day feeling like you are already behind? Even though its morning, you wake up feeling stressed out, overwhelmed and itching to get a jump on things so you can bust through them. Did you know that when you start your day in that state, the chances that you’ll accomplish much…
How to Embrace Life’s Toughest Lessons and Come out on Top
Have you ever had one of those days/weeks/months where it felt like one darn thing after another? It has been said that there is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come. But these ideas enter into us long before they are ready to be brought into the world. They prepare us, transform…
Seven Tips for Getting Out of Your Own Way and Doing Your Best Work
My last post, The Little Known Secret to Superior Work, was about the resistance that often creeps in when we finally sit down to do that juicy project or idea that we’ve been waiting for just the right moment to develop. Whether it is driven by impatience, fear of failure or a need for perfection or…
The Little Known Secret to Superior Work
My last post, How to Not Become a Slave to Your To Do List, was written just as much for me as it was for you. So I took my own advice. I cleared space on my calendar. I eviscerated my to do list and calendared time to do the stuff I’ve been wanting to…
The Dark Side of To Do Lists
Like many, I found that making lists of things to do has a certain appeal. It helps me feel organized. It keeps me from forgetting things. It allows me to ensure that stuff will get done. And it gives me a perverse pleasure to check off the boxes. But there are some major drawbacks to…
Five Steps for Getting and Staying Out of the Weeds
In my last post, I wrote about the dynamic of getting stuck in the weeds, like the debris that clings to the side of a river instead of floating along with the current. It piles up and attracts other debris, and grows ever more stagnant and smelly. Are you stuck in the weeds? Do you find…
Are You Caught in the Weeds? Five Telltale Signs and The Danger that Lurks There
“I have so much going on that I can’t seem to make headway on anything. And then there is another fire that needs tending to, and another one after that. I never seem to have a chance to get to the really important things I have to do. I go home at the end of…
Why Goals Will Only Get You Part Way There — and How to Bridge the Gap
Each year, we instinctively feel the opportunity and invitation to begin anew. One year is over and another has begun, bringing with it the sweetness of infinite possibility. One way of giving form to these possibilities is to create New Year’s Resolutions. While it is traditional to make these resolutions at the beginning of the…
