Are you spending HOURS perfecting your PowerPoint presentation or cover letter? Could you be using your valuable time in a more productive way? Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good. Perfectionism means you’re trying to be perfect so no one can judge you, reject you or point out that something you did is wrong. The truth is people are going to judge and reject you know matter what you do - you can’t control what people think.
Want to save a lot of time? Stop people-pleasing. Learn how to say no and be authentically you. I find people-pleasing to be one of the biggest time-sucks for many women, especially moms who are “doers.” The ones everyone can count on to get things done. They don’t want to let people down so people get comfortable relying on them because they always pull through. It’s a vicious circle. Not sure if you’re a people-pleaser? Here are ten signs:
Read MoreAre you feeling fried and burnt out by the end of the week? No time left for YOU by the time everything else gets taken care of? Schedule your free time on your calendar FIRST. Free time includes things like sleep, eating, working out, family time, date nights, social activities, doctor’s appointments, your kids’ soccer game or piano performance, etc. This will help ensure that YOU get prioritized throughout the week.
Read MorePlanning is freedom
The ticket to the life you want
Unsubscribe from a time scarcity mindset
Live consciously with intention
And manifest your fun
Most people would agree that it’s important but they frequently procrastinate or don’t follow through on their schedule.
Read MoreDo you feel disorganized and distracted while working from home?
You’re not alone. It’s the number one complaint I hear from moms these days. We mamas prioritize everyone else but ourselves. We run ourselves thin, leaving ourselves unsatisfied and unfulfilled.
The first step in reclaiming your time is taking an honest look at your foundational thinking (your primary thoughts) around work and work-life balance.
Read MoreLast week I tracked how I spent my time for 48 hours in intervals of 10 minutes in preparation for a time management workshop I ran this morning for a group of employees at a global social enterprise start-up. I had asked them to do the same exercise, so I figured I should do it myself! I try to do this exercise every few months to gain insight into my schedule and habits. Normally, I recommend tracking your schedule for seven days (especially if it is your first time), but I knew no one would do it so I went for two days! 😉 Personally, I wanted to see if I was spending my time in alignment with my top five time priorities - areas of my life I’ve identified as most important to allocate my most valuable resource to, my time.
Read MoreFeeling productive? Meeting your goals with flying colors? If not, try doing a daily evaluation of what worked and what didn’t and watch your productivity soar!
My productivity took a little hit the last couple weeks with the influx of three cavemen into my sacred home-office domain thanks to COVID-17. 😉Asking myself five question every day last week helped get me back on track and boosted my productivity.
Read MoreConstraint: a limitation or restriction we put on ourselves to simplify our lives and focus on what is most important!
It sounds easy but it can be seriously challenging to reign in our interests. FOMO anyone?!?
Many of us cringe at hearing the word constraint because we have a phobia of missing out. We have so many things we want to do (or feel like we must do). But following that calling can send many of us into overwhelm pretty quickly - a complaint I hear often from my clients.
Read MoreThree tips for successfully working from home:
1) Get the tidying out of the way ASAP.
2) Keep refrigerator and kitchen cabinets junk food free.
3) Get out of the house at least once a day.
Read MoreEver feel stuck on a project and unable to move forward? A feeling of overwhelm kicks in and you don’t know how to get unstuck?
It turns out what I needed to do was break down my actions into smaller more digestible steps than originally envisioned. I was trying to take on too much at once, and freezing as a result.
Once I chunked the projects into smaller steps, put them on the calendar and stopped looking at the overall grand goal, I was able to start take action. These “turtle steps” added up and created momentum that eventually led to the completion of my goals.
Read MoreThere is beauty in simplifying your life.
Trimming what isn’t a priority.
Let’s take TIME for instance.
The most valuable resource in the world.
How do you want to spend your time daily?
Where do you begin with so many choices vying for your attention?
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