When you think, “I don’t have time” you feel stressed. And when you’re stressed you think of everything you need to do – while doing none of those things and feeling very much like a victim to your day. Thus proving that, “you don’t have time.” Before you try to take things off your plate or change your schedule, change your thinking. Because this thought, “I don’t have time” is…
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The easiest (and most effective) way to plan your week
Read more1. Ask yourself, if I could only get ONE thing done each day, what 5 things would be the most important for me to accomplish this week? 2. Decide what one thing you’ll do each day. 3. Before you write that down, ask yourself: “What…
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The Real Cause of Your Procrastination
Read moreThe real cause of your procrastination at work isn’t a lack of focus. It’s a lack of feeling capable when you’re faced with projects that feel high-stakes. Which is why you distract yourself and do everything else except the things you actually need to do…
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The 3 Main Causes of Procrastination
Read moreDid you know there are 3 main causes of procrastination? Staying busying & not resting: this decreases your capacity (your mental, emotional and energetic bandwidth) when your capacity is low, follow through becomes MUCH harder. Overwhelm: when everything is important and needs to be done…
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Breaking the habit of being busy
Read moreThere’s one phrase that’s keeping you rushed and making your life chaotic: “I have the time!” I know, it sounds completely innocent. And in the moment it factually seems true! And yet, how many times have you added in *just one more thing* while you’re…
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Are You Being Unintentional With Your Time?
Read moreThis is you if: The second you sit down on the couch, your brain screams at you that you should be doing something more productive, Aren’t planning your day at all – or you aren’t planning in a way that makes following that plan easy.…
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Do you lie to yourself about what you’ll do tomorrow?
Read moreYou tell yourself you’ll workout at 5am tomorrow morning … when you haven’t worked out in months. You tell yourself you’ll only spend an hour on your phone tomorrow …when your daily screen time is 5+ hours You tell yourself you’re going to get that…
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The pivotal moment that happens right before you decide not to follow through
Read moreThere’s a pivotal moment that happens right before you decide to not follow through: The debate. The one where you list alllllllll of the very logical reasons why you shouldn’t do the thing: I can do it later.I don’t want to.I didn’t plan this very…
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How to do those things you keep avoiding
Read moreThe only reason you’re avoiding that thing is because it feels intimidating, overwhelming or it seems like it would take a lot of energy. So they key with things things is to make them feel easy, simple, and approachable. And one way we do that…
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How to stop feeling behind
Read moreSo much of what you think you need to do isn’t important. Making your brain do the hard work of identifying what’s actually most important and planning those things out clearly and specifically is the difference between being perpetually busy and behind, and always calm…
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Why Things Keep Piling Up
Read moreProjects, emails, hard conversations … there’s a simple reason why these things keep piling up. You have a habit of telling yourself, “I don’t have time” If it seems like it’s gonna require a lot of effort? “I don’t have time” Never done it before?…
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Stop trying to do everything (and get more done)
Read moreWhen your to-do list has 30 items and you’re trying to get “everything done” you’re inadvertently slowing yourself down. WAY down. Your brain cannot focus on 30 things at once. So when you try to, you end up feeling overwhelmed and confused and you won’t…
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How to be productive (instead of busy)
Read moreIf you want to be productive instead of busy it’s time to ruthlessly prioritize. Ruthlessly prioritizing looks like selecting ONLY 1-3 high-impact activities that you’ll accomplish/finish/complete daily & writing them down. In order to move the needle, there’s a crucial shift in mindset from…
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How A Business Coach Manages Her Time: A Weekly Overview
Read moreSundays are for planning. First, every month I create a monthly plan that includes my areas of growth. Having this blueprint REALLY helps speed up and dictate what I plan each week, which is why it only takes me ~5 minutes to decide what 1-3…
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Why does it always feel like I’m not doing enough?
Read moreThis is such a meaty topic, I want to start by breaking it down piece by piece so we can start to untangle this belief over the course of a week. Let’s start with some of the most common reasons why you might be…