The NUMBER ONE mistake I see when it comes to calendaring is fantasy planning.   Let me give you some examples:   You know you’re getting back from a vacation on Sunday night. And you schedule your work day as normal on Monday, and you…

Ending work on time (and I mean both physically working AND thinking about work) will have you enjoying your downtime AND feeling refreshed and ready to head back into work on Monday.   The three biggest reasons for NOT ending your work day (or work…

We need to talk about how you’re putting EVERYTHING ELSE ahead of your well-being (or as I refer to it: your capacity). Here’s what I mean: I want you to imagine you’re going on a road trip. Let’s say you live in Boston and you…

When you know what you want to do, but you aren’t doing it, you’re waiting to FEEL like doing it.   Waiting to feel motivated. Less tired. More capable. You tell yourself: I have to … I need to … I really should … I…

Here’s my pet peeve with “deep work” / “focus time” First, ADHD. I mean, need I say more. Second, if you think your ability to be successful rests on your ability to do hours of deep, focused work, you’ll be actively delaying your success. And…

There are 4 stages to being consistent: Possibility, Excitement, Commitment, Habitual Possibility: You think about doing something new, you dream of what your life will look like when you’re doing those things, you buy planners, and you make a plan and maybe a vision board.…

I’m so behind. How often do you feel this way? When you’re feeling behind, you’ll frantically spend your day rushing around, trying to playing catch up (sometimes just in your head, not even doing actual work). You’ll get annoyed with interruptions – you have no…

If you need to keep getting caught up, it’s because you’re in the habit of telling yourself: I’ll do it later. Laundry. Projects. Appointments. The fastest & easiest way to change this habit is to notice when you’ve told yourself, I’ll do it later and…

The easiest way to get more done isn’t to plan everything out. When you put every last thing you want to do in your calendar, you’re skipping a crucial step. Prioritizing.  When you skip prioritizing and jump straight into throwing everything into your calendar, you’re…

There may be a way to actually WANT to do those things that you don’t want to do. If you’re sucking it up and gritting your teeth to get through those unwanted tasks OR you’re just avoiding those tasks all together until the last minute,…

The Formula for Consistency   This is a concept I started (accidentally) back in the early days of my coaching business (May 2020) before I had my first client. I gave myself a 30 blogs in 30 days challenge.   At first, writing those daily…

Laundry, your to-do’s, that pile of books, bills, appointments … there’s a simple reason why these things keep piling up. You have a habit of telling yourself, “I’ll do it later.” Because you aren’t ready now. You don’t have what you need now. You can’t…

If you feel like your to-do list is never ending, you have a pile of sticky note reminders, and you feel overwhelmed, let’s organize your time. First, you’ll want to write down everything you could do this week. Then, you’ll want to pick your top…

The key to managing your time is to be able to calmly and easily sort through & separate the important from the unimportant and then follow through with the important (either directly or through delegation) and delay or delete the unimportant – without worry, stress,…

So much of what we think we need to do isn’t important. Make your brain do the hard work of identifying what’s actually most important and plan those things out clearly and specifically. This is the key to moving the needle (instead of just being…

You don’t need to work 9-5 (even if you work a 9-5). If your work day doesn’t seem to flow, it’s time to switch things up. Let go of the rules and the “supposed to’s” for a second; it’s time to get into experiment mode.…

If you want to get the most important things done, you need CLARITY and SIMPLICITY. It’s so easy to hide behind a to-do list with 15 items, or a day planned back to back. I see this all of the time. You’re checking the boxes,…

When you tell yourself, “I’m trying to get everything done” here’s what you’re ACTUALLY saying: I can’t get it all done. I’m not someone who actually does what she says. I don’t actually know how to get these things done. Thankfully, there’s a simple fix…

If something about how you’re spending your time seems off or like you’re fighting an uphill battle to do what you think you need to do, I’d care to wager you’re going against your time values. Time values is a concept I created when I…

When you own an online business it’s easy to “live” in your workspace. The same app you use to offer value, market, and sell you also use for your own entertainment. These lines become blurry, fast. It’s easy to spend way more time than you…

“I need to do a good job.” “I’m responsible.” “It’s important.” These statements seem positive but they are some of the most common causes of procrastination for me and for my clients. These (and similar thoughts) are what I call high-stakes thoughts. High-stakes thoughts are…

Ahh time blocking. The way we’ve be told is the best and most effective way to manage our time. The way that I tried to manage my time for 2 and a half years. And the way I could never get right (truthfully, I felt…

In order to spend your time the way you want, one of the most important skills you can learn is how to evaluate and adjust. This allows you to stop making the same mistakes over and over again & it helps you stop feeling stuck.…

Procrastination and inadvertent inauthenticity go hand in hand. Which is why the fastest way out of procrastination is to be authentically yourself. Let me explain. When you tell yourself, “I have to get this right” or “I just need to do this the right way,”…

“But what should I plan?” If you find yourself asking this question and then not answering but scrolling on social media for inspiration or doing research to find the answer, here’s why: What you’re actually saying to yourself when you ask, “but what should I…

You don’t need to carve out time. You need fewer and clearer priorities. What’s happening right now is you’re trying to cram more into an overly full junk drawer. And it doesn’t fit. The new thing keeps getting stuck or spilling out or you just…

How to plan your week: simply, easily, and effectively What are the 5 most important things for you to get done this week? Do any of those things need to be broken down further? I ALWAYS err on the side of breaking it down “too…

In order to manage your time, you DON’T need a massive overhaul. Starting to manage your time intentionally is just like if you were to start to train for a marathon. Your first run wouldn’t be 26.2 miles. If your fitness level is anything like…

Doing what you say you’re going to do is a lot easier than you think. All you need is: A prioritized plan with no more than 1-3 things, written down very clearly and specifically When clients tell me, “I’m just not doing what I said…

“I used to have it. The morning routine. Working out. Eating healthy. I felt so confident. I don’t know why I can’t just get back on track. It wasn’t this hard to start last time. How do I get back on track?” Today you’ll learn:…

This post is inspired by my favorite podcast ever by Kristen Boss – Success Thoughts, episode 7. If you haven’t listened to it yet, you need to listen to it. And even if you have, listen again. That episode got me thinking: what are the…

Scrolling Instagram instead of working, cleaning instead of working, snacking instead of working … these are all SYMPTOMS, not excuses. What’s really going on is your inner perfectionistic critic has set the bar impossibly high for you. So when you attempt to dive into work,…

You’re not doing what you know you need to do because you don’t actually know what to do NEXT. Being able to clearly visualize the next step you need to take is the key to getting into action. You may have heard the quote, “once…

If 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…

You feel guilty if you say no so you take on way too much.  You haven’t been prioritizing your time OR sticking with your priorities (because you’re reacting to things that seem more urgent) You create long to-do lists, multiple to-do lists, sticky notes, scribbles…

If following through feels inconsistent, it’s always one of these three reasons: 1. You aren’t planning well (or at all) 2. You’re overwhelming, confusing, or pressuring yourself 3. Procrastination (scrolling, cleaning, doing laundry, reading, etc. when you want to be doing more productive things) Making…

Planning Problem #1: Procrastination. Scrolling when you should be working, doing laundry when you should be writing that post, and avoiding starting that project until the very last minute because “you just work well under pressure.” You push off calendar blocks and and avoid doing…

When you first start creating purpose and direction, there is no greater nemesis than procrastination. Because when your motivation wears off, following your plan will feel hard and uncomfortable. And when following your plan feels hard and uncomfortable, it’ll be realllllly tempting to want to…

You have your goal. You have your plan. Now, you need to learn how to fail because:   Failure is a matter of when not if. You cannot and will not hit your goal without failure. Your goal is a puzzle and each failure is…

You have your one goal. It’s time to plan it out. Here’s how you’re not gonna do it: There will be no listing out a 17 step morning routine, writing down your 24 step evening routine, scheduling in 6 workouts per week, or writing down…

In order to create purpose and direction, you need to have first have a singular destination in mind (aka ONE goal) and you need to know how to get there (how to create a simple plan that you’ll actually follow). Today, we’re going to talk…

Your day does not “just get away from you.” That is not a thing. It does not have legs. When you think of your time like this, as if it’s happening to you, you will feel powerless to change it.  That’s why it’s so important to…

1. 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…

Ending work on time (and I mean both physically working AND thinking about work) is one of the most important things you can learn how to do. Learning how to uphold work boundaries will have you feeling rested and relaxed and enjoying your life. When…

If you don’t take the time to find the lessons from this month, you WILL keep running into the same problems next month. Guaranteed. It’s uncomfortable – yes – to look at all of your fails. But it is an activity with one of the…

Sundays 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…

When your to-do list has 30 items and you’re trying to get “everything done” you are inadvertently slowing yourself down. Your brain cannot focus on 30 things at once. So when you try to, you end up feeling overwhelmed and confused and you don’t even…

You know what you want to do, you write out your plan, but when it comes time to do it, you don’t follow through. Here’s why: Your plan is: 1. Too vague 2. Not prioritized (you’re trying to do too many things) &/or 3. You’re…

You know what you want to be doing, but you’re just not doing it.   Do you feel like all you do is try, fail, and wind up in the same place, over and over again? Like you’re just spinning your wheels and not making…

You’re not out of control around your phone. You’re just not using the right part of your brain to BE in control. It’s simply a decision – deciding ahead of time what you’ll look at specifically before you grab your phone. Deciding when you want…

Believing that you’re not doing enough will always lead to you doing “not enough.” Keep thinking it long enough and you’ll either be forcing yourself to keep going (this is exhausting and could be why you feel tired and you’re not enjoying creating your goal)…

Here’s why: 1. You’re trying to do too many things all at once. Our brain does not like change. It REALLY doesn’t like when you try to change everything all at once. It will fight you and when it’s you against you, you lose every…

You can do things “imperfectly” and still create your goals. Not in spite of your imperfections but because of them. Learning how to lean into the way you work best. When you learn how to lighten up and allow, expect, and tailor your goals around…

If you repeated the way you spent your time today for the next 365 days, where would you be a year from now? Would you be happy with where you’d be? Great! Make a note of what are you doing, how you’re feeling and what…

FROM OVERWHELMED TO IN CONTROL The fastest way out of overwhelm is to write down everything that’s currently swirling around in your brain. You won’t want to do this because it will feel like slowing down and the last thing you want to do when…