Needle Moving Tips

If you’re taking action but you aren’t signing clients, here’s why:   – You aren’t doing the things that actually move the needle towards your goals. You’re doing busy work (like writing blogs no on reads or buying yet another course, or updating your IG bio for the 764th time, or you’re too busy feeling…

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 your work/life boundaries will have you enjoying your downtime AND feeling refreshed and ready to head back into work on Monday. When you don’t…

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 could be doing … “… but I really don’t want…

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 you’re going to feel fucking terrible about yourself. Anything that’s…

Time management & ADHD Over the last year I discovered that I {very likely} have ADHD. I’ve hesitated to share these things in the past because I haven’t formally been diagnosed, but I’m 99.9% I have ADHD and I’ve really found some things that make a big difference in how I’m spending my time. Here’s…

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. Excitement: It’s day 1! You’re doing the thing! You’re really…

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 time for that. By the end of the day, you’re…

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 decide instead to do it NOW. You’ll feel uncomfortable. You’ll…

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 setting yourself up for frustration, confusion, stress and procrastinating. Here’s…

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, you don’t have to keep doing this. Here’s what to…

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 blogs felt IMPOSSIBLE. It took me close to two hours…

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 focus on it now. You’re too tired now. You don’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 5 priorities that you want to make sure get done…

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, confusion, or overwhelm. The easiest way to accomplish this is…

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 busy).   To plan your week simply & effectively ……

I think there are two types of perfectionists in this world – great starters and great finishers. You, my friend, are a great starter. & that’s amazing (as a great finisher – I envy you ;)) But you came here to learn how to finish those projects without procrastinating so let’s talk about how you…

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. No matter if you work in a 9-5 or you…

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, getting things done, but the important things are getting buried…

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 for this. First, you’re going to want to define “everything.”…

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 realized that after struuhhh-guhh-ling STRUGGLING to do anything outside of…

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 want to online and the more time you spend online,…

“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 thoughts that create a feeling of pressure. And not the…

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 like I never even got close despite my best and…

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. This one skill of evaluating and adjusting is what will…

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,” what you’re really saying is: I need to do it…

“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 plan?” is: I don’t know. I don’t know the right…

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 forget it all together. Instead of taking everything out, sorting…

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 far” then not far enough. If you are breaking it…

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 mine, you’d probably start with more of a walk/jog situation….

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 would” and I ask them how they’ve planned out…

“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: – Why it’s so hard to get back on track…

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 thoughts that I cling to that help me feel calm…

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, she stops you dead in your tracks with: “You have…

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 begun half done.” All or nothing thinking is making knowing…

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 being action-oriented to being someone who closes the loop, daily….

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 on scrap pieces of paper vs. a singular, centralized system…

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 follow through effortless comes down to three things:   1….

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 what you know you need to be doing. Planning Problem…

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 put off following your plan. Today you’re going to learn…

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 an invitation to collect a new puzzle piece (once you…

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 what you’re gonna eat at each meal. NO. That shit…

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 about the pitfalls that come up when setting a goal,…

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 get clear on the facts of what really happened instead…

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 exactly will I produce/create/accomplish each day?” 4. Write that down….

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 you don’t do this, you will feel frantic, worried, and…

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 highest ROI’s. It’s FAR more uncomfortable to stay stuck, to…

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 results  I’m going to produce each day. Before I decide…

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 know where to start. It’s counterintuitive but the way to…

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 adding pressure   No matter how much you want to…

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 any real progress? This is because you’re using the same…

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 to use it. Deciding when you won’t use it. And…

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) OR you’ll give up all together. “I’m not doing enough”…

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 time. Pick one area you want to change. Just one,…

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 your “imperfections”, you’ll hit your goal faster. If you’re trying…

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 are you thinking. Repeat those things daily. Now, if you’re…

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 feeling overwhelmed is to stop working. That’s precisely why you…