Most people run their day from a to-do list. But there’s one small problem. A to-do list isn’t actually designed to tell you what to do today. It’s simply a collection of everything you could do. Projects, errands, emails, follow-ups, ideas, reminders, and tasks that might not happen for weeks. Then the day begins, you glance at the…
Have you ever tried to water your garden with a kinked hose? Pressure builds and the water either stops or takes forever to drain. That might be what your workload feels like right now. You have things coming in at a faster rate than they go out. More emails. More projects. More meetings. More quick…
It’s the end of February. You probably mapped out your year in January, or maybe even last December. Maybe you: Chose a word. Set quarterly goals. Outlined revenue targets. Planned launches. I bet you have some beautiful pages mapped out. And yet… tomorrow morning you’ll still feel scattered, thinking about what to work on first….
Here’s something I know for sure. If you did these three things every single day, you’d move closer to every goal you care about. At work AND at home. You’d procrastinate less. You’d stop ending your day wondering what you actually did. You’d feel successful instead of behind. Are there more productivity strategies out there? Of course….
I see you. You’re putting in the hours. You’re checking tasks off the list. Responding quickly, staying on top of things. And somehow, it still feels like you can’t get everything done. You might think the problem is time. That you’re just too busy. But that’s not actually the issue. The real drain is DECISION…
Today I’m sharing a conversation I’ve had with a few clients over the past couple of weeks. It’s been around, creating leverage in your life. Here’s a real-time example. You know what’s gonna happen with this newsletter? A snippet will turn into an IG reel. Pieces will show up in an upcoming training on systemizing. And the…
Confession. On Thursday, I caught myself doing exactly the opposite of what I teach. I was on a Zoom call, answering emails, half-listening, and… …Making a grocery list. (preparing for the ice storm!) I remember thinking, “Look at me, I’m being so efficient.” The call ended. I wasn’t totally sure what had been decided. I sent…
You know what feels like a bad idea? When you have 100 important tasks, and instead of moving on them… You stop and plan. Emails are waiting. Deadlines approaching. People need answers. Who has time to stop when all you want to do is go, go, go? So you respond as most capable, responsible go-getters…
I love jumping out of bed and going straight to the gym. Said my body ever! And yet, somehow, things still get done. That’s because motivation gets way too much credit. We tend to think productive people wake up energized, inspired, and ready to tackle whatever’s on the list. That they feel motivated first. But that’s not…
Every December, I feel it creeping in. The pressure to set goals. The lists. The declarations about who I’m going to become on January 1. And every year, I resist it just a little more. Not because goals are bad. I love goals. I literally teach productivity for a living. But because resolutions often feel…