“Nothing’s wrong… I just feel like I’m constantly trying to keep up.” That’s what my client said, a few weeks after she was promoted. On paper, her growing team and results looked like progress. But her days felt heavier, not easier. Because the way she was working hadn’t caught up to the level she was…
This is a tool I bring up in almost every training I lead. And almost every time, I get the same reaction. A few polite nods. A couple of people writing it down. And a lot of people thinking… that’s it? It feels too simple to matter. But then we try it. And that’s when everything…
Ever look at your list for the day and think, “Yup, I can get all of this done.” And then 5 pm rolls around and somehow… you didn’t. You stayed busy. You checked things off. You moved from one task to the next. And still, it feels like you fell short. There’s a reason for that….
This wasn’t on our itinerary. And it ended up being the best part of the trip. We came to Argentina with a plan. Hotels booked. Restaurants reserved. Flights set. And then we got here and kept hearing about Iguazu Falls. So we pivoted. Canceled reservations. Changed hotels. Booked new flights. Reworked everything. And it was…
A few months ago, I had something important sitting on my list. Working on a bigger-picture plan for my business. No deadline. No pressure. No one waiting on it. And every day, I told myself, I’ll get to it tomorrow. Tomorrow turned into next week. Next week turned into… still not done. Meanwhile, I was busy….
It’s a wrap. I did it. I spoke on a TEDx stage this past Saturday. And I’m really proud of myself. Also… I have never been that nervous. Not even close. And that’s saying something after years of speaking. The pressure and the weight of it were a lot. But I knew I was stretching…
The other day, I found myself staring at my to-do list. It was long and organized. And it was also… Completely unhelpful. I had emails to respond to, content to create, follow-ups to send, a proposal to review. And yet, I sat there thinking, “Where do I even start?” So naturally, I did what any productive…
A client recently said to me, “I know what works for other people… but my situation is different.” She wasn’t being difficult. She was being honest. She had a full plate. A demanding role. A lot of moving parts. And she felt like the typical advice didn’t apply to her. But here’s what I see all…
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…