Secret Weapon For Doing Big Things

You've already eliminated all non-essentials from your schedule. And now, here we are talking about adding something, and not just a little something but THE something. That thing you daydream about. The thing you're going to do someday when the kids are older. When your job slows down. After baseball/soccer/cheerleading/basketball/football season. After your daughter's wedding …

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The Real Cure For Too Busy

Three different people this week have told me some version of I'm so busy I can't get even get organized enough to see if I have time to do something. Now that's pretty busy! I know. I've been there and still visit pretty often. But here's the thing. I create my schedule and you create …

The One Thing [book review]

I thought it might be helpful to share some insights from some of my favorite books and current reads. The One Thing by Gary Keller is for those of us who are a little too good at setting goals and being productive. As a serial 'starter,' I love this book! If you excel at getting …

Easy Steps to Monthly Planning

Review | Celebrate | Keep | Let Go | Revise | Add Review - look at previous months goals.  Take a look back at your goals and to-do lists from last month. Celebrate wins - review accomplishments and progress.  Make a WINS and gratitude list of all the items you checked as completed. Keep relevant goals - …

Activity Does Not Equal Productivity

Multi-tasking anyone? Here is another big myth...

Recipe for Results in 2019

2019 is flying toward us. Are you ready? Don't panic. You are more ready than you think. Here is a quick 3-step recipe to clarify what you want and make it happen. REFLECT:  Take time to recognize and celebrate what you accomplished in 2018. Don't make this hard. You know the drill. Get a clean …

Got Goals?

Or maybe that should be ... Got Goals But No Progress? The path to success does not usually happen through a big breakthrough, but usually by slow and consistent action toward your goals. Consistency unleashes powerful progress. Are you ready to see some success? Narrow your focus by choosing just one goal to work on …

7 Rules to End Each Day With a Sense of Accomplishment

There's No Such Thing as Done. Day after day, we write down our top 3 or work from a longer to do list but even if we check off every box there’s still more to do. Finishing the day with a sense of accomplishment and completion. Isn’t that the unicorn we are all chasing after? Starting …

Create a Stop Doing List

How many things are you doing because you "ought to"? I already know I have a couple. That was easy to figure out. As a matter of fact I've known for quite a while that I need to prune one or two activities. They are draining me to the point I dread them. The hardest …

Is Your To-do List Moving You Toward Your Goals?

You probably have tons of items on your to-do list but how do you know if a task is worth your time? Here is how you can check: Does it move you toward one of your goals? Is specific enough? Here is a quick checklist to make sure it includes the what, when, where, who …