It kind of ended up being a three-day weekend, and a lesson in productivity coaching for me. At some point, late Friday morning I found myself uninterested in what I was doing. I felt like I was pretending to work. An hour went by, and then two. I realized I needed to stop. I got up from my desk and … [Read more...] about Get Out!
Managing Distractions
True Story
As I sat down to write this note several things were going through my mind. Just as I teach my productivity coaching clients, I had to focus and figure out what I was going to write about, and that meant thinking about the past week. The most notable thing was the wacky weather. On Wednesday, it … [Read more...] about True Story
Catching my breath & Business Lessons Learned
It’s been a whirlwind of a week. Unless you’re living under a rock, and regardless of which side you’re on, you know things here in the US are a bit crazy. My Facebook feed is insane. When I looked at it earlier today the first post I read was “I’m deleting my lyft account”, the second one I read … [Read more...] about Catching my breath & Business Lessons Learned
11 Minutes
At times I feel like I've got the attention span of a flea. I can be busily at work on something and then "poof". Sometimes I'm distracted by email, other times I may be interrupted by a phone call, or it can be an idea that crosses my mind. The thing about these distractions and interruptions is … [Read more...] about 11 Minutes
Stop Drilling My Teeth
Hunger, noise, temperature, surroundings, energy level and overall health. All of these impact how well you function, your productivity and the quality of your work. It doesn't matter what your business plan or marketing strategy is, the one thing that will make or break your bottom line is your … [Read more...] about Stop Drilling My Teeth
7 Strategies to Optimize Productivity and Revenue
A couple of hours ago, it was dark outside. Thunder was rumbling. Everything seemed to be in place for a terrific downpour but the storm didn't come, at least not then. All we got were a couple of raindrops that quickly disappeared. Hours later it happened again. The dark sky, the thunder and … [Read more...] about 7 Strategies to Optimize Productivity and Revenue
