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Navigating Productivity Pitfalls
I’ve been developing a new productivity method that I’m calling “Navigating Productivity Pitfalls.”
Navigating Productivity Pitfalls has three steps:
1. Identify your personal pitfalls when it comes to your productivity practice.
2. Develop proactive plans for dealing with your pitfalls in the future.
3. Identify acute actions to take in the moment when you encounter a pitfall.
My 4-step process for planning a busy month
This blog post originally was shared with my mailing list for The Tending Letter. You can subscribe to my newsletter at the bottom of the post.I get lots of questions about my own time management practice. Today I’m sharing how I planned for my busy April without...
Moving Through the Stuckness
This blog post originally was shared with my mailing list for The Tending Letter. You can subscribe to my newsletter at the bottom of the post.We don’t plan to get stuck. Sometimes, we have the best intentions, we get enough sleep and drink enough water, we set a...
New Podcast Episode with The Phd Life Raft Podcast
Before we jump into the blog post, I want to quickly let you know that my book Tend to It: A Holistic Guide to Intentional Productivity is available for sale here! You can read more about my coaching practice here and book a session here. You can download NINE...
How to Make Your Own Daily Planning Sheets
When I ran out of my favorite planner pad, I decided to make my own customizable daily planning sheets. I’m on prototype three, and I’ve experienced some interesting and unexpected “ah-ha!” moments while tweaking the planning sheets to get the most out of them. In the rest of this post, I’ll walk you through the different parts of my own current version of the daily planning sheet, offer suggestions for how you can create your own, and then I’ll share a free printable sample you can use, too.
How to Work Backwards from Overwhelm to Insight and Action
I’ve been working on an approach for shifting out of overwhelm, which I’m currently calling Work Backwards from Overwhelm to Insight and Action. The Work Backwards approach is a method I use for shifting my perspective from feeling stuck in overwhelm to identifying a new goal with actionable and achievable to-do tasks. It has four key steps.
2020 Q&A: Writing, Time Management, Self-Care
Before we jump into the blog post, I want to quickly let you know that I’m currently accepting new one-on-one coaching clients who want a little extra guidance with changing their productivity habits. You can read more about my coaching practice here and book a...
Join Me for 100 Pomodoros in September
Join me in doing 100 Pomodoro sessions in the month of September! Free worksheet included.
How to Respect Your Personal Capacity
Before we jump into the blog post, I want to quickly let you know that I’m currently accepting new one-on-one coaching clients who want a little extra guidance with changing their productivity habits. You can read more about my coaching practice here and book a...
Coaching Offering and Rate Updates
I have decided to shift my Success & Accountability Coaching to a Mentorship offering. I have also updated my rates for both Single Session Slowductivity Coaching and for Success & Accountability Mentorship.