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2.35: My Favorite Way to Get Down to Business
I created my purpose worksheet for one of my coaching clients last year to aid her in developing a new structure for approaching her work sessions. Like most of us, she had a to do list, but she was struggling with what to actually DO when she sat down to work.
2.34: In Praise of Blank Space
Like most things productivity or personal development related, I researched and practiced and honed my habits around taking intentional breaks from work. And perhaps unsurprisingly, I found that leaving blank space in my daily schedule had significant effects on my mental, emotional, and physical health.
2.33: Strive for Emotional Awareness
If you can identify how you feel and what you need to feel better, you will have more agency in making choices that benefit you in the long term.
2.32: My Journey to Becoming a Productivity Coach
I was a workaholic with flimsy boundaries, and what I really needed was to stop. What I really needed was a new system, a new perspective, a new set of practices.
2.31: How to Hold Two Conflicting Truths at Once
I have worked hard over the last few years to shift away from black and white thinking, and intentionally giving myself permission to hold two conflicting truths at once has given me a practical way to remain calm and present in the gray space.
2.30: Spoon Theory: What It Is & How I Use It
I think the Spoon Theory is a great teaching tool to educate people about chronic pain or chronic illness if they are new to the topic. I also think it should not be used as a strict rule and that it should be open to change and context.
2.29: Giving a Fuck is a Personal Resource
I’ve talked before about the expendability of personal resources like time, spoons, focus, or money, but it wasn’t until recently when I was relistening to Sarah Knight’s The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck that I realized I needed to add “fucks given” to my...
2.28: Three Mindful Productivity How Tos
As you know, I love productivity, so much that I literally research it! But my take on productivity differs from the general “do as much as possible NOW NOW NOW.” Instead, I’m interested in blending productivity with personal development and mindfulness, which is how we got to today’s topic: the three mindful productivity tools that mean the most to me: intention, awareness, and personalizing your practice
2.27: Acceptance: The First Step Towards Action
Acceptance is the first step in the process of engaging with challenging situations. So, once you accept that something is reality, what do you do?
2.26: Give Yourself Permission to Rest
I live by a balance of routines, rhythms, and rituals. I worked hard to test out different practices and find a pattern that supported me well. Recently, however, my triple-R system has been off, which means I've been leaning heavily on another R: rest. Although my...
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