Posts Tagged ‘self-care’
National Leave the Office Early Day 2022 – Texas Hill Country Beer Trail Style!
National Leave the Office Early Day is TODAY! If you’re not sure about the background of National Leave the Office Early Day, you can read my blog post here. In honor of this holiday, my husband and I decided to take an entire day off from work. We told a good friend about it,…
Read MoreMental Health and Productivity
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, so this is the perfect time to pause and point out that the state of your mental health impacts your productivity levels. I work with many clients who have been diagnosed with various conditions: depression, anxiety, anger issues, and so on. Receiving their diagnosis didn’t magically cure…
Read MoreTony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off
Growing up in Southern California, my brother and I were avid skateboarders. We were nowhere near the professional level, but we built ramps on the sidewalk in front of our house and also, eventually, in the street in our cul-de-sac. We would finish our homework early in order to get some shred time in…
Read MoreA Way with Words
I was recently introduced to a podcast called A Way with Words. In addition to loving learning about word and phrase origins – plus it can never hurt to improve my vocabulary – understanding the use of language is an important component of time management. I’m recommending this podcast for two reasons:…
Read MoreDoes Your Helpfulness Lead to Overcommitment?
Are you a helpful person? If you are, are you over-helpful? That might sound like an odd question, but I have many clients who drive down their productivity and increase their time management challenges because they bend over backwards to help others. I should clarify that I am not about to recommend that you turn…
Read MoreDaylight Saving Time: A Gift of Time for You
The clients I work with always say with exasperation when I first speak with them, “I wish I had more time!” Or, “I have too much to do and not enough time!” Or, “There aren’t enough hours in the day!” You get the picture. There’s great news if you feel the same way! Once a…
Read MoreWork from Home Lessons – Should we keep doing these things?
If you listen to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 updates on the news, what you usually hear about are scary statistics and anxiety-causing prognostication. What usually gets pushed to the end of a news broadcast – if at all – is some positive by-product of this entire shelter in place, social distancing situation. I’ve noticed a pattern of…
Read MoreHow to Improve Productivity – Participate in October Holidays
It’s quite common to hear people say that they want to learn how to improve their productivity or get better with their time management. That’s terrific! But those are pretty broad goals. What can you do to get started? If you’re not sure what area to begin with or focus on, consider using these October…
Read MoreProductivity Tools for your Time Management Revolution – What’s the big deal about self-care?
Here’s another productivity tool for your time management revolution. Have you ever had one of those days where you just felt so completely discombobulated, and even though you knew you had a million things to do, you had no idea of what to do next? In my previous posts, we’ve talked about how our brains…
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