When do you feel you are most efficient? How do you balance scheduled and unscheduled activities each day, week, month? Do you work with a regimented 15 minute scheduled calendar, or do you have a weekly task list, or something in between? What is your master strategy for effective time management? In the last 2 days, I participated in conversations with 3 different coaches on this [...]
A few days ago I shared how my client (we'll call her Berry) started to create new habits in her life using routines. I'd like to visit another piece of the “what’s working now” conversation we had - and focus on the success she has created recently through delegating. Like many of my clients, Berry is a complex individual balancing many roles . . . mother [...]
I'm always curious around what strategies and techniques are my clients finding the most helpful. Which changes are they the most excited about? How has their quality of life improved? But I also want to know what isn't working. What stumbling blocks have they run into since we last worked together? What old habits have they fallen back into? (Backsliding is common when creating [...]
"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain." - Dolly Parton. This is one of my favorite quotes - and I really can apply it to many, many, many situations! For today . . . RAIN = PLANNING RAINBOW = STRESS FREE SCHEDULE When you build in 10 - 15 minutes each day, and an hour at [...]
Here's a picture of the gas company digging up my yard looking for the second leak. (They found the first one right away!) I won't bore you with the details (really, who wants to hear about someone else's crappy home ownership challenges?!) I'll just give you the facts . . . Everyone is fine The leaks were both found The process took 2 days So, [...]
Work, work, work, work, work! You started your direct sales business to spend more time with your family, friends, and hobbies . . . yet you find that you are in your office more and more and more (and more and more and more!) You've heard . . . "Work smarter not harder" "No one wants 'she was a great worker' on their tombstone" [...]
