As we head into long weekends in Canada and the U.S. I thought I’d share some ideas for podcasts you may want to check out: Becoming Better – this is by writer Chris Bailey (The Productivity Project and Hyperfocus: How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction) and his wife Ardyn. While you may not be READ MORE
Category: Productivity
How Do I Keep Track of All This Good Stuff My Brain Generates
Quick note: I mention several products in this post. I get nothing from any of these companies. They’re just what I happen to use. I recently listened to an episode of the Becoming Better podcast (Chris Bailey and Ardyn Nordstrom) about “The Productivity Benefits of Capturing Ideas“. Today (the day I’m writing this) this idea READ MORE
Looking Forward to the Result
I was planning my day the other morning and trying to figure out how to motivate myself to clean the house, do laundry, and dishes. I feel the same way about things like getting my tax stuff together for the accountant. These are things that need to get done, but I really don’t enjoy doing READ MORE
Give Yourself Time to Breathe
The other day my colleague mentioned that she had 30 minutes in her work day that day that had nothing in it, absolutely nothing. She was so happy to have that 30 minutes. Everyone should have “absolutely nothing” time or at least time that they can rest their brain from work, family, world problems, planning READ MORE
Two Types of Intentions to Start the Day
While planning my day this morning I started thinking about intentions, and I realized that there are two types of intentions that we set each day, or at least should set each day. There are the things that we want to get done, which might be your to-do list or goals for the day, or READ MORE
The Best I Can Do Today
Every morning I answer a question in my planner: “Who needs me on my A-game this morning”. Every morning I include my wife and daughter. On work days I include my team and others I may be working with on a project that day. If I’m going to interact with particular friends that day, I READ MORE
The Need to Feel Like You’re Contributing
Last week I had guests on two separate upcoming episodes of the Better Me Podcast, and in both cases we talked about the need to feel like you’re contributing. Contribution can look like a lot of things – waving to a stranger as they pass by your house, donating blood, developing a successful vaccine for READ MORE
Making Big Decisions
For the past almost two years, when faced with a big decision, there’s been one big factor that took precedence over anything else. In fact, in many cases, it was the only consideration when making big decisions. Could this potentially be harmful to my mental health? While this is still the most important factor, I’m READ MORE
‘Tools’ That Help Me Be a Better Me
I’ve written before about using the GTD method and about using Brendon Burchard’s High Performance Planner. I’ve also explained that I used an app called Omnifocus for several years to track my projects and “to-dos”. And I’ve warned you that I’m prone to following shiny objects. While Omnifocus was vital while I was struggling through READ MORE
Being Intentional
Last week I watched the videos and did the exercises for Transformation Week, an online seven part workshop by Brendon Burchard and his wife Denise. The seven videos are each about 25 minutes long and include questions to consider about each days topic. The topics cover the six areas Brendon Burchard talks about in his READ MORE
