What if the very thing you’re most proud of is actually the thing holding you back? For years I was a self-professed perfectionist and I counted it a major strength and had no clue it was silently sabotaging my productivity. When I realized that perfectionism wasn’t fostering my productivity and instead feeding my procrastination my […]
Habits. They can be powerful, having both a positive or negative impact. Habits are simple: they are “a settled or regular practice, especially one that is hard to give up.” Habits are little tasks or practices that we do regularly, they can be things we’ve chosen to do or that have become habits unknowingly. Some […]
As a natural night owl learning to optimize my morning routine to set a foundation for my days didn’t come easily and the only reason I even pushed to become a morning routine was the overwhelming evidence of early rising’s incredible benefits. There is a pattern that has been observed among highly productive and successful […]
We all have the same 24 hours each and every day. 24 hours. How is it that we all have just 24 hours and yet it seems like some people build an entire business, write their thesis, solve world hunger and still make it to the gym while others are applauding themselves for having accomplished […]
Clean the garage Finish the dishes Mop the bathroom floor Call the bank Prep Tomorrow’s Meals Your to-do list is constantly growing. You have a million and one things to remember everyday; appointments, tasks, shopping lists, chores, projects, work, relationships, you name it and you mind is trying to keep track of it. The question […]
Waking up completely drained, feeling like I didn’t get any sleep at all used to be an everyday occurrence. Starting my day on an empty energy tank pretty much guaranteed my days would be challenging. The truly sad part was that I had believed my exhaustion to be normal, and that there was nothing I […]