What your life has revealed
Here is a simple set of questions to help explore your values. Looking back on your life: When were you happiest? When were you proudest? When were you most fulfilled?…
Here is a simple set of questions to help explore your values. Looking back on your life: When were you happiest? When were you proudest? When were you most fulfilled?…
The things we fear in business and life are usually illusory. "Fear, uncertainty and discomfort are your compasses toward growth." – Celestine Chua (Image: source unknown.) The fear is real,…
You’d think being forced to stay home is the ideal time to develop a deep, consistent mindfulness practice. It’s good for well-being, and it’s good for focus at work, with…
If you know what you want to do, but you feel stuck and are not getting started, this post is for you. Perfectionism is the action killer. Do something badly…
What regrets will you have on your deathbed? It almost certainly won't be "I wish I'd caught the last two seasons of Brooklyn 99!" If you have goals that don't…
I hadn't heard back from a client in several weeks, so I sent another message. When they responded a short while later, they let me know that my messages had…
I have spent much of my life with a sense of having so much to do, so much that I want to do, but little sense of what to do next.…
Here's a video I made a while back about learning, which is a passion for me. (Now, I'm more skilled in study technique than in making videos, so please excuse…
When we ask ourselves why we procrastinate, a couple of reasons come easily to mind: That we are lazy, and that we suck at time management. The first is actively…
You develop a good habit of meditating for 3 minutes a day. Moving up to 5 minutes a day, you start to feel like there is a benefit from it.…
In the context of discussing procrastination and the pain of starting, a commenter writes: Fear is a wall 1000 miles wide and a mile high, but only tissue paper thin.…
People sometimes ask me whether I got into anti-procrastination coaching because I'm a super-effective and productive person who could help other people be like me, or because I had problems…
I have work to do, but constant low-grade pain from a shoulder strain is killing my concentration and will to work these last 24 hours. I've distracted myself with social…
These words always caught my attention: So Time, the wave, enfolds me in its bed, Or Time, the bony knife, it runs me through. I saw them frequently beginning in…
The person who treated you hurtfully, who judged you, who disappointed you... Their responses to you were set in motion long before they ever met you. This is not about…
Perfectly expressed: Getting organized (or establishing new habits) is like following your breath when learning to meditate. We are taught that, when you notice your mind wandering off and straying…
A common theme for many of my clients is wanting to make a positive difference in the world, and being held back by a lack of focus or procrastination. So we're…
Many times in my life I've felt disconnected, lacking the friendships I desire. At a distance from old friends, geographically and emotionally. It hasn't been simply bad luck, or dastardly actions…
Spending energy creates energy. A short run and I'm more alert. A slightly harder run and (once I recover) I have energy for days. I take a push-up break from…
My routines are my strength. But they are not strong enough. My boundaries are my protection. But if they are poorly established and defended, they do not protect me. I…