Conflict Resolution and Time Management — 7 Tips

Conflict resolution isn’t a skill you necessarily pair with time management. But when everyone isn’t on the same page, you need to call on your conflict resolution skills along with your time management tools. And the conflicts you experience may not always be external.  If you’re ambivalent about a task, that’s a conflict that also…

Your Chains — Use Them to Create the Life You Want

What do your chains have to do with productivity? And what do I mean by your chains, anyway? Everything, actually. Your chains are as fundamental to you as your DNA. And as tools for maintaining productivity and establishing helpful new habits, they can’t be beaten. Years ago I remember reading a bit of advice from…

Your Time Lies — Don’t Let This One Hold You Back

Your time lies are the things you tell yourself about time that are just not true.  They trip you up and are often deeply embedded in your worldview. When one of your time lies has you in its grip, it makes everything that much harder. Just think about it. Time is so much easier when…

Project Prep Tips for School Time, or ANY Time

Project prep tips help no matter what kinds of tasks you are facing. And whether you are 6 or 60, I bet you feel some kind of anticipation as summer winds down and the school year approaches. And with school come projects – short and long-term projects that demand focus and discipline to complete.  How…

Family Vacations — Find Time to Make Them Truly Fun

Even in tight times, or maybe especially then, family vacations can restore your energy and provide a fresh outlook. If you’re a parent, or maybe a grandparent, you know that sometimes family vacations are as busy or busier than other times. But it doesn’t have to be that way. It’s important that vacation time be…

Your Failures — Reframe Them to Learn and Grow

Your failures.  What do you think of when you hear that phrase? What do you feel? If the phrase conjures shame and self-recrimination, then you are actually limiting yourself, depleting your energy, and putting a heavy lid on your creativity. That’s because finding time to accept and learn from your failures is a fundamental, and…

Breaking Out of Time Traps and Breaking IN to Time Success

Breaking out of time traps can require all of your ingenuity, especially when your to-do list is overflowing, projects await your attention, and pressures mount. Sometimes stepping back briefly, taking a breath, and finding a fresh approach works wonders. This is especially true if you are tripping yourself up as you go about your business.…