Why We Need to be Trauma-Informed (More Than Ever)

Why We Need to be Trauma-Informed (More Than Ever)

Productivity is often viewed as a one-size-fits-all solution, but that is far from the truth. There could be a hundred different factors that impact your productivity, one of which is the topic we’re addressing today: trauma. Becoming trauma-informed not only helps us...
The Most Important Direction For Effective Planning

The Most Important Direction For Effective Planning

While our ability to be flexible and resilient and change direction is important, planning first is essential. It’s a way to arrange how things will go ideally, and even if they don’t go that way, it will still help you keep focused and remain calm so you can be more...
How to Avoid Forgetting Things When Life Gets Hectic

How to Avoid Forgetting Things When Life Gets Hectic

While I don’t presume to know what your life is all about, I bet I can guess one thing about you: you handle a LOT. Whether you’re handling the mental load of caregiving or your mind is overflowing with ideas (or both), it can be overwhelming. It can feel amazing at...
Combining and Stacking Habits for Better Results

Combining and Stacking Habits for Better Results

Positive habits are the cornerstone of a productive and fulfilling life, but mastering them can be a challenge. Today I am continuing our conversation about habits with more advanced strategies to help you maximize your productivity, reach your goals, and unlock the...
How to Rebuild a Lost Habit or Create a Better One

How to Rebuild a Lost Habit or Create a Better One

Habits can be both our greatest allies and our toughest adversaries. When we’ve painstakingly built up a routine that serves us well, it can be frustrating when life throws us a curveball, disrupting our hard-earned habits that we mistakenly thought were set in stone....
Figuring Out Your Next Steps After Big Life Shifts

Figuring Out Your Next Steps After Big Life Shifts

As the saying goes, “The only constant in life is change.” The extent of that change and how it unfolds can vary, sometimes feeling fairly minor and other times throwing us completely off balance, shaking the foundation of who we believe ourselves to be. When change...
How to Live a Productive Life While Grieving

How to Live a Productive Life While Grieving

It is problematic that we tend to look at being productive as a standalone thing, without considering the other aspects of our lives. The reality is that life doesn’t happen in a vacuum and even the small things can have an impact. Everything we are and feel,...