Category: get focused

  • My Exact To-Do List Method

    My Exact To-Do List Method

    As a self-professed systems and organization geek, I’m often told how ‘together’ I am. Even in my corporate days, when I had dozens of products in various stages of the development cycle, coworkers would often tell me how calm I appeared amidst the chaos. Today, fellow entrepreneurs frequently ask me how I manage to keep…

  • Lather, Rinse, Repeat for Business

    Lather, Rinse, Repeat for Business

    You’ve probably seen the movie Groundhog Day. Right? Maybe it’s because I grew up in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Or because my family is a ‘golf family’. Or because when I root for a baseball team, it’s the Cubs (always). Yes, you could say I have a weird affinity for this movie and its…

  • How to Cultivate Creativity (Shower Optional)

    How to Cultivate Creativity (Shower Optional)

    The warm water rushes over you. You breathe in the steam and decompress from the day and when BAAAMM! Your next blog post writes itself. The narrative flows effortlessly in your mind. You know the post would be a hit with your audience and you try desperately not to forget it before you’re able to…

  • Is Your Routine Stuck in a Rut?

    Is Your Routine Stuck in a Rut?

    It’s getting nearer to the New Year and while this time of year gives people pause to think over all that they are grateful for and all that they want to accomplish once the calendar turns over, it’s also a wonderful opportunity to think about HOW you work. Is the way you go about your…

  • What to do when the S**T hits the fan

    What to do when the S**T hits the fan

    Yep, it happens. The real shit that knocks you on your ass and makes you want to totally hide under the covers, with little motivation to do anything. That’s how I’ve felt for the last ten days. But it can pop up at anytime – a divorce, a move to a new city, illness, even…

  • Business Tools I Love: Time Chunking

    Business Tools I Love: Time Chunking

    Today I want to tell you about this amazing productivity tool I use with the most unsexy of names – Time Chunking. Well, unless you’re talking about a chunk of dark chocolate being savored with a roasty, malty stout… then a ‘chunk’ is all sorts of sensuous goodness. Time Chunking works like this – you…

  • The First Step to Being More Productive

    The First Step to Being More Productive

    Do you often get to the end of your day and wonder “what did I do today?” You look back at your to-do list and, yes, it has a lot of check marks … buy bananas write blog post schedule social media for the month … but did you tackle the big items on the…

  • What To Do When You Don’t Want To Do Anything

    What To Do When You Don’t Want To Do Anything

    Lately I’ve felt burnout, exhausted, dog-tired. I’ve been running a marathon for over two years, first it was juggling a full-time job plus a side gig, which then became my new full time career (yep – this business). Within 2 weeks of taking my little side hustle full time, my client roster was full. I…