Sometimes you just don’t feel like being productive. You have just enough energy to get through the work day and not much left. There are certain days, times, and seasons when you just don’t feel motivated. Cold weather, sickness, stress, and various other factors can zap energy. No energy=less productivity! Does this sound familiar? I …
Take just a minute to think about where your short and long term goals are visible. If they are on a sticky note, good. How about a vision board? Even better! But what about the action plans that go along with those goals to make them happen? How about a place where you can organize …
Why do some people achieve their goals and some never do? Does that mean some people have what it takes and some do not? The truth is we succeed at our goals when we recognize why we fail. Turning our failures into lessons learned gives us the resources and information to achieve our goals. 7 …
Lately I’ve been wondering a lot about work ethic. Specifically, what’s happened to it? From the conversation all around me, both online and offline, job dissatisfaction is HUGE. I hope this article will generate some conversation and help shed some light on why (it seems like) people don’t give a [care/crap/hoot/insert your word of choice …
5 Ways a Strong Work Ethic Still Wins (Even if Your Job Sucks) Read More »
Does the scenario below sound familiar? You have grand plans to check a lot of to-do’s off the list today at work and home. The day starts strong and you’re out the door on time to take the kids to school. When you’re almost there, your child says “Oh no, my backpack! Mom……..” Being …
21 Simple Ways to Increase Productivity Each Day Read More »
I think you would agree that it’s easy to set goals, but reaching them can be a struggle. Sometimes we give up on our goals because we don’t see progress soon enough. That used to be a pattern for me. I would set a goal and give up too soon because it felt like I …
You get to work, open up your MacBook, and a desktop like the one below stares back at you! Files are everywhere! Where do you even begin when there are icons and files from one side of the screen to the other?!? I’ve stared at a desktop like that many times …
Do you ever feel as a working mom that sometimes you run your week and other times the week runs you? “Mom” is a wonderfully challenging job in itself and when you toss a 9-5 in with it, it becomes even more wonderfully challenging! These 7 productivity tips for working moms help set …
You dream of closet organization where everything is labeled, color coded and ready to be the next display in the IKEA showroom. You decide one day to tackle this problem and make big plans to achieve this goal one Saturday morning. Saturday morning arrives, you’ve had a cup of coffee and you make sure the …
