How To Plan Your Most Productive Day In 10 Minutes or Less
If you’re like me, you have a growing to-do list filled with big ideas to accomplish. Yet it might often seem like the day quickly gets away from you. Meetings, emails, social media, and other distractions suck up your time, along with your precious attention. Winning the day begins before you even sit down at your desk. Thoughtful planning […]
Is Your Work A Job, Career, or Calling? Here’s the Difference
Many of us find ourselves trapped in jobs that we do not particularly enjoy or connect with on any level. Maybe you followed the rest of your family into medical or legal careers when what you really wanted to launch your own business or to work in the arts. Or perhaps you took a role because […]
New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work. Try This Instead.
January is right around the corner and right now you’re probably mapping out what you want to achieve in the year ahead. Whether you’re resolving to get a promotion, start on side projects you’ve put off, or finally making six-figures, one fact remains: change is hard. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the high failure rate of New Year’s resolutions. Nearly one-half […]
Communicate Beautifully: How to Present Your Ideas Powerfully and Inspire Your Audience to Action
A few weeks ago, I ran a reader survey. One of the top concerns I heard from my readers were fears about getting your ideas across clearly and powerfully. Many of you said you struggle with speaking up and communicating well. You said things like… “Clear, straightforward communication of ideas and information is a challenge […]
Why Email Makes You So Stressed (And 3 Fixes For Overwhelm)
When I’m doing email triage, I often feel as if I’ve fallen into a trance. Every so often, I’ll look up from the screen and think, “Whoa—was I even breathing just now?” It turns out that I have email apnea—a term coined by former tech executive Linda Stone that refers to the habit of interrupted […]
3 Shifts To Free Yourself From Perfectionism
In the real world there are no gold stars for effort or report cards to gauge your progress. Yet a common mistake is treating work like school. As CEO and author, Sallie Krawcheck points out: Let’s not confuse what made us successful in school for what can make us successful in our careers. While an honor roll mindset can translate into […]
