Social Media Is Neither Social, Nor Media: Discuss
The surgeon general recommends that kids don’t consume “social” media, because it’s bad for them, especially with undeveloped brains. It’s not that great for adults either, though we use it a lot.
Power Up Your Productivity
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
With the roses you’re smelling
And everyone telling you be of good cheer
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.”
Is Your Email Killing Your Effectiveness at Work?
Email can be a very effective tool for communication – as long as you’re using it appropriately. Yet for most business owners, when you’re taking care of emails, you’re not doing the important work ON your business.
Prevent Alzheimer’s and Promote Productivity
When I was a financial planner, I had a client who was taking care of her mother, who had early-onset Alzheimer’s.
Creativity is Critical For Business Owners
When you’re working 14-hour days most of the time, you won’t be able to be creative. Not to mention the risk of burnout, poor decision-making, etc. That leads to the question: Is not being creative really a problem for entrepreneurs?
The Truth About Productivity: Time is Not Money
It’s true that all our boundaries around work time have been destroyed by smartphones and apps designed to be addictive. The iPhone came out in 2007, and the first Android clone in 2008.
Dealing with Overwhelm as a Business Owner
“Life moves pretty fast. You don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” - Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Preventing Burnout and Promoting Effectiveness for Attorneys
For a group of professionals who touch every facet of American society, lawyers definitely get a lot of flak! May 6 kicks off National Lawyer Well-Being Week, and I’ve partnered with different types of lovely lawyers in different ways over the course of my career.
So let me give back a little in honor of lawyer well-being!
Got Boundaries?
If you’re a business owner, no boundaries are no good. At least if you want to be profitable and successful!
Boost Productivity By Organizing Your Time
Is your calendar as chaotic as your catch-all drawer?
So You Want to Be a Productivity Consultant
But what about the secret sauce? The terrible things no one will tell you about being a productivity consultant.
Science and Productivity, Like PB & J
Having just come back from northern Chile to look at some stars and view the sky through telescopes at the best place on earth for observatories… I realize that not only is there a solar eclipse today (4/8), but the 14th of April is National Look Up At the Sky Day!
Walk to Work for Wonderful Productivity
When I moved back to the East Coast for a while after living in California, I discovered I had Seasonal Affective Disorder during the winter.
Why Working Harder Isn’t Always The Answer
Many of us pride ourselves on hard work, and of course, more is better, right? According to the media, in order to be successful, you have to hustle and grind and give up life outside work. To be fair, for most people success doesn’t come on a silver platter and it does require hard work.
But does hard work mean you have to work 12-14 hours a day? Avoid taking breaks? Never go on vacation?
Why NonToxic Productivity Is So Important
“And you may ask yourself, How did I get here?” - Once in a Lifetime by the Talking Heads
If You Want to Make $$, You Need To Sleep
Feeling overwhelmed by everything you have to do? Are you very busy? You might be tempted to try to claw some hours back by shortchanging sleep.
Bad idea.
Boundaries Are a Woman Business Owner’s Best Friend
The Barbie movie grossed $636 million in the United States and over $1.4 billion worldwide. I bet America Ferrara's monologue about the absolutely impossible standards women are held to in this country had a lot to do with it breaking the box office. So many of us felt seen by that scene!
Entrepreneur Who Wants More Out of Life? Inconvenience Yourself
If you spend a lot of time looking at ads, articles, and other media published here in the US, you’d come away with the belief that faster is better and more is better.
Especially when it comes to work: the faster you work, the more successful you’ll be. The more hours you work, the more rewarded you’ll be.
However!
It’s The Most Helpful Time of the Year
If you’re hoping to give your productivity a boost this year so you can reclaim your time AND make money in your business, your holiday is this week! That’s right, February 22 is (drumroll, please) Single Tasking Day.
Darwin Day And Your Business Evolution
Why should business owners celebrate Darwin Day, which commemorates the birth of Charles Darwin?
Well, why not?
But seriously…