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Stop Draining Your Attention! Practical Tips to Manage Distractions
Chances are...you are losing time and productivity due to distractions at work. And there's neither time nor energy in the day to waste. We choose to allow distractions to get in our way and it doesn't have to be that way. It's as though the brain contains an...
Tips from a Pansy: Three Ways Your Brain Wilts
The morning was a bit cool for April as we finished our run. Trees were flowering white and pink like cotton and cotton candy. Yards popped with vibrant yellow and purple pansies. It looked beautiful and happy. If you aren't a gardener you may not know that pansies...
Leadership Lessons from Super Bowl Commercials
The big day was approaching. By "big day" I don't mean election day (which can't come soon enough) or a wedding day, I mean the Super Bowl-THE big day for U.S. sports fans. To be clear, I am not a U.S. sports fan, but even people like me watch the Super Bowl. My...
Resolve It to Solve It! Three Approaches to Over-Thinking
Around and around you go…Your mind whizzes and churns. What if this? What if that? You feel like a dog chasing its tail. The culprit is over-thinking. Over-thinking wastes time, money and energy. If you don’t have any of those to spare, then let’s look at three...
The Power of Saying No to Yes
NO! Wham. NO! Wham. My partner, large pads strapped to her forearms, shouted her encouragement. My forearms hit the pads with as much force as I could muster. Wham. “NO!” I yelled as loudly as I could over the other shouted “Nos” in the room. The power of yelling...
Stop Taking Action and Increase Your Productivity
Perhaps you’re like me. You pack more into the day than it can possibly hold. The items on the to-do list stack up and the top priorities that need your undivided attention slip as you deal with unexpected emergencies that can’t wait. Frustration builds and...
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Three Tips to Increase Productivity
Rain. All day. Grey and dreary. Yay! I love a rainy day. Why would anyone find a damp, overcast day appealing? Here's what I observe: On a rainy day, the to-do list is shorter because some things can't be done or are less convenient in the rain. I focus my attention...
Four Tips to Manage Your Energy Drains and Fillers
“You’re doing what?” The question came from my girlfriends during our morning run. I had explained my plan to attend a weekend meditation retreat. It wasn’t the meditation retreat they reacted to. It was the plan: Friday night concert (we already had tickets);...
Mental Flexibility: Stay Calm and Find the Workaround
It happened for the second time. I arrived to speak at the conference workshop and realized that I left the mail-back cards and envelopes at home...again. (Yes, I have a packing checklist; yes, I used the checklist; yes, I still overlooked it.) That feeling of panic...
Top Leadership Tip: Just Care and Be Nice
Some time ago, I spoke at and facilitated an Executive Leadership Program for a notable association. The speakers were a who’s who in that industry--successful business people with a solid track record. There were sessions on responding to RFPs, auditing and...
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