Originally Published: September 28, 2023 Revised: May 25, 2026 I remember when I was eleven years old and my parents took me to the bank to open my first checking account with Bank of the West. My dad owned his own business and had learned that he could save on taxes by having my sister and I manage the money in our own accounts. The skills that I learned to balance a checkbook then are similar skills to what I use and apply to time management. Manage Time through the Proc

Originally Published: December 31, 2021 Revised: February 6, 2026 This morning, I was working out at OrangeTheory® Fitness, and I noticed one of the motivational statements on the wall: “One of the best feelings in the world is finishing a workout.” It’s true, right? How many times do we say, “I hate going to the gym, but I LOVE the feeling after?” I started to think about how much our feelings affect our performance and our productivity. One of my clients, Lisa, recently

A few weeks ago, I found myself standing in the cereal aisle at the grocery store and staring at the options from “high protein” to “low sugar” to “kid’s favorite.” In that moment, I wasn’t hungry or excited. I was, however, quite overwhelmed. What should have been a simple task to select a cereal and continue shopping suddenly felt oddly draining. And I caught myself thinking: Wasn’t this easier when there were just a few options and you picked one without thinking? That m

Originally Published: February 1, 2022 Revised: January 1, 2026 This may come as no surprise. Whatever you last looked at (or thought about) will show up in your social media feed. That’s social media “active listening.” What is your feed often filled with? Amongst the shoes, random household gadgets, and t-shirts about punctation preferences, my Facebook feed is also filled with Day Planners. Yes. Day Planners. There are so many to choose from with different shapes, size