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

Originally Published: November 3, 2023 Revised: December 1, 2025 Recently I accidentally scheduled two meetings at the same time because I overlooked a time-zone switch. Mistakes happen, right?   Sometimes we need to be patient and forgive ourselves.   Life is Too Short to Worry about Being Perfect   A few years ago, I created a business-oriented YouTube channel which I never intended to be a major hit or to make millions from it (although that'd be nice).  My primary goal wa

Every year, I have a goal to read the number of books for that year (e.g. 23 books in 2023, 24 books in 2024, 25 books in 2025).  I find that this goal supports me picking up a book instead of doing mindless doom scrolling on my phone, watching endless hours of streaming, or (heaven forbid) sitting bored in a waiting room. 

What are your biggest time wasters?  You know, the stuff you find yourself doing when you should be working on the high-priority project? 

Speaking of Netflix, have you ever thought about how many hours of content are actually on there? I often wonder that as I’m sitting down to choose something to watch (this mind works in mysterious ways).

If you think about our behaviors when we are stressed and overwhelmed, we often are in fight or flight mode.  This is the automatic...

If you’re reading this, I am guessing you also have to deal with expense reports from time to time. And that you likely dread doing them. That, or perhaps you lay the stack of paper-clipped receipts on your assistant’s desk and delegate the task onto them to handle (for an informative conversation about delegation, listen to Delegating for Rainmakers conversation with Scott Love from June 2025).   

On June 10, 2024, my family and I took off for Puerto Vallarta to live there for a month.  We leave to head back to the United States in two days.  I had every intention of writing this newsletter in the middle of the trip, and candidly, I never could make it a priority.  Which, as your productivity expert friend, I would tell you is A-OK! 

Time is one of our most valuable assets and something we can never grow or get back. To help you maximize your valued time, I’ve provided five everyday time-saving tips to implement into your routine (or continue doing with maximum efficiency):

Save time, stress less, and remember more when preparing for your next trip and updating your passport.

Hey Friend, The other day, I finished work and sat down on the couch. We had 45 minutes until we needed to leave for my son's soccer...

July 24, 2024 This morning, I attended a networking meeting where everyone had a chance to do a 30-second introduction. When introducing...

An amazing client recently sent me this HBR article, Productivity Skills to Help You Gain Time Back,  by Steve Glaveski.   The first...

Like many of you, this week marks a milestone event in my son's life: the end of elementary school. On Monday, my husband and I attended...

Hey Friend, Last week, I was presenting for the  CalCPA  Staff (who are truly amazing people by the way and all CPAs should consider...

Are you procrastinating on something right now?  The chances are high that you are since everyone procrastinates, and 20% of you are...

Don't think about a pink elephant. Recently, I was reading  Mr. Cooper is Super  to my sons.  In the book, Mr. Cooper told his class that...

I’d like to give you a gift. The secret sauce of how to get more done and how to get the right things done.   " Productive people are...