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

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. 

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! 

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...

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