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

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...

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! 

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...

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...

Let’s talk about email.  If you’re like most attorneys and legal professionals, you probably have a love/hate relationship with email.  Let’s face it...if you’re like most Americans, then that Loe/Hate relationship with email exists.   (Or maybe it’s more of a Hate/Hate Relationship). The convenience of email has gifted us with the ease of communicating quickly and effectively with multiple people without having to get out of our chair, write a letter, or pick up a phone. How