Have you ever felt like you were really struggling to be productive, but just couldn’t figure out why? You’re not alone in that, and if productivity was really as easy as searching Google for the best strategies, we’d all be super-productive by now. But it’s not just about the strategies - it’s about the whole picture.
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Whew, that’s a big topic, isn’t it? Productivity and self care can sometimes feel like two opposite ends of a spectrum that we need to run back and forth between (and somehow also look good and hashtag-worthy as we do!). But what’s the truth here? What are the real steps to finally find a place of balance?
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If you’re a big reader like me (especially in personal development topics), and you don’t currently have a system to organize your reading notes and highlighted quotes, then let me introduce you to this life-changing method: the Commonplace Book. Though, mine isn’t really a book… it’s more of a box. But more on that later.
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So what does a life coach do, anyway? What does that mean? How is coaching different from therapy? Isn’t that the same as mentoring? How is consulting different? These are all questions that I hear pretty regularly, especially when I first tell people I’m a coach. But to be honest, until I started actually looking into life coaching as a career, I had no idea myself!
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Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt like no matter how hard you try, or how much you work on something, it’s just never quiiiite good enough. Me too 🙋🙋 Perfectionism sucks, plain and simple. It keeps you back from getting started, from finally putting yourself out there, from sharing your gifts… and, it makes you feel like you’re never enough. Ouch.
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I settled on 4 books - two that were published this year, and two that were not - that made the biggest impact in not only my mindset, but also the actions I was inspired to take after reading them. They are books that I would highly recommend, for various reasons, so let’s get into it!
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We all fall into slumps of low motivation every once in a while. It’s totally natural. After all, motivation is a short-term strategy, not a long term one. Over on Instagram, you’ll often find me mentioning how sustained motivation is not necessary for success or productivity, and I fully stand by that. However, there are certainly times in which we feel like we could use a little boost.
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What’s increasingly elusive, rare and is practically guaranteed to improve your chances of success? It’s not money, and it’s not time. It’s the ability to focus. But I probably don’t even have to try and convince you of that - you already knew that, didn’t you?
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One of the most common barriers to productivity is, without a doubt, focus - especially when you’re your own boss, or working from home. With distractions popping up left, right and centre, getting side-tracked with the million and one genius ideas your mind comes up with, and no manager to report back to but yourself, it’s no wonder that having a focused workday can feel like a far-off fantasy.
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Ah, to-do lists are so appealing - they organize your tasks, they make it visual, they tell you what to do next, and they give you that satisfying feeling when you check something off. So why is it that often times, they don’t actually help with getting everything done?
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If you’ve been around on this blog, or my Instagram page, for a while, then you know that I LOVE habits. Creating those that move you forward, and letting go of those that hold you back, can do literal wonders for your life. As James Clear succinctly states in Atomic Habits, “the quality of our lives often depends on the quality of our habits”.
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