Whether you work from home, in a bustling open office, or side by side with a partner, sharing a workspace comes with its own unique challenges. Noise, clutter, conflicting schedules, and different working styles can all get in the way of your focus and productivity. But with some thoughtful strategies, you can transform a shared
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Take a breath. Pause for reflection. Enjoy a well-deserved break! These are all things that may be available to us during the summer months. But summer’s quieter pace is also the perfect time to spend a little time re-setting your physical space, your systems, and your to-do list. Consider the stuff that gets pushed aside
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Let’s be real—working from home as a mom is kind of like trying to hold a Zoom meeting in the middle of a bouncy castle. While also being the bouncer. And the snack vendor. And maybe the janitor, too. If you’re managing deadlines and diaper changes, you’re not alone. Here are 5 tips to help
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Are you the organized one dealing with a disorganized boss? I often get questions from audience members at presentations and clients about how to work with someone who is disorganized. The frustration is real, but there are a few ways to handle a boss whose organizational skills are lacking. Try one of these five tips:
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A cluttered workspace – whether at home or at work – can be a major productivity killer. If your desk is constantly messy or your filing system is a disaster, you might be unknowingly holding yourself back. Sometimes old habits that we may not even realize we have are getting in our way. If any
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Managing email has become a significant burden and time suck for many folks today. It seems we’ve forgotten that email is just a TOOL for our work, but for many, it has BECOME their work. We sacrifice focus and energy to the email god, and lose time for working on the things that actually matter
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By this point in the new year, I’m betting most of your new years’ resolutions have gone by the wayside, or you may be having a tough time hanging in! Getting motivated to stick with it, or to even get started, takes some futuristic thinking. Consider this: if you do absolutely nothing to make the
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Because the season should be full of cheer, not full of stress-eating gingerbread! As the holidays approach, do you feel your stress level ratchet up to new heights? Does the thought of all that cooking, shopping, wrapping, baking, and decorating, in addition to your regular full schedule of work and family obligations send you a
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In this recent newsletter from Oliver Burkemann (author of Four Thousand Weeks – I highly recommend both his newsletter and book), I was intrigued by his thoughts on what it means to be “done for the day.” As someone who wrestles with somewhat unrealistic expectations of how much focused work I can accomplish on any
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The quickening pace of school, work and home life always takes a while to get used to once the reality of September sinks in. For many parents of school-aged children, the grind of getting back into the routine of early mornings, homework, car pools and after-school activities can be challenging. Having some systems and routines
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