Many people find themselves surprisingly busier in the summer than they expect to be. The chief reason we’re surprised is that the summer brings new projects that we often don’t count as projects and we have to weave those projects in with the projects we set in motion in the spring. Why don’t we … [Read more...] about Why the Summer Is Surprisingly Busy — and What to Do about It
Should You Get a Job When You Have a Great Business?
One of my friends who has a great business is looking for a job. For many people, "having a great business" and "looking for a job" are incompatible. If you had a great business, you wouldn't be looking for a job, right? Wrong. They're looking for a job because they've realized that their … [Read more...] about Should You Get a Job When You Have a Great Business?
5 Ways to Have that Trust Conversation Sooner
Conversations on trust are difficult because they have moral and practical connotations. We sometimes mean trust in the practical way: I trust my car to start, the sun to rise, or my cappuccino to be good. Other times, we use trust in a moral way, as in the way I trust my neighbors not to give my … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Have that Trust Conversation Sooner
How Do You Sing in the Morning?
I was listening to the audiobook version of Mark Nepo's More Together Than Alone the other day. The following passage struck me: In an elemental way, empathy and connection are life-giving. Let’s consider how birds sing at the sign of first light. By itself this is remarkable, that light causes … [Read more...] about How Do You Sing in the Morning?
Do You Need to Get Better at Asking for and Receiving Help?
I used to suck at receiving help. I was so bad at it someone finally had to tell me ... We were sitting at a table in the sun at a retreat I was facilitating in Cancun in 2012. I had just finished my glass of tea and a retreat participant asked if she could fill it up because she was going to the … [Read more...] about Do You Need to Get Better at Asking for and Receiving Help?
How to Be Successful with Your Daily Habit Tracker
Editor’s note: The up-to-date versions of all of our planners are available on the Free Planners page. First we make our habits, then our habits make us. – Charles C. Noble Habits are powerful because they create defaults. Read that one more time: Habits are powerful because they create … [Read more...] about How to Be Successful with Your Daily Habit Tracker
What Finishing My Book Taught Me About My Demotivation to Blog
Finishing my book has taught me a lot about writing and blogging. The most important lesson is that I love writing and that my days are best when I've done some deep writing. This is partially because writing helps me get clear about what I think and settles the chaos in my own inner landscape, so I … [Read more...] about What Finishing My Book Taught Me About My Demotivation to Blog
3 Questions to Help You Prepare for a Productive Year
Yes, I know it’s almost mid-February. I also know that many people are still trying to plan so they can have a productive year — which is why I’m pushing this out now. Published beyond the onslaught of the numerous posts and articles you’ve bookmarked to come back to “soon,” this one should be … [Read more...] about 3 Questions to Help You Prepare for a Productive Year
6 Ways the Hardback Momentum Planner Can Improve Your Productivity
Recently, one of our big fans of the Digital Momentum Planner Pack, Chris Why, emailed me after buying and receiving his new hardback Momentum Planner. He wanted to know what added-value the hardback planner would give him over the digital ones he already uses. I so appreciated his question. It … [Read more...] about 6 Ways the Hardback Momentum Planner Can Improve Your Productivity
10 Fruitful Ways to Spend 10 Free Minutes
When we have ten spare minutes at work, we often flip to Facebook, investigate Instagram, or putter to the break room to see if the coffee’s finished brewing. Nothing is “wrong” with those activities. However, we might put our free time to better use, using them to energize our productivity levels … [Read more...] about 10 Fruitful Ways to Spend 10 Free Minutes
The Free Planners for September 2018 Are Available from Productive Flourishing
The free planners for September are now available on the Free Planners page. Isn’t it funny how the back-to-school season seems to affect everyone? Even if you aren’t personally heading back, or if you don’t have kids to wrangle up with new notebooks and shiny backpacks, this time of year is ripe … [Read more...] about The Free Planners for September 2018 Are Available from Productive Flourishing
The Free Planners for August 2018 Are Available from Productive Flourishing
The free planners for August are now available on the Free Planners page. Some say that August is the Sunday of summer, and we couldn’t agree more. Soaking up those cold dips in the river, relishing in the cozy backyard barbecues, and sitting on a picnic table playing Scrabble until 9:30 p.m. are … [Read more...] about The Free Planners for August 2018 Are Available from Productive Flourishing
The Free Planners for July 2018 Are Available from Productive Flourishing
The free planners for July are now available on the Free Planners page. For many of us in the northern hemisphere, now is the time we tend to put our feet up and take a break on our projects. If taking care of yourself is what’s calling you, then by all means hang up that hammock, grab a book, … [Read more...] about The Free Planners for July 2018 Are Available from Productive Flourishing