Editor’s note: “How to Balance Parent and Professional: The Start Finishing Guide to School-Time Productivity” is a guest post by Jenn Labin. Like so many other parents (and others) out there, I […]
5 Key Ways to Identify Your New Strengths in 2020
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Jenn Labin. Starting March 13th of this year, the concepts of routine, consistency, and productivity evaporated from many people’s lives, including mine. (Side note: I […]
Core Conversations on Start Finishing: 3 Powerful Practices to Help You Work Through Distractions
Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversations on Charlie’s book Start Finishing. In our last conversation, Nailah Blades talked about how to maximize your Recovery blocks. In today’s conversation, Jenn Labin […]
How to Overcome Major Disruptions in Your Work Life
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Jenn Labin. Major disruptions to our work lives can take any number of forms. You might get sick, married, start a certification class, or begin […]
3 Ways a Family Scrum Can Strengthen Your Relationships
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Jenn Labin. When I shared our original plan for a family scrum, and then again when I updated it a year later, some of you […]
The 5 Mortal Sins of Entrepreneurship
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Jenn Labin. It has been updated from the original published version to include links to the Momentum app. I’ve spent more than half of […]
New Year, New You: Do You Need to Refine Your Family Scrum?
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Jenn Labin. A year ago, I shared the process my family uses for our weekly scrum. I described how scrum changed the way we communicate […]
Everything You Need to Know to Find a Mentor
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Jenn Labin. What do Yoda, Doc Brown, Albus Dumbledore, and Mr. Miyagi have in common? Besides representing half of my “movies to watch when I’m […]
5 Questions to Ask Yourself That Will Help You Overcome Thrash
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Jenn Labin. Ugh, thrash. The silent productivity killer. The “I’m-busy-so-I-must-be-accomplishing-something” fallacy. How do you know if you’re guilty of thrash? In Charlie’s book Start Finishing, […]
How to Create Your Own Family Scrum (and Why You Need It)
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Jenn Labin. My life is chaotic. I seem to recall a time when I could manage my professional life during business hours and my personal […]
5 Ways to Keep Impostor Syndrome from Ruling You
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Jenn Labin. There was one specific moment when I almost quit. I nearly walked away from everything I had spent the better part of a […]