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 am in a situation of working full time remotely while also managing kids who are in virtual school. … [Read more...] about How to Balance Parent and Professional: The Start Finishing Guide to School-Time Productivity
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 wanted to use “sublimated” but found out that word also means, “to divert something into a … [Read more...] about 5 Key Ways to Identify Your New Strengths in 2020
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 talks about some practices to help you work through distractions. Below is … [Read more...] about Core Conversations on Start Finishing: 3 Powerful Practices to Help You Work Through Distractions
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 taking care of your parents. Your partner may go through a rough patch at work, or you might lose a loved one or … [Read more...] about How to Overcome Major Disruptions in Your Work Life
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 reached out with wonderful comments and reactions. I also received a few questions that really got the gears turning. One of the … [Read more...] about 3 Ways a Family Scrum Can Strengthen Your Relationships
The 5 Mortal Sins of Entrepreneurship
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Jenn Labin. I’ve spent more than half of the last 20 years working as an entrepreneur and consultant. I was very happy with all of the amazing benefits of that work. But I am now starting a new adventure, one of going back to employment for someone else. The … [Read more...] about The 5 Mortal Sins of Entrepreneurship
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 and how our productivity improved. I also noted how important it is to examine your process and iterate or evolve as … [Read more...] about New Year, New You: Do You Need to Refine Your Family Scrum?
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 sick” list, they’re also some of the greatest mentors to have graced the movie screen. Joseph Campbell’s formula, … [Read more...] about Everything You Need to Know to Find a Mentor
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, he defines thrash as, “this emotional flailing and metalwork … [Read more...] about 5 Questions to Ask Yourself That Will Help You Overcome Thrash
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 life was pretty much contained in the evening hours and weekends. I had free time. I didn’t go to bed bone-weary and … [Read more...] about How to Create Your Own Family Scrum (and Why You Need It)
5 Ways to Keep the 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 decade building. I was sitting on my bed, crying. No . . . strike that. I was sobbing. I was on the phone with my mentor and … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Keep the Impostor Syndrome from Ruling You