Would it surprise you to learn that for most websites, the “About Page” is the second-most-visited page on the site (right after the main page)? It was a surprise to me when I first heard that statistic, but as I thought about it, it kinda makes sense. When we visit a website for the first time, we … [Read more...] about Four Ways to Make Your About Page Work For You
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Finishing Strong Part 4: How to Make Your Next Project Easier, Better, and More Fun
This final part of our Finishing Strong series takes what you’ve learned from all your hard work on your current project or season, and applies it to the next big thing you’ll work on. Whether it’s at the end of a project, the end of a quarter, or the end of a year, we are big fans of AARs … [Read more...] about Finishing Strong Part 4: How to Make Your Next Project Easier, Better, and More Fun
Finishing Strong Part 3: Clean-Up on Aisle…
Last time, I talked about the importance of taking a pause between projects, and the important between-project work that needs doing: from just getting rest, to catching up with people, to enjoying parts of your life you’ve put aside to get this work over the finish line. One of those things we … [Read more...] about Finishing Strong Part 3: Clean-Up on Aisle…
Finishing Strong Part 2: Make Space and Time to Transition Between Projects
Today’s post in the Finishing Strong series encourages us to take a pause... and be sure to check out part 1 of the series to get the full scoop. There’s a natural tendency to want to start the next project right after finishing a major project, or at least plan that that’s what you’re going to … [Read more...] about Finishing Strong Part 2: Make Space and Time to Transition Between Projects
Finishing Strong Part 1: Run a Victory Lap
Whether it’s a tough project, a tough race, or a tough year, there’s nothing quite like the feeling of taking a victory lap and crossing the finish line. It’s an exhilarating rush of ecstasy, relief, surprise, and pride. You have to lose yourself in the project only to find you’re a different person … [Read more...] about Finishing Strong Part 1: Run a Victory Lap
How to Mindfully Avoid Morning Distractions
For more tips and strategies to help you be your productive best, pick up a copy of Charlie’s book Start Finishing, winner of the 2020 Productivity Book of the Year. Available on Amazon and other favorite booksellers. Picture this: You’ve got your day planned out, time blocks in check, deadlines … [Read more...] about How to Mindfully Avoid Morning Distractions
#ThanksCOVID Part 6: Introducing Our New CMO, Cory Huff
In the previous post of our #ThanksCOVID/BigNews series, I shared that the pressures of COVID-19 kept us in startup mode long enough for us to see that it was time to develop the app — and that we could do it. But for us to trade up so that we can explore our full breadth of topics, develop a new … [Read more...] about #ThanksCOVID Part 6: Introducing Our New CMO, Cory Huff
#ThanksCOVID Part 5: The App Is on the Way
Yes, you read that right. An app is on the way! I feel like I heard a few thousand people collectively sigh and say, “About Time!” and a few others yell, “NOOO, what about the planners!” In this fifth part of the #ThanksCOVID/BigNews series, I’m excited to share that we’re in the development … [Read more...] about #ThanksCOVID Part 5: The App Is on the Way
#ThanksCOVID Part 4: Building on Foundations in the Academy
This is Part 4 of our #ThanksCOVID/BigNews for 2020 series. In the last part, Charlie discussed his journey as it relates to the content he produces and shares here at PF. Just as the journey of all Creative Giants involves honoring and bringing forward all parts of ourselves, you heard from Charlie … [Read more...] about #ThanksCOVID Part 4: Building on Foundations in the Academy
#ThanksCOVID Part 3: From Foundations to Working Together
This is Part 3 of the #ThanksCOVID/BigNews series. In the first part, we discussed how the Academy made it clear we needed more help, and in the second part, we discussed the past and future of the Anchor. In Part 2, I discussed that the Anchor created some tension about what were Anchors and … [Read more...] about #ThanksCOVID Part 3: From Foundations to Working Together
#ThanksCOVID Part 2: The Future of the Anchor
This is Part 2 of our #ThanksCOVID/BigNews for 2020 series. In the last part, Charlie discussed how the events of 2020 led to us hiring Steve, Osheyana, and Anthony. I’ll add my own #ThanksCOVID to his and say that I now cannot imagine a team without these three amazing people. Blessings in the … [Read more...] about #ThanksCOVID Part 2: The Future of the Anchor
Our 2020 Year in Review, aka #ThanksCOVID (First of a Series)
2020 has been quite the year here at PF. In the midst of a pandemic, we’ve had what’s turning out to be our best year, in both results and in evolution. (Tweet this.) As I was making a list of the highlights and news, it dawned on me that, rather than having one epically long post, it’d be better to … [Read more...] about Our 2020 Year in Review, aka #ThanksCOVID (First of a Series)
Best Blog Posts to Support You During the Holidays
As the year starts to wind down, we want to encourage you all to do the same. By taking the time to wrap up your projects, slow down, and look back on your accomplishments, you'll be in a better place come the new year to make more meaningful progress on what matters most. These crucial aspects of … [Read more...] about Best Blog Posts to Support You During the Holidays
Dark and Light
A seed planted in the dark soil of the earth. What will emerge? Will anything? Feeling swallowed by the dark. Light has abandoned me. Again. This dark soil of pain Surrounds me and lets in no light. Perhaps light is no more? The weight is heavy. The feelings seep into every cell of … [Read more...] about Dark and Light
Reckonings and Gratitude
Here in the United States, some will be celebrating Thanksgiving tomorrow, while others will be protesting with a National Day of Mourning or an Unthanksgiving. While I believe it is happening all over the world, I can speak more so to what I have been witnessing and feeling on a national level here … [Read more...] about Reckonings and Gratitude
Holiday Gift Guide for Creatives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs
Ah, the age-old question: what do you get the person who has everything? The answer is this: get them the gift of new ways of looking at the world. The gift of creative insight, award-winning time management concepts, and planning systems that over one million people have downloaded. Check out our … [Read more...] about Holiday Gift Guide for Creatives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs
Sacred Work, Unexpected Beauty, and Honoring Yourself
A few mornings ago, I did something I feel I haven’t done enough of in my life: I cried because I was so overcome with beauty. It was likely no more than a minute of tears, but wow! I felt it to the very core of me. I was honoring what I so clearly needed. For me, tears can come forward with so … [Read more...] about Sacred Work, Unexpected Beauty, and Honoring Yourself
Recommended Reads to Get You to the New Year
There are a lot of good books to cuddle up with during your staycation days, use-it-or-lose-it PTO, or otherwise cozy time spent at home during the holidays. But rather than combing through list after list, we've wrangled up five of our favorite reads that you can pick up for yourself (or a loved … [Read more...] about Recommended Reads to Get You to the New Year