This is a guest post from Sarah K. Peck of Startup Parent. “You’ve got to be consistent!” rave many productivity experts. “You won’t be successful unless you’re consistent.” So much of the advice given to content creators and business owners beats the drum of consistency: show up regularly, … [Read more...] about How to Be Consistent in Your Business in an Unpredictable World
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Work From Home Workers Need Nudges To Go Home
This post is part of a series of “atomic essays” published on Twitter for the #Ship30for30 program. You can check out more of the conversation on Twitter, and in the previous post from this series about looking for metaphorical keys. When you're working on-site or in the office, there are lots of … [Read more...] about Work From Home Workers Need Nudges To Go Home
The One Where We Brag for You: PF Community Wins
When you’ve been helping people finish their most important projects for 12+ years, you get to see some really neat things happen. It’s a LOT of fun to see what people are doing in their communities and businesses using PF’s resources. Our readers are heart-centric creators, business owners, … [Read more...] about The One Where We Brag for You: PF Community Wins
37 Universal Verbs to Use for Your To-Do Lists
A common trip-up when people are making their to-do lists is that they’re either not using verbs in front of action items or the verbs aren’t working for them. In an earlier post on writing effective to-do lists, I showed how using verbs helps us create momentum on our projects so we don’t spend … [Read more...] about 37 Universal Verbs to Use for Your To-Do Lists
How Much of Your Team’s Time Is Spent Looking for (Metaphorical) Keys?
This post is part of a series of “atomic essays” published on Twitter for the #Ship30for30 program. You can check out more of the conversation on Twitter, and in the previous post from this series about Dunkirk Spirit Debt. Many owners and leaders avoid making SOPs, checklists, and workflows … [Read more...] about How Much of Your Team’s Time Is Spent Looking for (Metaphorical) Keys?
How MailBrew Has Helped My Digital-Primary Reading Practice
The internet is massive (to say the least), with information swirling around in an infinite number of places. Even if you’ve narrowed down your favorite social platforms and websites to a couple of dozen, it still takes a lot of brain space to stay updated on everything. Add to that the challenge of … [Read more...] about How MailBrew Has Helped My Digital-Primary Reading Practice
3 Ways to Pay off Dunkirk Spirit Debt
This post is part of a series of “atomic essays” published on Twitter for the #Ship30for30 program. You can check out more of the conversation on Twitter, and in the previous post from this series about making space for the truth to come out. Dunkirk Spirit is the extraordinary effort that teams … [Read more...] about 3 Ways to Pay off Dunkirk Spirit Debt
Our Favorite Books for Q3 2021
We’re winding down the time of year that’s ripe for reflection and relaxation, the easy-breezy time when we are more likely to give ourselves permission to have fun. But along with the year’s natural flow back into more productive times – what with the school season returning along with cooler temps … [Read more...] about Our Favorite Books for Q3 2021
Making Space to Let the Truth Come Out
This post is part of a series of “atomic essays” published on Twitter for the #Ship30for30 program. You can check out more of the conversation on Twitter, and in the previous post from this series about push and pull factors. Oftentimes, it's only after space is made for the truth to come out … [Read more...] about Making Space to Let the Truth Come Out
September 2021 Planning Tips: Sustainably Ramp Up Your Productivity
It’s that time of year where many of us start to dust off our projects that got left with the umbrellas and sweaters of springtime in lieu of OOO and PTO. With the school season returning along with cooler, more energizing temps lulling us out of our humidity-induced daze, it’s time we tell … [Read more...] about September 2021 Planning Tips: Sustainably Ramp Up Your Productivity
A Push to Get Clearer About Your Pull Factors
This post is part of a series of “atomic essays” published on Twitter for the #Ship30for30 program. You can check out more of the conversation on Twitter, and in the previous post from this series about addressing your default mental traps. All too often, we decide to do things based on push … [Read more...] about A Push to Get Clearer About Your Pull Factors
What Are Your Default Mental Traps?
This post is part of a series of “atomic essays” published on Twitter for the #Ship30for30 program. You can check out more of the conversation on Twitter, and in the previous post from this series about creating better weekly plans. “Are you being lazy or are you being cheap?” Angela’s … [Read more...] about What Are Your Default Mental Traps?
Is Your Leadership Posture Working for You and Your Team?
This morning, I texted Cory the following: Remember to have fun today, bro. Especially during the dress rehearsal. We’ve got four-five months of ready-aim-fire-aim-fire in front of us and your first of many ideas is already going well. The posture/vibe to try on for the meeting is “how can we … [Read more...] about Is Your Leadership Posture Working for You and Your Team?
How to Make Better Weekly Plans
This post is part of a series of "atomic essays" published on Twitter for the #Ship30for30 program. You can check out more of the conversation on Twitter. It’s frustrating to get to the end of a week and feel like you haven’t really gotten anywhere, even though you’ve been working your tail off. … [Read more...] about How to Make Better Weekly Plans
The 2022 Digital Momentum Planner Is Available
In case you haven’t heard, we’ve just released our 2022 Digital Momentum Planner. As usual, it’s just $18. If you get them now, you’ll get the rest of 2021 (August through December) included. Why Buy the Digital Momentum Planner? Our customers agree that the Momentum Planning Method is an … [Read more...] about The 2022 Digital Momentum Planner Is Available
What To Do When You Feel Resistance Set In
We, humans, love to give ourselves a hard time. We learn to ignore our intuition, even when we feel our stomachs drop or our shoulders tense up. We think that we need to tackle our weaknesses head-on every single time, and to push, push, push. We are brought up in a world that is told to rise and … [Read more...] about What To Do When You Feel Resistance Set In
Momentum Planner vs. Panda Planner: What’s Best?
There’s an almost infinite variety of planners, including thick book-style planners, printable planners, decorative and customizable planners, and more. Older, more traditional planners like Franklin Covey follow very rigid planning systems, essentially functioning as blank receptacles for your … [Read more...] about Momentum Planner vs. Panda Planner: What’s Best?
How to Improve Team Productivity with the Weekly Cadence
I wrote recently about how we were shifting our operations here at PF, and another concept we’ve been implementing lately is the weekly cadence. This is something Charlie’s been doing implicitly for a long time, but over the past month or so we've been making it more explicit with the whole … [Read more...] about How to Improve Team Productivity with the Weekly Cadence