The Journey to Start Finishing
Change the way you show up, how you plan, and how you respond when things get tough.
Start finishing the work that matters most to you... and finish strong!
Be a part of ATD NYC’s first chapter book club to discuss the bestselling productivity process in Start Finishing by Charlie Gilkey.
With everything on everyone’s plate lately, now is the perfect time to find a way to be more productive. Get positive momentum on your most important projects and learn new skills to end the year strong.
And join us on Tuesday, October 20th for a Q&A with the author!
What you will learn to do:
Prioritize your projects to do the work that matters most
Chunk, link, and sequence your ideas down to doable parts
Heatmap your schedule so you do the right work at the right time
Insights to overcome the three ways projects routinely get stuck
Build your success pack of supporters, guides, peers, and beneficiaries
Curated Resources For You
Stand Tall, Creative Giants
Creative Giants are people who have the vision to see how the world might be, the courage to take action, and the capability to actually change the world. Are you one of us? Read more.
Why Going from Idea to Done Is So Hard
We struggle to push our ideas into finished projects due to four main challenges. How can you address each one and start finishing those projects? Read more.
How to Referee Your Project Cagematch
Working through a project cagematch shows not which projects and goals are most important, but which values and priorities are most important. Read more.
How to Find the Right Level of Success
For your next big project, lower your anxiety and overwhelm by defining not only what success looks like, but the level of success you want to achieve. Read more.
Be Productive Using Time Blocking
Time blocking is an effective way to think about and organize each day. Learn about the kinds of blocks and start building your more productive day! Read more.
Success Packs Push Your Project Done
Are you getting stuck trying to finish your meaningful projects alone? Start finishing your projects by building your success pack. Read more.
Ways to Get Support from Productive Flourishing
Services for Individuals, Teams, and Organizations
Here are just some of the ways Productive Flourishing can help you get the most and best out of your time, your work, your team, and your organization: one-on-one coaching, working with teams, supporting non-profits, live & virtual speaking, and corporate engagements.
Scroll down to read more about Charlie.
The Productive Flourishing Academy
We created the Productive Flourishing Academy as a community of practice for people who want to consciously learn, create, grow, be, and share together.
The Academy provides you the actionable tools and skills, the accountability and support, and the encouragement to overcome the specific barriers that are holding you back from creating the work and life that aligns with that best version of yourself that’s hidden within you.
Led by Productive Flourishing founders Charlie Gilkey and Angela Wheeler, the Academy is your place to learn and practice the foundational skills, habits, and mindsets to help you be your best self. Everything in the Academy has been created to undergird you at your productive, flourishing best, so you can create your best work and share it with the world.
The Free Content Library at PF
Join Productive Flourishing: 66,000+ creative people just like you who accomplish their goals with the help of new resources and content every week. You’ll get instant access to the tools, planners, and worksheets some of the world’s most successful people use in their own work.
Note: To access the library, you'll be redirected to Mighty Networks, where we host our free community. You'll be prompted to sign-up via Mighty Networks if you don't already have an account and then will be able to access the library (we'll email you further instructions!).
Start Finishing: How to Go From Idea to Done
Too often we look back at the end of the week and are frustrated that we didn’t make progress on our soul-deep dreams and goals that seem to remain eternally out of reach.
Charlie Gilkey's award-winning book Start Finishing presents a 9-step method for success — including identifying your genius, building a success pack of supporters, navigating multiple projects, and overcoming the challenges that come with doing the work that matters. Start Finishing features contributions from Seth Godin, Susan Piver, Jonathan Fields, James Clear, and more.
Featured Event – Save the Date!
Monthly Momentum Calls: November 9, 2020
Stuck with a project? Not sure what your next step is? Want to hear what others are working on? Come join other readers on the (free) Monthly Momentum Calls!
Every month we talk shop about getting the right stuff done. “Right stuff” could be running your own business, finishing the creative work that matters to you, or figuring out how to find alignment between the different parts of your life you’re wanting to cultivate.
Calls last approximately 75 minutes and typically take place on the second monday of the month at 5pm ET / 2pm PT
About Charlie Gilkey
Charlie hails from Arkansas, and currently lives in Portland, Oregon. Before starting Productive Flourishing, he was an Army Joint Force Logistics Officer while working on his Ph.D. in Philosophy. He gets excited by seeing people accomplish more than they thought was possible.
- Loves playing coop strategy games
- Is a self-taught singer-songwriter who plays acoustic guitar
- Was a cheerleader in high school (pictures on Facebook serve as a public record, sometimes to his chagrin)
If you'd like to learn more about Charlie, read more here.
