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Motivation
Using Focus Blocks To Boost Your Team’s Capacity
If you’ve been overwhelmed by trying to figure out how much capacity your team has, and whether they’re focused on what matters most, here’s my take: looking at project lists or time […]
Is Your Goal-Setting Including Your Dreams?
As you can probably imagine, I end up in a lot of goal-setting conversations with our clients, PFA members, and team. I love these conversations because of how much they reveal about […]
10 Reasons You’re Procrastinating Right Now
Knowing what needs to be done is only part of the fuel that helps us move a project to finished. That doesn’t take into account all the underlying obstacles (many of our […]
How a Conversation with Your Past Self Shows Your Growth in the Gap
Each of us has at some point faced a scenario where we felt inadequate, or not up to the challenge. When confronted with new challenges, it’s not uncommon to doubt your ability, […]
What to Do If You’re Stuck in the New Year’s Disillusion Cycle
For a lot of folks, the end of January means guilty feelings and disappointment when we realize we haven’t yet radically transformed in the three to four weeks since the New Year. […]
Find Your Focus By Widening Your View
If you’ve ever been to a yoga class, while wobbling in Tree pose you may have heard your teacher say, “Find your drishti.” Drishti is a Sanskrit word meaning “focus” or “gaze”, […]
Preparing to Go All-In for the Holidays
The holidays are around the corner, and there’s no doubt that they will look like nothing we’ve seen before. Socially distanced Secret Santa parties and menorah lightings by the blue light of […]
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 […]
Which Forms of Courage Do You See In Yourself?
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Nancy Seibel, M.Ed., NCC, BCC. From the series’ earliest films to the latest and last, the Star Wars movies’ portrayals of courage have awed me […]
5 Questions to Make You Rethink Your New Year’s Resolutions
Psychologists agree that 80 percent of New Year’s resolutions fail by the second week of February (that’s next week, if you’re keeping track). And the social fitness network Strava is even more […]
How to Find the Right Level of Success for Your Next Project
As you’re thinking about that next big project you want to tackle in 2020, it’s important to consider just how big that big project will be. Which means you’ll need to define […]
5 Ways to Bust Your Familiarity Bias and See What’s Possible
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Jeffrey Davis. Imagine you’re at your favorite coffee shop. While you glance over the menu, you probably know what you are going to order before […]
20 Practices to Amplify Your Happiness and Productivity in 2020
Who wouldn’t want to be happier and more productive in 2020? Chances are… no one. So this year, instead of setting the standard, short-lived New Year’s resolutions — you know the ones […]
Core Conversations on Start Finishing: The Practical Magic of Rewriting Our Stories
Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversations on Charlie’s book Start Finishing. In our last conversation, Shahrzad Arasteh talked about reaching your “what’s next.” In today’s conversation, Kerra Bolton talks about […]
Core Conversations on Start Finishing: The 2 Keys You Need to Find Out What’s Next in Your Career
Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversations on Charlie’s book Start Finishing. In our last conversation, Jane Hoffman talked about enhancing your best work with aromatherapy blends for each kind of […]
Core Conversations on Start Finishing: How to Regain a Sense of Self in Parenthood
Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversations on Charlie’s book Start Finishing. In our last conversation, Mike Ambassador Bruny talked about mentors and beneficiaries. In today’s conversation, Barb Suarez […]
Gamify Your Productivity: The Ultimate Geek Guide to Getting Stuff Done
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Ryan McRae. In most video games, especially in the roleplaying game (RPG) and adventure realm, you go on quests, gain skills, find gear (sometimes magical!), […]