Constant instant messaging.
Way too many emails.
When will they trust that I’m working remotely?
Trust me. I’m working remote.
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Productivity Expert
Meeting Mistakes to sabotage your week
In corporatelandia I worked for a company where I would sometimes have meetings back to back, without any break, for a stretch of six hours at a time.
This is the same for many of my clients.
Dear Corporatelandia, would you please stop scheduling useless meetings?
Baby or bold steps?
You are ready to make a change.
Do you start by baby stepping your way into exercise with five minutes at a time or do you sign up for a 10k race six months from now?
Do you start by turning off your email and checking every hour or go from constant notification to twice a day?
Knowing your habits and the performance and outcome goals will determine whether that step should be baby or BOLD.
Who is Justin Case and why do you blame him?
I’m keeping my car insurance documents from three years ago….Justin Case.
I’m going to check my email…..Justin Case.
I’m buying a box of cake mix…..Justin Case.
Justin Case – get OUT OF MY LIFE!
Reflect and resolve to make 2015 your year.
Do you spend December saying “I’m gonna start X in January”.
Do you make resolutions every January but forget what they were by February?
If you don’t reflect, how can you resolve?
Are your habits a choice?
You drink coffee all day.
You check your email until 2am.
You eat candy every afternoon.
All of these are habits. Most reasonable people know that they are bad habits.
Once you know a habit exists, is it your responsibility to change it?
Changing Triggers After the Death of a Loved One
Cue. Routine. Reward.
It’s hard to know just how much someone becomes a part of your life until you have to change your cues and routines, and there isn’t a reward waiting for you.
Automate to Keep Your Willpower Bucket Full
You enter your kitchen after a long day and go straight to the refrigerator for the most convenient, fastest, processed thing you can get to put in your piehole. There is no way you have the energy to even THINK about what to eat.
You stand at the ice cream/cupcake/bakery for several minutes before deciding on the flavor because the choice overload is too much. Then you get the same kind you always do in defeat.
You’re asked to sign a contract that you are a little nervous about at 4:30pm on a Friday. You default to the status quo and just decide to decline the contract.
Five Ways You Can Take a Real Vacation
When was the last time you took vacation?
Did you check your inbox and your voice mail?
Did you take a work call on a cruise in the Mediterranean?
Did you feel overloaded when you left and more stressed when you came back?
