Using Time Wisely
Create a Productive Morning Routine
How you start your day is how you’re going to live your day. And how you live your day is the way you live your life.” – Louise Hay Being deliberate about how you spend your time in the morning ... Read More »
Caution: Burnout Lies Ahead
Bumps in the road? Yup, they come along. Road blocks? Absolutely. But every so often after cruising along for a while at high speed, it happens (cue dreadful ominous tones): Burnout. As a Career Girl, you likely push yourself beyond ... Read More »
Do You Need a “No Pants” Day for your Career?
Brazen Careerist makes the case for working at home with “I Work Better With My Pants Off – Don’t You?” They believe you get more work done at home with…your pants off. They say you’re more “physically comfortable” and “mentally ... Read More »
5 Basic Tips To Get In A Productive Groove
Flow is key. With it, we feel a rhythm that is pleasing to the soul. And with it, our life isn’t filled with procrastination, distraction, overwhelm, missed deadlines, etc. Things just come together well. Without it, well…we’re pretty much hot ... Read More »
What Successful People Do With the First Hour of Their Day
They say the way you spend New Year’s Eve is the way you’ll spend the rest of your year. Could it be that the same is true for every day? That the way you spend the first hour of your ... Read More »
Narrow Your Focus for Better Results
As someone who works in a creative field, I tend to have many ideas going at once. I have an idea for an article, a novel, a documentary, a short video — the list goes on. You might have several ... Read More »
Want To Be A Productive Person? Choose Your Journeys Wisely
You are always on a journey. You are reading this article. That’s a journey. When you watch your favorite TV show – that’s a journey. For example, if you watch The Biggest Loser, you go on a journey where there ... Read More »
Early is On Time?
My best friend will both roll her eyes and laugh at this post (I hope). You see, though we fit together in countless ways, there is one difference we have that has continuously caused issues in our friendship – I ... Read More »
Be Quiet and Accomplish More
In a world in which we are usually bombarded with distractions — smart phones, iPods, iPads, radio, TV — we rarely find ourselves with quiet time. We assume that our constant need to check our many devices shows that we ... Read More »
The Case for Meditation
Meditation. The word is everywhere these days. From being a central point in the bestsellerEat, Pray, Love to a recent Oprah Winfrey special on Iowa’s own “meditation town” that my best friend forced me to watch, meditation is a central ... Read More »
