May 27, 2013

Three questions to start your day

There are days I wake up confused. Can you relate? Like me, you may have so many things on your plate, you don’t know where to begin. I like to start here, by asking myself these three questions: What’s ...

October 10, 2012

How do you know if you’ve had a productive day?

I had lunch with a friend recently and he asked a really good question: “How do you know when you’ve had a productive day?” In the past I would have dismissed that question with the obvious answer: “When I’ve knocked ...

October 3, 2012

Reviving your overwhelmed spirit

Have you ever had an overwhelmed spirit? I’m not talking about the times when you feel the pressure of a deadline and you suddenly kick into high-gear. I’m talking about when you feel so daunted by what you need ...

August 1, 2012

Thawing to-do list brain freeze

Do you suffer from to-do list brain freeze? When you’re so overwhelmed by what you have to do that you’re frozen by indecision? You may have no trouble getting in gear when you’re facing a critically important task on ...

July 13, 2012

When you resent your too many to dos

A short time ago I felt a deep seated resentment brewing. But it wasn’t toward a person. I had grown resentful of my to dos. Every morning, it seemed, I filled my journal carping about what needed to get ...

March 23, 2010

Thought for the Day – Seneca on Direction

To the person who does not know where he wants to go there is no favorable wind.”– Seneca There are days when I just plain feel stuck. Overwhelmed by all that’s on my to-do list, I simply stare at ...

March 22, 2010

When “git er done” just plain doesn’t git er done.

Who said you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? I’m 50 and just last year discovered a very simple trick to keep me energized through all the tasks on my “to-do” list. However, it may not work for ...

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