What takes up the most time in your life?

If you can’t seem to get to the good stuff in your life, doing a Time Audit can help you visualize how to allocate your time in a new way.

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Does your work know you’re paying attention to it?

We’ve all heard the advice: Be fully present. But what does that look like when you’re talking to others? And when you’re approaching your best work?

Here’s a link with my thoughts on this fun topic. This is a quickie tip!

Sending you best wishes on a warm Virginia spring day.

Is it time to simplify your life?

If you’re trying to get a lot done and find you aren’t staying on track, it may be time to do a little less and focus a little more. In this video, I’ll share five of my favorite tips to help you get more done. If this is helpful, please like, share, and subscribe to my channel on YouTube!

Happy Spring!

Tip to Prioritize Your Best Work: Write Your Ideal Obituary

We have a limited amount of time on this earth. When you go, what would you like to leave behind? And how would you like to be remembered?

Writing an Ideal Obituary for yourself helps you prioritize on a daily basis. If you’re faced with a task, favor, short-term goal, or long-term goal that doesn’t support your Ideal, what could you do instead that gets you closer to the life you want to live and the memories you want to leave behind?

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3 Ways to Find Hidden Joy in Your Life

A day without joy is… just a day. 🙂

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15 Toasts

If you’re planning a get-together, the place you meet should match the purpose of the meeting. People act and interact differently in different spaces. So begins a great new book, The Art of Gathering; How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker.

Before you meet, at home or at work, make sure you’re clear about the purpose of your meeting and who needs to be there. If you don’t get that down, the rest of this doesn’t matter!

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Add a spoonful of JOY

When people are struggling to get organized, the weirdest piece of advice I give them is to add something to their to-do list: Joy. It is counter-intuitive. Why not just focus on the multitude of tasks at hand?

Because if you’re struggling, it means you don’t want to tackle the tasks at hand. They seem like chores. They’re heavy. They’re things that have to be done. Yep. So add one more: Joy.

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Declutter 101

Decluttering is kind of trendy now, but is it for you? Ask yourself: Does the clutter in your house really bug you? Or does it feel like something that “should” bug you? If you secretly love your stash, please revel in it and spend your time elsewhere.

But if your clutter is bugging you, choose to tackle it with intent. Focus on it. Put your energy into it. And come up with a plan to help it on its way. Here are a few tips to help you get started. Continue reading

Looking back at the path you’re on

December is a great time to look at the path you’ve been on over the last year. If you want to shape the direction you’re headed, it helps to look back at where you’ve been.

If you can find a quiet moment this week, take out a clean sheet of paper and jot down the big events that happened to you this year. Brainstorm first, then think month by month to help spur your memory.

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