Feeling like you don’t have enough time is a common stumbling block, but today we’re flipping that on its head. It’s not about having time - it’s how we spend it. I’m so excited to have author and time tracking expert Laura Vanderkam back on the show to discuss time discipline versus time freedom and how to change your perspective of the time in your day. By the end of our interview, you’ll be asking yourself, “What makes today memorable?” and understand how to create intentional days going forward.
What’s In This Episode:
• Look at how you spend your time: The Paradox of time discipline and time freedom
• Being a self interrupter: Learn how to open up time and space for yourself
• Savoring time: Why it’s not MORE that you need
• Stretching the experience of your time through intentional days
• Feeling ‘off the clock’ by putting time into perspective
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In this week’s podcast episode, we talked about being a self interrupter. What do you think one of the biggest sources of interruption and distraction might for us? I would guess that social media and technology instantly came to mind. Today, I’ll share a few simple ways we can be mindful when engaging with others using technology so that it is enriching our lives instead of interrupting.
We’re surrounded by technology, notifications, alarms, calls and the misconception that multitasking is a good thing, making it increasingly difficult to focus on real work. We often blame others for distracting us, but consider what you can actionably do to prevent interruptions from others - and yourself. Listen today and find out if you’re a self interrupter, why we distract ourselves and the 5 habits to cultivate that will increase your attention span, allowing you to hone in on any task you want to complete.
What’s In This Episode:
• Discover how ‘distractable’ you are - what do we do when nothing is occupying our attention?
• How multitasking is hurting your productivity, and how to fix it with monotasking
• Changing your brain and your behavior to diminish interruptions
• 5 good habits that will boost your attention span and increase focus
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From tragedy comes intense beauty. For thousands of years, Sri Lanka was a key trade and shipping port for silk from China to Europe…but the route was not an easy one. In today’s mini episode, I’ll share what hundreds of shipwrecks from Sri Lanka can teach us about our failures and unfinished journeys.
Feeling uninspired can keep us from going after our goals and dreams, leaving us dreading our work, and worse - keeping us from taking a single step to begin. I want to share a secret with you, though… it’s not about finding inspiration, it’s about being motivated. I’ll explain how those two feelings are different and the surprising way boundaries can set you free. We’ll use 5 different methods to create motivation so that you begin to make real progress and feel challenged and energized to keep going forward.
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We can allow Fear to dominate or dictate our lives, or we can take charge. In today’s mini episode, I’ll give you a little trick for looking fear in the face - the FEAR Method. Each letter stands for something different you can do each time you feel that beating in your chest and the need to run from your situation.
Do you often look around and feel that the grass is always greener on the other side as you compare your journey to others? I’ll share how we can move past the Grass is Greener Syndrome, which causes perfectionism, FOMO and lack of motivation. Today, we’ll turn this stumbling block into a starting block so your time and energy is focused on you, not the fantasies of the other side of the fence.
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Too often we are so busy trying to get all our work done that we forget to stop and celebrate the wins. Today I’m sharing a recent experience I had while chatting at a conference where I realized that I’m not alone in feeling this way. In this mini episode, I’m talking about why compliments and celebrations are so hard for us to receive.
Writer, speaker and entrepreneur, Jeff Goins, is on the show today discussing the stumbling blocks he, and others who work creatively, have personally experienced. He shares why the ‘starving artist’ is a myth and how we can use obstacles and setbacks to help us accomplish our goals, not suffer through them. After listening to our interview, you’ll gain the insight and mindset that will allow you to shift your path and goals in the right direction.
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