Make a little progress every day
If you’ve ever felt like you were working yourself to the bone, but making little progress, then you might have been on the wrong side of the 80/20 rule. The 80/20 rule is also known as the Pareto Principle. The 80/20 rule is defined as 80% of the results coming from 20% of the causes. … Read more
Do you catch yourself procrastinating a lot? It used to be a major problem for me before I started following the time blocking scheduling method. Procrastination is one of those habits that is really hard to break. Why do we procrastinate? There are many reasons that we procrastinate. This New York Times Article argues that … Read more
Have you ever bought a new planner with the idea that this is the one that will help you get everything done that you want to? You just know that this planner is going to change everything for you. But then you get home and open it, and it’s just a bunch of empty time … Read more
Planning is fun. It’s the best part about laying out your goals. You can daydream about what life will be like once you get to where you want to be. Planning allows you to get creative and really give yourself some great ideas for how to spend your time. But planning is the easy part. … Read more
How many times do you lay your head down at night and actually feel fulfilled with what you got done today? Now, I’m not only talking about your to-do list at work, or your chore list at home. I’m talking about actual real fulfillment with how your day went. For you, that fulfillment may be … Read more
Do you ever get to Friday evening and think to yourself “what in the world did I get done this week?” You’re not alone. A lot of us are in the habit of floating through the week while being totally reactive to things that arise. We aren’t proactively planning things out, which in turn causes … Read more
It’s really hard to stay focused on one thing at a time, but to be successful in anything that we do, we need to keep our focus on the task at hand. If you work or live in an environment where you are getting pulled in many different directions, then how do you decide what … Read more
How many times have you heard someone brag about being “a bit of a perfectionist?” You might have even said this yourself! It’s one of those traits that you can almost admire, as long as you don’t look too far past the surface. Are you worried that you expect too much out of yourself? You … Read more
What’s your plan for the day? Don’t know? Well, you’re not alone. Most of us simply float through life without any real plan of action from day to day. Sure, we have our routines. Wake up, drink coffee, drop the kids off, go to work, eat some lunch, come home and watch tv, etc… How’s … Read more
Are you tired of letting each day pass by without making meaningful gains towards achieving the goals that you set for yourself? You really want to achieve your goals, but you just can’t seem to make any real progress. Why does that happen? Picture this: you’re driving to work in the morning thinking about how … Read more