“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” – Benjamin Franklin With the Holidays just around the corner, there’s a palpable buzz in the air. Whether you’re organizing lively parties or intimate dinners with family and friends, everyone is discussing their plans for festivities with excitement. Clearly, everyone wants to ride the wave…
5 Differences between Being Busy and Being Productive
“It is not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?” – Henry David Thoreau According to research the average human lives 25,915 days (71 years). A huge chunk of that time is spent sleeping, or at work. When you look at your life from this perspective,…
How to Overcome Laziness and Be Productive
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney We all have those days when we just can’t motivate yourself to get off the couch (or out of bed). You take a cursory glance at the pile of paperwork on your desk, or the overflowing laundry basket and promise…
How to Make Time for Your Dream Projects When You’re Too Busy
“You will never find time for anything. You must make it.” -Charles Buxton. M If you’re like most achievers, you probably wish that you had more time to pursue a dream project that really matters to you. If only you had a little extra wiggle room in your schedule to enroll in an online course,…
5 Things You Should be Doing to Get the Most Out of Your Days
“Time is non-refundable. Use it with intention.” Do you remember the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland who Alice follows down the rabbit hole? That cute, bespectacled little guy wearing a waistcoat, who mutters “Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!” That was me not too long ago – restless, exacting and acutely…
How to Find the Perfect Balance in Your Life
“Balance is not something you find. It’s something you create.” – Jana Kingsford With all the buzz in contemporary media about maintaining a healthy work-life balance, you’re probably well aware of its importance by now. There are only so many hours in the day and we can’t always do everything that we want to do…
The Secret to Creating a Healthy Work-Life Balance
“Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.” – Epicurus One of the many benefits of growing in maturity is that we become more aware of the finiteness of the time we have on this planet. I consider it a “benefit” because it forces us to constantly evaluate our choices and…
The Secret to Effective Multitasking
The secret to multi-tasking is that it isn’t actually multi-tasking. It’s just extreme focus and organization. – Joss Whedon If you’re living the life of the average urban dweller, you probably have a lot going on during most days. At times, you might feel like a circus acrobat, walking on a tightrope, juggling several balls…
How to Beat Procrastination through Big Picture Thinking
“Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.” – Don Marquis As I worked on the first draft of this post, I wondered what on earth would I be able to share about beating procrastination that hasn’t been covered already. The number of articles that have been written about this common issue is ubiquitous!…
The Secret to Staying Motivated and Disciplined
“Motivation may get you started but it takes discipline to keep you going.” – Bonnie Pfiester I have plenty of fond memories as a kid, playing in my mother’s garden. One of my favorite playtime activities was observing the ants that crawled around the wide grounds and crevices. I marveled at their industriousness and tenaciousness,…
