Your brain isn’t a place for storage. It’s a place for processing. Every day we have hundreds of thoughts, and at any given time, many various fears, ideas, scenarios, conversations, dreams, and worries running through our head. Trying to keep all that inside of us can turn our mental space into a circus. We need to let that circus out and put everything where it belongs. Journaling is a practice that helps us do just that. Journaling has no many benefits; it helps us be ... View the Post
My Morning Routine (and 6 tips to build your own)
I remember my morning routine during college... It went something like: 6am: jolt awake at the sound of my alarm 7am: finish my hair and makeup just enough so I didn’t look like I stayed up until 2am 7:30am: run out the door with a granola bar and backpack in hopes that I didn’t hit heavy traffic and have to speed Needless to say, I don’t miss those rushed mornings, and working from home now definitely has the huge perk of getting to decide what my morning ... View the Post
October Goals
I’ve always felt a weird mix of feelings about posting my goals online. A part of me wants to post them because it will make me more accountable, but that is also the exact reason why I don’t want to post them! Because I’ll have be totally honest each month about what doesn’t get done. Either way, I’ve thought about it long enough and am going to try it and see how it goes! HOW I PLAN MY GOALS Every month, I use my Powersheets to plan out what’s really important to me to accomplish. I highly ... View the Post
6 Month Goal Refresh – What to do if your goals STILL aren’t working
My yearly planner was sitting at the back of my bookshelf, taunting me with little tinges of guilt. I purposefully left it sitting there unopened for months for one reason: I didn't want to look at the list of goals I made for the new year... And realize how many of them I hadn't met six months into the year. Been there? Sure, a part of me says things like, "hey, you've been busy," or "life is always changing, just forget about those goals. That was six months ago." Goal-oriented friends, I ... View the Post
Yes and No Lists: Dealing with Busy Seasons Intentionally
"Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction." –John F. Kennedy So you probably know about workflows or have heard about them. It's the system that you follow for reoccurring projects that creates consistency and efficiency in your work. I don't know how many times when I started my business I heard the word "workflow" and thought, I mean, is it that big of a deal? It's just a fancy word for the way I get stuff done. Eight years later and a little bit wiser, I'm here ... View the Post
Living out of a place of rest (instead of hustle)
“Many of us, myself, included, considered our souls necessary collateral damage to get done the things we felt we simply had to get get done - because of other people's expectations, because we want to be know as highly capable, because we're trying to outrun an inner emptiness. And for a while we don't even realize the compromise we've made. We're on autopilot, chugging through the day on fear and caffeine, checking things off the list, falling into bed without even a real thought or feeling or ... View the Post