Raise your hand if there’s something that every year you tell yourself, “It’s not like the date moved. Christmas (or whatever yours is…holidays, birthdays, anniversaries…etc) is the same day every year.” Most of us do it. We plan to be ready, then somehow BOOM! The day/event is upon us and we’re floundering. FLOUNDERING! Floundering is not where we want to live. But, the truth is, most of us have this issue monthly — if not weekly or daily. The kid’s rehearsal {Read More}
Zero to Planned Update
February 29, 2016 by Leave a Comment
I’m having a ball with the newly re-created Zero to Planned workshop. The second group is halfway through their month and going along really well. I love the Ah-Ha moments and epiphanies. Every group teaches me something new too! I also just scrapped the original pages and put up some better, more informative pages to show what it’s all about. Lots of designing going on over there…me! Being quasi-visually-creative *flails* March 7th is coming up quickly and I’m offering a {Read More}
The Perfect Time To Plan
February 15, 2016 by Leave a Comment
One of the questions that has come in from more than one person is “Should I plan my day in the morning or the night before?” Well, we already covered the “It’s All About You” thing, so let’s break this down to help you decide. The morning or night planning is really personal. It’s the way you’re setting yourself up for success, so figuring out what works for you (at this moment, bc this is a big one that can change) {Read More}
Just Pick an Organizing Tool
February 12, 2016 by
On we go with more from my Zero to Planned class. “Just Pick a Tool” — that seems to be what people often feel is expected of them to get moving on their organizing. Who of us hasn’t said, TODAY IS THE DAY I GET ORGANIZED and rush out to HomeGoods and Staples to buy everything we need to make our home, office, and day feel better and be more productive. Only — well, what did you buy and why? {Read More}
It’s all about you
February 11, 2016 by 1 Comment
With the pilot of my Zero to Planned workshop finished and the next group about to start, it feels like a great time to talk a little bit about planning and organizing and getting things done and balance. Yeah. That’s a lot of ands, but that’s okay. I’m going to tackle some of the questions I’ve been asked as I’ve rolled out my workshop for online classes. Instead of diving right in, I’ll answer the “WHY” questions I keep getting: {Read More}
A Little Post About Book Length
January 23, 2016 by 7 Comments
Kristen Painter just did a great post about book pricing for her readers because of questions they’ve had. It’s HERE if you’re curious…wait! Don’t click that yet. Stick around and come back to it 😉 I’d been thinking about the conversations I’d been having with readers over the last few years and the one that seems to always hit me is about how I write novellas. So, I thought I’d do a post about book lengths. I will say, for {Read More}
2016 Prep – Part Five
December 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
If you’re just joining me, start here: Part One If you’ve stuck with me this far, you’re probably wondering how anything actually gets done. Don’t worry, we’re to that point! I would stress that if you’re really wondering how this works for me and what you can get from the process for yourself, you definitely should go back and read from the beginning. It will probably take you 10-15 minutes tops. That said, I realized going into the Planner section that I was {Read More}
2016 Prep – Part Four
December 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Part One Part Two Part Three Ok, you’ve done a lot of work, but you didn’t write any goals… but, now you have goals. The quick check you need to do is to see if what’s in your large 2016 section can be done viably this year. I usually don’t do that until February. The turning of a year is filled with so much optimism (and unset deadlines) that knowing what’s going to fit isn’t always doable. BUT, in a {Read More}
2016 Prep – Part Three
December 26, 2015 by 2 Comments
Part One Part Two If you’re following along you have three important things already: Whiteboard of possible and impossible items An index card with your deciding factors All the possible and impossible items that move forward based on your deciding factors But, these aren’t goals. Nope. Still no goals. I bet you’re feeling pretty good about that, right? 😉 After this, I build a Warboard. This comes from my days as a strategic HR Director. In those days the board {Read More}
2016 Prep – Part Two
December 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Welcome back for Part Two of 2016 Prep. If you didn’t already, check out Part One HERE. So, you did your brainstorming and you have a list of possible and impossible ideas. Keep that around. At the very least, take a picture of it because you even when we’re done with it for now, the impossible doesn’t always stay that way. So, the next thing we’re going to do I create your deciding factors. Don’t worry, we’re not to goals {Read More}