Here at Focus to Evolve, we teach a few skills that once applied cause deeply meaningful change in the recipient's work and life in general. Students are shocked by how this one small tweak or that tiny adjustment eliminated this feeling of overwhelm or that feeling of being off balance or out of control.
Read MoreYear-end is a time when people look toward to the future and start making resolutions or goals for the following year. We’ve all heard it said that most people who make resolutions don’t actually keep the resolutions. Gyms everywhere tend to be full in January and back to normal capacity in February. So where’s the disconnect? Why do we make resolutions and fail to follow through on them?
Read MoreAs we all spend hundreds and even thousands of hours in front of our computers every year, I'd like to share one of my favorite little fast hacks as it relates to better usage of Microsoft Outlook. This is a nice click-reducer and time saver. In my world, it's all about minutes saved adding up to hours which eventually leads to full days saved.
Read MoreI have dreaded and hated cold gray weather as long as I could remember. I suffered from winter blues/SAD for many years. I grew up believing that my happiness was directly tied to the weather. As I have been untangling the web of my wintertime depression, it has been helpful to finally see my unconscious patterns, thoughts and habits.
Read MoreTis the season for holiday shopping. 2020 has been a difficult year for many people. Some people particularly hard hit are retail, restaurant, and other service industry essential workers. From concerns for their own health and welfare to decreased customer foot traffic, some of these businesses are suffering, and I’ve made it a point to do whatever I can think of to ease that suffering in small ways.
Read MoreWhy do we coach on the awesomely-important metaskill of focus? Because it is the fuel which enables your dreams.
Read MoreRecently, I’ve been thinking quite a bit about Parkinson’s Law. Parkinson's Law is the adage that work expands to fill the time allotted. In other words, the amount of work required adjusts (usually increasing) to the time available for its completion. Knowledge of Parkinson’s Law is important, especially during remote working, where employees often feel pressure to be on the clock all day every day because there’s no separation between your home and your office. I would encourage all employees to make that separation between work time and home time with a time deadline.
Read MoreOur highest self starts with a problem and works to create a solution. On the other hand, our egoic mind starts by offering a solution (because it knows everything, obviously) and creates a problem to ensure its validity.
Read MoreHave you ever sent an email to a co-worker and realized after you pressed send that you sent it to the wrong person? Gulp! There is a way to recall that accidentally sent message!
Read MoreCheck out this conversation between Focus to Evolve balance and productivity trainer, Jason Henkel, and his wife, Tanya. Their discussion about the thorny topics of getting things done and maintaining balance in a multi-child, fast paced (remote working) world is a must see!
Read MoreWhen embarking on a new path in life, thoughts about the fearful unknown may arise unbidden in our minds. Here’s a brief look at the limiting beliefs that have popped into my brain this past year along with the peaceful response that keeps me on my true path.
Read MoreMorning routines are important. They often set the tone for the rest of my day, so I structure my routine so I start my day with the positive energy that I want to carry me through until I go to bed at night.
Read MoreAs we all do our best to navigate this unpredictable economy and society, it can make present-minded focusing on high quality (craftmanship) work very difficult. To potentially help with this, I recall hearing once from a wise sage that the richest person you will ever meet is the one who deeply feels he/she has "enough" in this moment. And the number showing in the bank account is not the driver of that feeling.
Read MoreWhen I was in my mid-twenties and living in New York City, I had a nightmare. In my dream, many of my loved ones died. The next morning, when I woke up to discover that the agony was just a dream, I felt like Ebenezer Scrooge.
Read MoreI am a huge fan of Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations podcast. Nearly every day for me starts with a walk around my neighborhood listening to Oprah’s interviews with amazing people. One of my all-time favorite episodes of this podcast is Shawn Achor: The Life-Altering Power of a Positive Mind. Shawn talks about the science of happiness, and his research created some profound shifts in the way I live my life.
Read MoreI've been down many rabbit holes in the hunt for purposeful work and output in the world. I've had the same age old questions and thoughts that many people have. Why am I here? I want to make a meaningful impact. I want to do the work I was meant to do. I want my output/work to light me up! I want to be passionate about my work.
Read MoreSchool is starting around the country! It’s an exciting time, but pandemic has complicated this school year and made this a stressful time for teachers.
Read MoreIn our working and personal lives, what we allow in as knowledge and beliefs can have unimaginable impact on our output into the world. Once a belief or knowledge has set in, we are wired to then allow that to run many of our decisions (literally) without much (or any) conscious "pre-frontal cortex" involvement. You can imagine the ripple effect of allowing a misguided belief to settle into your connectome.
Read MoreWhen I was in high school, I watched an episode of Oprah Winfrey’s talk show in which she discussed keeping a gratitude journal. She said she would write down 5 things a day for which she was thankful. Something in that suggestion resonated in my heart, so I decided to start my own gratitude journal.
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