Do you ever find yourself with a to do list that is 30+ items long and completely unrealistic given the number of hours in a day? Did you know that many successful individuals actively limit the number of tasks that they focus on in any given day?
Read MoreMeetings…I know very few working professionals who do not feel overwhelmed by meetings. I can’t tell you how many client calendars I’ve seen that are nothing but back-to-back meetings. There are a couple of thoughts and stories that have helped me to make meetings a less overwhelming part of my life.
Read MoreI’ve always valued my time outside of work as equal to or more important than my time at work. I do my job, and I do it well during the hours I’m supposed to be there. But then I turn work off, and I live my personal life just as well.
Read MoreSo many of us allow our work schedule to be the first grabber of our time, and then we fit our family around the time that work doesn’t occupy. But this doesn’t have to be the order of priority.
Read MoreIt’s Valentine’s week, and we at Focus to Evolve want to take this opportunity to send you love.
Read MoreNaps have been a celebrated way to recharge batteries and even find inspiration for as long as our species has existed.
Read MoreOne of my favorite counter-cultural activities is companies or individuals who go on vacation and auto-delete emails that are received when they are out of the office. Many workers don’t use all of their vacation days, and a big reason why they don’t use their time is because of the mountain of emails they have waiting for them when they return. Well, some companies and individuals have found a way to eliminate that issue.
Read MoreIf you’re like most professionals, your email inbox is a siren that pulls you toward it nearly constantly all day every day. But what if I told you that many highly successful people do not incessantly check their emails? What if a big secret to many peoples’ success is discipline with their inbox and only checking it a certain number of times a day or at certain times?
Read MoreSo many of the stories I see equate success with deprivation. For example, if you want to be successful in [insert industry here], say goodbye to sleep. Hustle culture/deprivation stories have never appealed to me. I’m attracted to tales of people who have accomplished much in life but also take care of themselves.
Read MoreI’m fascinated by stories of people who march to the beat of their own drums. They are counter-cultural and go against the grain of normal societal pressures; and in doing so, they create a new path for other people to follow. When I encounter an example of even one person who has traveled the path I intuitively feel is mine as well, their paved path lessens my anxiety and gives me permission in my own mind to walk that trail too.
Read MoreDo you have any of the following New Year’s resolutions? Be more productive. Get my to do list in order. Feel like I am controlling my email instead of it controlling me. Finding time to live my best life.
Read MoreAs we head into the last week of the year, we want to send you our very best wishes. May you have all the time you need and want to relax and rejuvenate with yourself and those you love before the start of 2024 and may all your New Year wishes come true. We appreciate all of you.
Read MoreAs we’re diving into the season of giving, I wanted to share some thoughts on the greatest gift we can give every day – true presence.
Read MoreI am so lucky to have a family and the ability to travel to be with them during Christmas. For about a week around that joyous holiday, we all gather in one house to make merry together. People from 3 or more households are living under one roof for an extended period of time, which means quite a few logistical concerns need to be handled.
Read MoreMy heart soars whenever I hear a story about special gestures that people gift to others, and that feeling makes me want to perform gestures for others myself.
Read MoreOne of my favorite bits of wisdom is:
“If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.” ― Meister Eckhart.
Read MoreIf you’re reading this post right now, know that I’m thankful for you. Time is our most precious commodity in this life, so thank you for taking time to read my words today and in the past. My hope is that your holiday season is full of love and reminders of all of the things that you can be thankful for as well.
Read MoreThis holiday season, I’m going to challenge myself to make a conscious effort to notice daily when something reminds me of a person and reaching out to them to let them know I’m thinking of them.
Read MoreI love to read books. I read a couple hundred books a year. This week, I read a book called HR Like a Boss: Your Guide to Amazingly Awesome HR by John Bernatovicz. Why does this book stand out among the hundreds this year? Here are some of the reasons.
Read MoreAre you afraid of your email inbox? Do you wake up most mornings with dread of what’s lurking in there? Is it a wasteland of thousands of messages just hiding out, waiting to come back and bite you?
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