Sep 12, 20191 minProductivityFill your cup firstI was privileged to be featured as a guest on the Fill Your Cup First podcast, which "puts self-care where it belongs, at the top of your...
Sep 5, 20192 minProductivityStick to the listI write most blog posts in the morning. I'm fairly disciplined about it, and I haven't missed a Monday or Thursday post in 2 1/2 years,...
Sep 2, 20192 minProductivityClarify expectations"When do you need it?" These five words have been game-changing in my client interactions. Here's how my brain used to work when I'd...
Aug 26, 20192 minProductivityBe preparedMany students here in PA head back to school today. Over the last few weeks several people have asked my kids and me countless times,...
Aug 8, 20191 minProductivityTake a breakWe just returned from a 5-day getaway, first visiting family and friends in northeastern Ohio and then exploring Pittsburgh for the first...
Jul 8, 20192 minPositivityFind a buddyTwo weeks ago I posted on my personal Facebook page: Anyone looking for “getting up early” mutual accountability? I’m trying to fight my...
Jun 20, 20192 minProductivityWork backwardIn January 2010, I had been in my Toastmasters club for about fifteen months and had given only five speeches during that time. I wanted...
Apr 29, 20191 minProductivityPlan aheadFor many families I know, particularly those with school-age children, May is a pretty intense month. Proms, concerts, games, field...
Mar 28, 20192 minProductivityEase inOne strategy for children learning how to speak without stuttering is to ease in to what they're about to say, so they don't get hung up...
Mar 25, 20192 minProductivityGroup similar tasksHave you ever been in the middle of the grocery store when you realized you forgot something in the produce aisle? And then remembered...
Mar 21, 20191 minProductivityImmerse yourselfI was absorbed, mesmerized, transfixed. By the time the singer, the incomparable Liz Longley, came out for her encore, I felt renewed and...
Mar 14, 20192 minProductivityPrevent distractionsOne of the biggest challenges facing most of us is lack of focus, due to constant interruptions from so many devices, notifications and...
Feb 7, 20192 minProductivityPut everything in its placeWhen you cook, particularly if you cook often, you likely don't get out one ingredient and put it in the pan, then get out another...
Jan 31, 20191 minProductivityEstablish a streakI really wanted to tell Alexa to snooze again, but then I would have ruined my streak. Today is the last day of January, and every...
Jan 3, 20194 minProductivityDesign a strategyTwenty years ago I was a first year teacher, renting my first apartment. I had to figure out a way to remember to pay my rent on the...
Dec 27, 20181 minProductivityFigure it outI have a friend who changed her iPad password months ago to keep someone out, and immediately forgot that new password. She's been locked...
Dec 20, 20182 minProductivityDo what you wantSaturday I felt like the proverbial kid in a candy store. I was practically giddy! What was I so happy about? Going on a shopping spree?...
Dec 3, 20183 minRelationshipsPlay to your strengthsIf you are planning a special event, you probably don't want me on your team. I am disinterested in menu planning. A terrible cook. A...
Nov 15, 20181 minProductivityRebootIt was an inevitable response. My computer would be doing something annoying or worrisome, and I would call over our de facto IT guy (the...
Nov 5, 20181 minProductivityTrack itMy daughter just bought a planner for 2019. One of its neatest features is the opportunities it provides to measure progress. For each...