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    Fill your cup first
    • Sep 12, 2019
    • 1 min
    Productivity

    Fill your cup first

    I 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...
    Stick to the list
    • Sep 5, 2019
    • 2 min
    Productivity

    Stick to the list

    I 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,...
    Clarify expectations
    • Sep 2, 2019
    • 2 min
    Productivity

    Clarify 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...
    Be prepared
    • Aug 26, 2019
    • 2 min
    Productivity

    Be prepared

    Many students here in PA head back to school today. Over the last few weeks several people have asked my kids and me countless times,...
    Take a break
    • Aug 8, 2019
    • 1 min
    Productivity

    Take a break

    We just returned from a 5-day getaway, first visiting family and friends in northeastern Ohio and then exploring Pittsburgh for the first...
    Find a buddy
    • Jul 8, 2019
    • 2 min
    Positivity

    Find a buddy

    Two weeks ago I posted on my personal Facebook page: Anyone looking for “getting up early” mutual accountability? I’m trying to fight my...
    Work backward
    • Jun 20, 2019
    • 2 min
    Productivity

    Work backward

    In January 2010, I had been in my Toastmasters club for about fifteen months and had given only five speeches during that time. I wanted...
    Plan ahead
    • Apr 29, 2019
    • 1 min
    Productivity

    Plan ahead

    For many families I know, particularly those with school-age children, May is a pretty intense month. Proms, concerts, games, field...
    Ease in
    • Mar 28, 2019
    • 2 min
    Productivity

    Ease in

    One 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...
    Group similar tasks
    • Mar 25, 2019
    • 2 min
    Productivity

    Group similar tasks

    Have you ever been in the middle of the grocery store when you realized you forgot something in the produce aisle? And then remembered...
    Immerse yourself
    • Mar 21, 2019
    • 1 min
    Productivity

    Immerse yourself

    I was absorbed, mesmerized, transfixed. By the time the singer, the incomparable Liz Longley, came out for her encore, I felt renewed and...
    Prevent distractions
    • Mar 14, 2019
    • 2 min
    Productivity

    Prevent distractions

    One of the biggest challenges facing most of us is lack of focus, due to constant interruptions from so many devices, notifications and...
    Put everything in its place
    • Feb 7, 2019
    • 2 min
    Productivity

    Put everything in its place

    When 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...
    Establish a streak
    • Jan 31, 2019
    • 1 min
    Productivity

    Establish a streak

    I 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...
    Design a strategy
    • Jan 3, 2019
    • 4 min
    Productivity

    Design a strategy

    Twenty 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...
    Figure it out
    • Dec 27, 2018
    • 1 min
    Productivity

    Figure it out

    I have a friend who changed her iPad password months ago to keep someone out, and immediately forgot that new password. She's been locked...
    Do what you want
    • Dec 20, 2018
    • 2 min
    Productivity

    Do what you want

    Saturday 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?...
    Play to your strengths
    • Dec 3, 2018
    • 3 min
    Relationships

    Play to your strengths

    If 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...
    Reboot
    • Nov 15, 2018
    • 1 min
    Productivity

    Reboot

    It was an inevitable response. My computer would be doing something annoying or worrisome, and I would call over our de facto IT guy (the...
    Track it
    • Nov 5, 2018
    • 1 min
    Productivity

    Track it

    My daughter just bought a planner for 2019. One of its neatest features is the opportunities it provides to measure progress. For each...
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