Category Archives: Creative Productivity

Seven Questions to Ask Your Team when Achieving a SMARTER Goal

Have you ever joined on a team and thought: “Why am I doing all the work?” or, “Why am I here? There’s no room for me to contribute.”

Teams are tricky. It takes thoughtful planning and a deliberate approach to cultivate a valuable team product—whether that means working family to host a birthday party or producing an annual report with work colleagues. A team achieves its best when members follow a SMARTER goal.

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A Household Cleaning Revolution

Last year, we moved from Boston to Dallas. In my frenzied packing, I frustratingly noticed the many cleaning agents under the sink. We had a spray to “kill germs in the bathroom,” a separate spray for the shower “to prevent mildew,” cleaner to “cut kitchen grease,” another abrasive to scrub the shower, and even disinfectant spray for door knobs. I was overwhelmed by the variety (and specificity) of these cleaners. I knew that we couldn’t pack and move them. All I could think about was having to start over once we reached Dallas.

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Make your Commute Better

According to the US Census bureau, the average American drives 25 minutes to work—that’s an average of 50 minutes per day, 4 hours per week, and over 200 hours per year! Want to maximize your commute time? Try these nine ways to make the most of your commute.

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Wake Up Early in 14 Steps

Morning people aren’t just born—they are made! If you set your mind to it, and do a little extra planning, you can wake up early and still get enough sleep.
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The Compass Routine

A couple of weeks go, I felt totally frustrated. Here it was Thursday morning, and I had spent half the week sleeping late and not getting the exercise and reflection time I needed.

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My Key to Creative Productivity

Four years ago, a good friend of mine proposed that we read The Artist’s Way at Work. She thought that the book might help with our productivity. So, we dedicated four weeks to reading the book and undertaking the practices it recommended. Let me tell you, this book has changed my creativity, my productivity, and my outlook! And, one practice introduced in the book has become my key to unlocking creative productivity.

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Discovering the Work You Love, Part One: Find your Best Self in your Work

This is a two-part post about discovering the work you love. I hope it will help you figure out what type of activities are right for you; activities that allow you to bring your best self to work.

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Want More Sleep? Ask Yourself These Questions

This week, we celebrate national sleep awareness week. And let me tell you, it couldn’t come soon enough. This upcoming weekend, we will be “springing forward” for daylight savings, and will be losing an hour of sleep. So, this post will (hopefully) encourage you to focus on your sleep this week, and present you with strategies to create better sleep habits for the future.

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Achieve an Empty Inbox in Five Steps!

Many of us take time off during this time of year. One of the most difficult things to do before vacation is to leave your email in pristine condition. In fact, a survey completed by Glassdoor found that “28% of workers…fear getting behind” while they are away from the office.

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Seven Strategies to Help You Stop Procrastinating

…and Take Tasks Off of Your To-Do List

We all have them. Those few scary tasks that have haunted our to-do list for weeks. A deadline is approaching, and we still haven’t made headway. Here are seven strategies to stop procrastinating and get tasks done.

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