“If you can t stop time, you can t heal it. Be mindful of how you cross it.”
“Remember that work and life coexist. Wellness at work follows you home and vice-versa. The same goes for when you’re not well, fuelled, or fulfilled. Work and life aren’t opposing forces to balance; they go hand-in-hand and are intertwined as different elements of the same person: you.”
“The root of productivity is in personal priorities. Know what matters to you and why.”
“Ask questions to gain awareness of what’s important to you. Then, assess how to implement and prioritize those values in your day and life.”
“Unhealthy habits and lifestyles reduce your productivity, cost your business (which, if you’re self-employed, is costing you), and create cyclical patterns of dysfunction and general dissatisfaction.”
“By clarifying your purpose or motivation...you’re more likely to build productive habits—and stick to them.”
“Set a meeting with yourself and keep it. Make it a priority. Treat that meeting like you would any other.”
“Avoid hyper-scheduling yourself so you have free time to do something creative or perhaps to do nothing at all.”
“Contrary to popular belief, productivity isn’t about how much you can do. It’s about whether or not you’re doing the right things—the things that matter to your work and to you. And that means starting small with what you know matters to you.”
“Review is essential to evaluation, which is essential to progress.”
“I’m obsessed with finishing as a skill. Over the years, I’ve realized that so many of the good things that have come my way are because I was able to finish what I started.”
“Productivity is purposeful doing. It is paying attention to your intention to ensure that what you’re doing is worth your time and energy. Will the outcome be worth your investment?”
“... the decisions you make are your decisions. And without checking in with yourself and what you want or need, you’ll find that you start doing your work and living your life for everyone but yourself. That’s not productive, it’s not sustainable, and it’s certainly not fulfilling.”
“The “why” determines the “how.”
“...don’t worry too much about what someone else says you “should” do. Know what you want to do and why it’s important to you.”
“Reflection goes hand-in-hand with assessment and leads to long-lasting growth and change (in combination with action, of course).”
“You review the past to assess the present and then determine what actions are necessary to change your future. You take what you know and apply it to how you want to grow. Thus, the power of journaling.”