We’ve all heard, “Just keep doing what you’re doing. Practice makes perfect, you know!” Sounds good on the surface, but is it true? Well, yes and no. If you practice something over and over, you will, indeed, become perfect at executing it. But … Imagine a young pianist who wants to improve her playing skills. So,…
You’re at a party or a business networking event, or maybe you’re at church or standing in line at the grocery store, and you get into a conversation with another person. Inevitably the conversation comes around to, “So, what do you do?” How often have you heard, “I’m a coach!”? Now, you KNOW there can’t…
Control is an illusion. You think you have it but you don’t. And thinking and acting as if you have control is robbing you of time and causing stress. Where Do You Think You’re In Control? You think you can control what your kids do when you’re not around? Wrong! You teach them and have…
You Can Never Have Too Many Tips for Productivity! We started this in the last post and Breaks and Productivity. Like you, I’m always looking for more ways I can be more productive in my work. Here are three more tips for you: Don’t Forget Lunch! How many days have you put off eating so you…
Perfect is Your Enemy Problem: You suffer from the malady of perfectionism. You have a contract due by the end of the week. That gives you three more days to get it done. You created your rough draft already. You figure one more pass and you should have it ready to go. Into the work-in-process…