“No” is a complete sentence
Did you know that being unable to say ‘No’ can have health consequences? I was shocked too! To make a long story short, a heavy workload and loss of control are among the biggest causes of stress which if left untreated can have a serious impact on physical (heart disease, poor immunity and high blood […]
Reflecting on dropped activities
Is Multitasking really the devil it’s made out to be?
After a recent Masterclass delivery, I received an email with the following question from a participant: What are your thoughts on multitasking? I’m very much one to have many pots on the go at once. I find I can be really productive like this but perhaps there are some downsides that I’m not thinking of. […]
Have you got too many tools?
In the last round of my four week course “Four weeks to get your life under control” one of the participants expressed a desire. Their desire was to have one thing to look at to track all big projects and see their day to day. The bones They had a wall planner, a paper diary, […]
Making Time for Life Admin
Life admin, we’ve all got it. And I’m not talking about housework either. Cooking, cleaning and laundry are its own kettle of fish. Four Categories The Life Admin Life Hacks podcast had an awesome episode on the topic which I thoroughly recommend a listen. They divided life admin into four different categories: household operations – […]
Upping the calendaring game once again!
I love calendaring! And it’s not just a one time thing. How I use mine and interact with it is always changing. I was recently reading a newsletter from Kiah Worling (tech genius!) and she had the following suggestion: Create time to rest and recharge, strategise and plan by having “refresh weeks” blocked out in […]
How to respect our humanity and adjust to our available energy and attention
I was talking with a friend recently about the spate of hot nights we’d had recently and how that had affected our plans for the following day. You know those nights where it’s just too hot to do anything and slipping under is just not going to happen? No matter how many wet cloths you […]
How to cope with leaving a task mid way
The phone rings! Something urgent has come up! Your attention needs to be elsewhere. You need to switch gear and get the urgent item done asap. What this means is that you won’t have time to finish the other task today. So my question is, how do you leave a task mid-way? What to do? […]