Be kind to your future self
Have you ever screwed your future self over because you didn’t do something in the easiest moment but left it for ‘later’? And then when ‘later’ arrived, there were other things vying for your attention and you found yourself shaking your fist at past you, wishing you’d done it back then? Yes… me too. But […]
Energy Management and what that means for time management
Organising time is only one part of the pie when it comes to Holistic Time Mastery – the other pieces are energy and attention. I’ve become even more obsessed with energy management since undertaking Menstrual Cycle Awareness training. It’s an absolute game-changer. Which is exactly what one of my clients said after I introduced her […]
Change your perspective to manage time better
Half of my work is helping people not be so hard on themselves. It’s something I coach myself on regularly too so it’s a topic close to my heart and front of mind. What’s ‘Enough’? Where does this hardness come from? I think social norms and the celebration of busyness have a lot to answer […]
Being realistic about time and the time you have
A couple of months ago I was working with a client to get a grip on their workload. We were going over their calendar and tasks to ensure that the next couple of weeks were prioritised effectively. It quickly became clear to me that they were overloading their week. The maths just didn’t add up. […]
How to combat Time Anxiety
I think it’s human nature to fall into the trap of thinking we’ve ‘wasted time’ or that we should have spent time in a better way. There’s an old adage that supports this societal thinking – ‘time well spent’. As in, that particular thing was worth it and this other thing was not. The criteria […]
Professional Development: When do we find the time?
There is so much professional development information out there that you COULD be digesting. It truly is overwhelming. From books, podcasts, blog posts, and newsletters. The list is huge. I feel this overwhelm regularly and it’s something that comes up as an issue for my clients too. There feels like there’s a lot to be […]
What does “use your calendar” mean?
I was speaking with a friend the other day about calendaring. She admitted that she needed to use hers more and was curious that I said I “lived in mine”. So I thought I’d tease that out here. My calendar is a living document. As well as guiding me on future movements, it’s pretty much […]
The importance of sleep on productivity
The 27th of July in Finland is National Sleepy Head Day. This quirky Finnish tradition began in the medieval period when the belief was that the person in the household who slept late on this day would be lazy and non-productive for the rest of the year. Back in ye olde Finland days, the last […]
