Topic: Productivity

Delegate, Delete… Or Make It Rain!

How much time do you spend in your Zone of Genius every day? How much time are you working on your Vital Functions, those things you, and only you can carry out that have the biggest impact on your results at work? Are you clear on what your Vital Functions or Zone of Genius are? Or, how do you uniquely “make it rain” as one my mentors often asks?! The first pillar of emotional intelligence, self-awareness, requires …

The Secret to My 140% Growth: The 1 Question You Need for 2024

What if I told you there was one question you could ask that nearly guarantees the achievement of your 2024 goals? This question helped me surpass a huge goal I had for my business in 2023. I set out to double the number of speaking engagements I delivered in 2022, to go from 15 per year to 30 per year. And that I did. I’m thrilled to share that I just finished delivering my 36th …

A Sneaky Form Of Procrastination (& what to do about it)

As high performers, we are driven to do our best. For the most part, this serves us, but as we strive for excellence in everything, we can feel overwhelmed or quickly burn out. If we fall into the trap of achieving perfection, we have given ourselves over to a form of procrastination (and stay stuck trying to attain something that’s not even possible). It can help us to implement what I call Marquis Moments. ☝️ On Sunday night, …

The Achievement Trap: Are You Caught In It?

Can you relate to this trap I fall prey to all the time? I work hard towards my goals but feel like there’s still so much to get done. I receive 99 glowing reviews for a keynote, but only focus on the 1 negative one. I look into the future that seems so far away sometimes, without looking at the past to realize how far I’ve come. Us high achievers are a lot alike. We set goals …

Intentional Monthly Journaling To Create Joy & Success

It’s the 1st Monday of the month when I do my monthly Joy Journaling to ensure I’m intentional about creating joy in my life. (Joy definition = the feeling evoked by success, well-being, or good fortune). These are the 5 questions I journal on every month: 1. Focus – where was it? What did I learn? What needs to shift? 2. Stressors – plus how to overcome them 3. 80/20 thinking: What am I continuing …