Reader As a fellow multi-passionate creative and caregiver, I know how overwhelming it can feel to tackle big events, projects, or life goals. The to-do lists, the deadlines, the constant juggling is…well...a LOT. The answer, as you likely already know, is planning. But this is where most of us get stuck. We sit down and start creating a todo list and the overwhelm kicks in. It’s not just about what needs to be done, it’s about when it needs to be done (as well as by whom). And that’s not...
11 days ago • 2 min read
Reader Yes, I’m a Harry Potter fan from ages ago and I can’t help but reference it. I recall watching the movies and thinking a Remembrall could really come in handy some days. But one problem: it only reminded you that you forgot something, not what you forgot! How do you keep from forgetting stuff? Especially when the mental load of caregiving and all the creative ideas fill your brain and keep you from functioning at your best? The solution is simpler than you might think. It's all about...
18 days ago • 2 min read
Reader On Friday I had planned to message you about habits, but "life" happened, and my message had to wait. While I'm careful about the personal details I share as some of my family life is not my story to tell, I can tell you that walking my own compassionate productivity walk has helped me live a life fully present for those I love. Something happened with my youngest (who just turned 14) that required me to drop everything. If you've been there with loved ones, as a caregiver, with those...
25 days ago • 2 min read
Reader Thanks to some super fast readers on my list, I was notified that I accidentally sent you a link to the Assessment workbook image and not the PDF workbook. So, let's try that again, shall we? :) Click below for the PDF... Assessment Workbook* *This is part of the Positively Productive Toolkit that also includes the Focus File, Joy List, and Core Values workbooks. Happy Friday! Warmly, ~Lisa **September VIP Coaching Special** Would you like to experience big changes by year end? You...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Reader The movie Beetejuice is joining in the fray of constant sequels, but I'm not mad about it because I cannot get enough of Catherine O'Hara. (How many times have I used a GIF of her in Schitt's Creek? Yes! LOL) This one clip of hers from the original movie never ceases to make me laugh and represents so brilliantly how I see productivity for each of us! Are you ready to "gut out" your house of traditional productivity techniques and make it your own? Let's do this! You can make your...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Reader It's back-to-school time for us and as a mom, I'm (ironically) the one with homework first! (The packets of forms the school sends home makes me worried for the trees.) We have so much going on (*ahem* mental load) with endless to-dos, obligations, demands, plans, and ideas, especially as caregivers and especially in a new season. All of that swirling around in our heads is the mental clutter that causes us to feel overwhelmed and struggle to take action. Familiar? Yeah, same. <sigh>...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Reader Have you ever decluttered and almost instantly felt lighter and clearer and happier? That's a rhetorical question coming from a declutter coach, but I'd still love to know your answer. The power of decluttering is evident for me not only from coaching but from personal experience! Yesterday was a prime example... I decided to review my FB groups list I'd built over the last couple years and I was startled! I immediately began assessing and deleting them with a fervor akin only to my...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, For anyone who knows me personally or has followed me for even a little while, you know I talk openly about grief. Grief is a constant of life that I truly believe we need to learn to live with and when we make peace with it being threaded through our day-to-day, our lives are so much better for it. On Monday the 19th, I will air a solo podcast episode about how to be productive while grieving. And I have had to take this very advice to heart for the past month. Our family has...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Have you ever judged yourself for what you did or didn't accomplish? I have. And I submit for your approval my Olympic level accomplishments. :-) You know what I've loved most about the Olympics this year? How we say the humanity of the participants. We had athletes like Simone Biles reminding us about mental health (she stepped away to recover and came back better than ever) and Stephen Nedoroscik--aka Pommel Horse Guy/Clark Kents--showing us the many sides of a specialist...
2 months ago • 2 min read