How to Be Productive – Even When You Don’t Want to Be

Some days, I don’t feel like doing anything productive. I want to sit around with a book and not worry about getting things done. While it’s nice to take a break sometimes, and while we need to take breaks on occasion, the reality is that sitting around in a stupor isn’t going to help anything. There’s […]

Why You Might Need to Set Smaller Goals in 2014

This is the season of resolutions, as in New Year’s resolutions. But resolution is mostly just a fancy word for goals that we trot out at the beginning of each year as a way of raising our commitments to achieve them. If you’re like most people however, you have more than a little bit of […]

Are You Paying Enough Attention to Your Finances?

At times, it’s all too easy let financial matters slip through the cracks. However, you need to make sure that you are on top of your finances in order to make the most of your money – you know that! Here are some of the problems that you can encounter if you don’t take the […]

How to Make Room in Your Schedule to Earn More Money

We often think of making more money in terms of having money (i.e., you need money to make money), having certain skills, or having certain assets and equipment that can generate income. In truth, making more money typically has more to do with time, and how we use it. If you think that you want […]

5 Top-Notch Productivity Tips for the Freelancer

Freelancing is a great way to make a little extra money on the side, and sometimes it turns into a full-time business. Many first-time freelancers get overwhelmed by all the tasks they didn’t see coming when they first started. When I first started building my business, I had to learn productivity techniques along the way. […]

How Better Health Translates into Financial Success

Better health may be the most underrated component of financial success. But if you realize that your body is your “vehicle” in life, the possession through which all other activities are possible, you begin to realize the magnitude of this connection. There’s virtually nothing you can do in life without good health, and the better […]

How to Make Sh*t Happen

One year ago we were about to have a baby and my productivity outlook for 2012 looked pretty bleak. The first two months after our daughter was born were kind of a blur and I got very little done. The one thing I did make time for was a course called Make Sh*t Happen from master […]

4 Productivity Mistakes You Might Be Making Too

I’ve been a case study for what not to do in terms of productivity over the last several months. Today I’ll share my mistakes so you can try and avoid them. 1) Spreading Your Focus Too Thin If you want to cross things off your list, it’s best to remain focused on the top item […]