Are you overrun with emails? Can’t get control of your inbox?
​A disorganized email inbox is costing you a lot more than you may think. 

Let’s find out how deep the cost of a disorganized mailbox is for you…

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​During a session with a client, we uncover that she LOVES checklists AND is MOTIVATED to see things checked off...we have found a method for her to stay focused and see tasks thru to completion :)
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For some people who are more project driven, Asana is the way to go. Asana lends itself well to those who have multiple tasks/steps within a project and also have multiple projects. Asana has great integration with your calendar as well as customizing the frequency of emails as reminders. Asana is great to work with on your laptop and the app version on your phone is good too.
 
For those who are more visual, while Asana does have a “board” layout, there’s Trello. It displays in more of a post-it note way. Also can assign tasks, set due dates and set up notifications.
 
A couple of simpler task apps are Alarmed (iOS devices) and Tasks (by Stephen Nottage on Android).

​Honoring your scheduled promises? For me, this title brings up feelings of respect and love and also an uncomfortable sense of things getting real. I mean, talking about honor and promises in relation to my schedule? What’s your initial response?
 
Honor as a noun means honesty, fairness, or integrity in one’s beliefs and actions. High respect, as for worth, merit, or rank. Synonyms for honor are integrity and sincerity.
 
Promise as a noun is a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc by one. An expressed assurance on which expectation is to be based. Synonyms for promise are agreement, assurance, commitment and word.
 
How do these qualities relate to your schedule?

First, let’s get clear on what I mean by a rude speaker at networking events. If you asked to be, signed up for, paid for a spotlight speaker position, are a sponsor of an event with speaking time or are the primary presenter and you go over the agreed/scheduled time, then it’s likely you are a rude speaker.
 
Your content might be spot on and a topic that the audience is hungry for. You may be impeccably dressed and your hair and makeup done to your brand. You may have the most impressive worksheet or handout material. But if you go over time, it’s likely people will consider you as being rude.
 
Rude as an adjective means discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way. It is also not properly or fully developed, raw or unevolved. Synonyms are abusive, crude, impolite and insulting. Whoa! Does that feel harsh?

At the end of the day, do you feel productive or frazzled / frustrated because you didn’t get the things done you wanted?

Do you want to learn where you can be more efficient by creating more structure and single-focused blocked time?

Do you want to stop wasting time and draining energy through "all over the place/multi-tasking"?
 
Do you want to confidently declare new/modified business hours (aka set boundaries)?

Do you want to learn optimal days of the week and times of day to schedule certain tasks using time-blocking / repeating events (i.e. best time of day for admin tasks, writing, client work, etc)?

It’s common for entrepreneurs, especially female entrepreneurs, to put enormous pressure on themselves to do the right thing, critique themselves at every turn and do lots of that. ​

I wrote a great article over on the Hera Herald page at Hera Hub...read more here...
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I can describe last week as an emotional roller coaster- a ride rich with joy and learning moments. 

I'm grateful for my life and the choices I have for work, self care, unplugging and friends!

One thing that I'm very proud of myself for is knowing when to say when;

• when to focus and get things done,
• when to be completely present to someone else, 
• when to unplug from things like social media,
• when to be with friends who fuel me ... and vise versa, 
• and when to be alone. 

My recommendation to you is to check in with yourself often...

• Who are you engaging with? Jim Rohn said “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” 
• How are you showing up in the engagement/exchange/conversation? Are you angry from a previous situation? Are you feeling emotional pain or hurt? Maya Angelou said “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
• How does what you’re doing or saying add value? Albert Einstein said “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.”

​Be kind to yourself...and then be kind to others.