Are you a yes-person? Do you find yourself in a perpetual state of trying to make good on commitments you made and coming up short (but not for lack of want or trying!) Commitments you made when you thought you’d have enough time. Commitments you made without thinking about the…

Let me ask you a question. How much free time do you wish you had? Is the answer “more than I have now”? or “All of it, of course!”? My stock answer is similar. I want all my time to be free time. Right?? Don’t I?! At least, I thought…

You know the drill. That project is due in 2 weeks. So you think “I’ve got plenty of time”. Now it’s next week, and you haven’t gotten started. Sure, you’ve thought about this project a lot. You’ve worried about it. You’ve calculated how much time it will take. But you…

People always think that because I’m a productivity expert that I must be an early riser. With a complex morning routine. The early bird catches the worm, right? So, let me ask you a question: When you try to imagine my morning routine, what do you see? Do you imagine…

I mention death a lot. Why? Because living life is so darn important to me. We’re all gonna die someday with a big long list of things we didn’t do. That’s OK. That’s life. And you, living your life, on your own terms and important to me too. Heck, that’s…

This is the 4th in our series about perfectionism. You can find the others here and here and here. When I say “MVP” where does your head go first? Sports? Nah, that’s not what we’re talking about here today. Today, we’re talking about the concept of the “minimum viable product”…

There are 2 types of people in this world (Just kidding! We live in a world much more diverse and nuanced than that!). But there is a dichotomy around decision making that I want to share, because it can help inform your understanding of, and help you to combat, perfectionism. …

This is the second post in our series about perfectionism. You can find the first here. This might surprise you, but there is a strong link between perfectionism and the tendency to procrastinate. It sounds a bit counterintuitive at first, doesn’t it? Wouldn’t people who strive for perfection want to…

This is part 1 of a multi-part series on perfectionism, something that LOTS of people I work with struggle with. If you’re shooting for perfect, you’re playing a losing game. You’ll always feel inadequate because perfect just isn’t possible. But here’s the thing: You get to choose what games you…