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Best Productivity Tips To Getting More Done

Michele — Sat, 15 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000

One of our biggest challenges as moms is managing our time. Between school, helping with homework, working our own jobs, managing the finances, carting our kids around to friends and sports, keeping up with the home, and more – we are always trying to better manage our time. Therefore, it is absolutely crucial to be ... Read More about Best Productivity Tips To Getting More Done

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How to Develop Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

Michele — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 01:34:08 +0000

“To change a habit, you must keep the old cue, and deliver the old reward, but insert a new routine.” The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg Last week I talked about what habits are, how they react in your brain, how long they take to develop, why it’s hard to develop good habits, and ... Read More about How to Develop Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

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Habit Formation: What are habits?

Michele — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 03:16:56 +0000

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Will Durant Habits is a word we hear often. Understanding what are habits, how are habits formed, and how do they best serve us, isn’t always clear though. Despite my tendency to geek out when it comes to habits, I ... Read More about Habit Formation: What are habits?

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Work Life Balance: 4 Tips for How to Leave Work at Work

Michele — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 01:00:32 +0000

As a working mom, I can find it very difficult sometimes to leave work and the stress associated with it behind at the end of the day. I think we all know intuitively it is good for ourselves and our relationships to leave work at the office, but the physical concept of how to leave ... Read More about Work Life Balance: 4 Tips for How to Leave Work at Work

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Finding Motivation to Achieve Goals

Michele — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 01:00:42 +0000

Last year didn’t go as planned. Expectations were high, but your motivation to achieve goals plummeted quick. You didn’t keep up. This year you resolve to do better. You have laid out your goals; goals that are similar to the ones you had last year. The New Year is refreshing you. You’re excited, you have ... Read More about Finding Motivation to Achieve Goals

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5 Secrets to Keeping a Clean House

Michele — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 18:03:43 +0000

I’ve always struggled making my home feel like a sanctuary and comforting place. To me, it is a place that comes with feelings of overwhelm, stress, anxiety and a never ending to do list of picking up, dishes, laundry, and other chores that just cycle day in and day out. In our old house, I ... Read More about 5 Secrets to Keeping a Clean House

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Work Smarter by Doing the Hardest Task First

Michele — Sat, 23 May 2020 02:11:07 +0000

Lately, I’ve been finding myself procrastinating on a project for work. It is a super important project, and by far my top priority, but I was going out of my way to find other things to do. I did this for so long, that I started running out of those “other things” and I was ... Read More about Work Smarter by Doing the Hardest Task First

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Productivity tips to work from home

Michele — Sat, 16 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Before last February if you worked from home you were considered to be in the minority. According to statistics, only 3.5% of employees in the workforce were working from home, even though over 50% of the jobs were compatible to working from home at some part time level. Because of recent events, however, as more ... Read More about Productivity tips to work from home

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Lacking Time? 5 Reasons Why and How to Overcome It

Michele — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 02:14:11 +0000

The one thing everyone wishes they had in order to complete their goals or do all the things they want to do is more time. I see it again and again – when asked the number one answer is always more time. Believe me, I get it. I am constantly on the go, and always ... Read More about Lacking Time? 5 Reasons Why and How to Overcome It

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The Role Habits Can Play in Reaching Your Goals

Michele — Sat, 09 Nov 2019 02:52:31 +0000

When we think and talk about personal growth, it often starts with a thought. A thought concerning something we want that we don’t have: a physical object, a new skill, or a change to something we do have (e.g. change our body by losing weight). When that thought plants a seed and grows into a ... Read More about The Role Habits Can Play in Reaching Your Goals

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