Work can feel so encompassing that sometimes, it’s all you think about. After a long day, it’s difficult to not bring the stress of your job home with you. This can leave your loved ones feeling overlooked and unimportant. In this week’s episode, Justin shares 3 tips for leaving work at work so that you …
When you’re asked to do something and you don’t think you’ll have the time or bandwidth to get it done, try a renegotiation conversation. And that doesn’t mean just saying “no”. A renegotiation conversation is a way to review priorities and be strategic about your workload. In this week’s episode, Justin teaches you how to …
Dear Justin, The two-minute rule often blows up on me. I frequently find that what I thought would be a two-minute task takes longer than two minutes. For example, I’ll open an email and think I can respond quickly by just confirming one thing, but when I check that one thing, I discover an issue …
It’s typical for people to receive more than 100 emails in any given work day. How many of those are from your own colleagues or teammates? And how many of those emails are vague, confusing, and actually require more work on your part in order to process? If you want to be a better teammate, …
When we’re short on time, the first thing to go is our ability to be creative. But as it turns out, our creativity isn’t a product of our free time, but rather our ability to keep a clear mind. In this week’s episode, Justin shares a tip for getting things out of your head so …
It’s typical to miss or forget important things because most of us aren’t deliberate about capturing them. We come up short when we have a valuable thought we want to remember, receive an important business card we want to save, or take important notes we know we should archive for later. Luckily, capturing these important …
Does simply looking at your to-do list cause you anxiety, stress, and grief? It’s probably because your to-do list items are vague and generic. Items like “product campaign” usually don’t motivate or inspire you to take action. And often, you might be unclear of what it is you actually need to do next. In this …
Dear Justin, What’s the best way to say no? On a recent webcast, you mentioned the importance of declining requests and renegotiating commitments. So, I tried it. A coworker came to me with an emergency and I declined to help. I didn’t have the time and I said, “No, I’m sorry. I can’t help you …
Do you find that your work repeatedly comes home with you? Instead of disconnecting and spending time with the people and things that matter most to you, you find yourself replaying the activities of the day, thinking about what’s on the schedule for tomorrow, fretting over all the things that were left undone? In this …
Ever shown up to your one-on-one with your boss and drawn a blank? You know there were several important questions you needed to ask, and projects you needed to discuss, but now, when it matters most, you can’t seem to remember any of them. Being unprepared never looks good. In this week’s episode of One …
