Ever find yourself running an errand on your way home from work only to pull up to the store and forget why you came in the first place? Was it milk? Sugar? A new GTD system? In this week’s episode Justin will share a tip to capture everything–even the errands you need to run …
One reason you drop balls or miss details is because of a flaw in your capture system. Most people have far too many places in which they capture incoming requests such as email, sticky notes, digital notes, in-trays, notebooks, lists, etc. They also aren’t reliably emptying all of those inputs into one reliable tool. Sound …
Have too much on your plate? Drowning in commitments, tasks, and projects? In this week’s episode, Justin shows you how having an agreement mindset will help you prioritize your commitments. When you consider that your to-do’s aren’t just boxes you need to check off, but agreements you’ve actually made to others, you start to reconsider …
Do you feel like you’re always busy, but never productive? Do you end the day drained and exhausted, but with little to show for your efforts? In this week’s episode, Justin shares one tip that will change how you prioritize your daily commitments and workflow. This one habit will ensure that you end your day …
The best teams don’t have meetings they don’t need to have. And yet, how many of us find our calendars packed full of meetings? Ironically, in the absence of productivity, it sometimes feels like the best thing to do is hold a meeting. Wrong! In this week’s episode, Justin shares the one thing you should …
Totally overwhelmed and completely out of control? You’re not alone. Feeling like you’re buried under to-do’s and emails before your day even starts is more the norm than the exception. So how can you regain some of your sanity and reduce your stress? In this week’s episode, Justin has a quick 15-minute fix for getting …
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 …
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 …
