
After my wildly productive fourth quarter last year, in which I wrote, published, and launched a book — all in the span of three months! — I’ve been feeling woefully unproductive in comparison.
Like an unanchored boat, bobbing about in the waves, getting things done here and there, but with nothing like the drive and focus that I had last Fall.
Add in the fact that the aftermath of the U.S. elections have thrown me for a loop, as a lot of my time and energy have gone toward becoming a citizen activist, and well, it’s like an earthquake has shaken my productivity foundations.
It’s also very easy to get down on myself because my life does not conform to the tidy lines and boxes of a day planner.
Now, I am not anti-planner. I actually [Read more…]

Claudia shared on a recent live Q&A call that she finds it hard to keep focus. In this episode, I share a whole passel of tips and techniques that have worked for me to elegantly juggle a plethora of interests and goals, and how I determine how to focus my energies.
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