Why is Protecting Time for Deep Work So Difficult?         

You have a presentation due in three weeks, and you’ve developed a project plan and scheduled time to get it done. You know you need uninterrupted time every day to move the work forward. This work will impact the organization and will gain your team recognition. However, you find yourself ten days from the due […]

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Sit Back Down | The Myth of Overnight Success

Writing note:  I originally started this post in June of 2017, revised it in June of 2020 and am finally publishing in July of 2022. Apparently, I’m still tangling with this beast, but the writing – it’s still lighting me up. My mom, a musician since the age of five, embodies the myth of overnight […]

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Wednesday Workbench #16: A Powerful Productivity Tool

Do I really have to write this email again? I know I wrote a similar one last week, where is it? Search, search. Ok, I’ve checked my sent items, there it is. Ok. Copy, paste  customize.  We’ve all been there:  at work, facing a recurring task, knowing that we should finally create a template, job aid, checklist, or source document, […]

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EP 02: One Ringing Note on a 9′ Grand Piano

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download…The Beauty of Setting Down Old Burdens… Welcome to another episode of the workbench, where we take the time and make the space to build and create in our lives. Today’s episode is drawn from a conversation recorded in May of 2018 with three of my favorite people; my […]

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4 Reasons to Stop Resisting and Make This List!

Photo Credit:  Ali Yahya via Unsplash Do You Keep an Accomplishment List? Several months ago, I was talking with a friend who was feeling out of sorts with her career, and I suggested she start to keep an Accomplishment list, and that we would review it every few weeks or so.  She hated the idea […]

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