Flying Girl Cuts It Away or Let Go of All That is Not Yours by Rowena Murillo (of the fab blog Warrior Girl)

I won’t lie -I’m feeling a bit of Overwhelm lately. There’s a lotta stuff on my plate – a lot of it things I want to do, which makes it tough to prioritize – and I’m starting to get a case of the Shoulds. Do you feel the same?

Then join me in asking yourself this:

What “should” do you want to let go of? (more…)

Think of all of your your committments, everything you’ve said “yes” to or know that you will/would say “yes” to when/if the situation arose. These committments can be tasks, or they can even be people that you’ve surrounded yourself with. Got ‘em in your head? Good.

Now ask yourself:

Which of these commitments energizes me?

Which of these commitments depletes me? (more…)

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So SMART Goals turned into SMARTY Goals, and then – upon reaching a goal myself this week – I was determined to add some Celebration or Fun into that acronym. But SMARTYC didn’t, uh, work. Neither did  RATMACYS or MYCARTS or, my favorite, MYFARTS (even though anything with the word “fart” is hilarious to me, an almost-31-year-old woman). So, instead of thinking about your farts when you try to accomplish a goal, think about giving them CHUTZPAH!

According to Mirriam Webster, chutzpah (pronounced “hutz-puh”, and if you can make that sound at the beginning where you’re clearing you’re throat that’s more accurate) means “supreme self-confidence; nerve; gall.” For me, a Jewish girl that grew up around that word, chutzpah means “guts”. Chutzpah means “sass”. Chutzpah means “pizzazz”. Chutzpah means “oomph.” I love that word so much that I was thisclose to calling myself The Chutzpah Coach instead of The When I Grow Up Coach.

So gather round and hear how to turn your SMART Goals into Goals with CHUTZPAH!: (more…)

With 2009 getting closer and closer, it’s an obvious time to take a sit, reflect on the past and look towards the future.

With that general intro being said, think of your #1 goal for 2009. If you get nothing else done the whole year except eat Fritos and watch 30 Rock it’s OK – as long as you get This One Goal done. Now ask yourself:

What would be the very first sign that things are on the right track?*

Not as easy as it looks, huh? I’ll post my answer in the comments section & hope to see you there! (more…)

Think about the bad habit you’ve been trying to shed. It can be something tangible, like picking at your fingers, or something that’s an attribute, like lack of focus.

Now, forget about the “how”, like how you’re going to go about accomplishing this. Instead, ask yourself:

Why should I break this bad habit?

As per usual, I’ll post my answer in the comments section. (more…)

As my avid readers (hi, Mom!) know, I’ve been getting organizationally coached by Julie Bestry of Best Results Organizing (and yes, there is a larger post on that to come as soon as I can collect all my thoughts). Because she is awesome, she provided me with a copy of her eBook, Tickle Yourself Organized.

I’ve heard about Tickler Files before, but all that I took away from my reading was that “The Tickler” was a great name for a supervillain. Doesn’t that sound like Batman’s nemesis? A friend of The Joker?

OK, so I did pick up a bit more about The Tickler in my cursory reading of Getting Things Done as well as the productivity blogs I devour, but I didn’t honestly think it would be conducive to my life. What do I need to be reminded about, besides paying bills? I set that up to get an email notification when one was due, so that was that. No Tickler necessary.

Well, it wasn’t until I read Tickle Yourself Organized that the lightbulb appeared over my head (& it was on a crowded subway, so everyone could see it): (more…)

The long & short of my mini-life-crisis last week was that I was bogged down, overwhelmed, and couldn’t see where to go. I’ll write a longer post about this over the weekend, but wanted to share with you a big culprit of my frazzled brain and lack of time:

Blogs.

I know, I know, you’re thinking: “Blogs? That’s it? That’s what made you crazy? Seems a bit….anti-climatic.” I know you used the word “anti-climatic” instead of saying a much meaner word, and I appreciate that.

But yes, I admit it : I was blog-crazy. I thought they were the answer in showing me how to build my business, and find potential clients, and see what interests me on a personal level. I found dozens of blogs that did one of those three things, and some that held me captive on multiple levels. I thought I was handling all the posts well when I broke the blogs down into categories (thanks delicious!) and read each category on a weekly basis. Well, that backfired when there were more than 3 blogs in 1 category and I committed myself to reading 3-4 categories a day! Turns out I didn’t learn – or even enjoy – anything! I just rushed through each post because I had to get to the next one. No good. (more…)

D’ja ever have one of those days. You know the kind I’m talking about…..where everything comes in at once, where you seem like you’re in 10 different places, where you’re trapped in a commitment you want to get out of, where your computer keeps crashing, your head won’t stop spinning, your shoulder muscles keep tensing and your blood pressure’s rising?

I’d love to put in a little answer here that would read something like, “Well, what works for me is to take 5 deep breaths while picturing rainbows and kittens and your high school crush while the colors in your mind go from yellow to blue to white and your favorite Smurf sings you the lullabye that your Mom used to rock you to sleep with…”

Aah, if it was only that easy. I wish I had the solution! Instead, I’m going to start building my own list while asking for your help with this, too!

So the question is: (more…)

If you’re not familiar with Life Remix, it’s a wonderful site that rounds up life-enhancing bloggers and puts them in the same space. It’s where I found the last post I wrote about, and it’s where I found another one today that also made me stop and think.

In How to Make Profound & Lasting Change, Think Simple Now asks the question:

“Does this work for me better for my life than what I am presently using?”

Can you imagine asking yourself that before embarking on an new endeavor? On any endeavor? (more…)