On this episode I share with you some ways to make sure that the things you're trying to do – be they establishing new habits, breaking bad ones, or even adopting a new way of operating (like timeCrafting, for example) – take hold and stick for the long term.

But umbrellas aren't just used for keeping you dry. For some people, umbrellas are used to keep them cool. And kids tend to use them as swords or some other weapon when play-fighting. (And let's not forget how Batman villain The Penguin used one...) So how do you use an umbrella? I'm going to explore that on this episode of the show.

The concept of consistency is one that I believe is helpful when trying to practice a productive lifestyle. There's some safety in "sameness" and on this episode I'll share my thought on why there's sanity to be found there as well.

Projects are built of small units, better known as tasks. But too often we tend to confuse a task with something that is actually a project. On this episode my aim is to get you thinking about the small stuff so that you can make something - like an impact - big.

Having this tool in my arsenal makes the scary stuff less scary. The IDEA Criteria helps me make better decisions, and I have no doubt it will also serve you well. I hope you enjoy learning about it on this episode.

I bet you there’s at least one task on it - if not more - that holds that disinion. On this episode I’m going to share with you why you need to keep tabs on your recurring tasks in a way that gives you the feeling and sense that you’re making progress on it every step of the way.

Whenever you hear about wasting time, it’s often associated with it being a bad idea. But not all wasted time is really wasted. I talk about that today for about three minutes.

I spend at least five minutes a day - at the end of the day - writing in my journal. On this episode I share with you why I do that and why I think it's important that you journal as well (no matter what time of day you decide to do it).

I'm going to ask you to take a long look at your to do list in this episode. You'll need to do that to figure out if the story that it's telling is one that you want to be told (at least, by you). I'll offer some things to consider when looking over the story that is your to do list and what you can do to make your to do list look more like the story you want to tell. 

I'm going to help you with that today. If you're one of those people who feel as if their days are too "dynamic" that they can't be themed, I'm going to serve you the way one of my clients structured their day for productivity and progress. (Think of this episode as a sneak preview of an element of TimeCrafting I've yet to dig into on this podcast.)