Purposeful Productivity Podcast

Show Summary: “ADHD is not a curse. It does not mean that you're weaker or less intelligent than others, and it's not something to be ashamed of at all.”

In this special episode, we have Rowhe Siy, a communications professional and a mobility advocate. She uses her knowledge to spread awareness about alternative forms of transportation here in our country. Aside from that, she was just recently diagnosed with ADHD, and we’re here to discuss her experience with it. What is ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder? Can it affect you in terms of productivity and achieving goals?
Talking about mental health is very relevant, and it is a relief that people are now becoming open-minded about this topic. It is now easy to deal with the first step, which is learning and understanding what ADHD is and finding a professional who can adequately diagnose and discuss the extent of help you need. In most cases, you might think you don’t have this disorder because you can accomplish tasks, but in reality, there is such a thing as high functioning ADHD. 
Rowhe shares her story and how she reached the point of seeking professional help. We go one on one with her as she talks about her journey with ADHD, the hacks and strategies she uses to become productive with her job and daily routine, the role of a reliable psychiatrist in this situation, and the importance of a solid support system above all.
Take a mental health break and listen to the inspiring life of Rowhe. Please share this story with your family and friends and spread awareness to them.

Show Highlights:
What is executive functioning in ADHD?
Rowhe 7:41

• Executive function means you can tell your brain to focus and organize and fulfill one task at a time. 

The case of sensory input sensitivity
Rowhe 17:29

• It's easy for us to get distracted by sensory input. Mine, in particular, is the smell. If there's a smell that I don't like, I get distracted. And then I just shut down completely.

Is doing what you love important for someone with ADHD?
Rowhe 25:45

• Yes and no. No, because we get bored pretty easily. Yes, because there's a chemical reaction in your brain that helps us focus when there's interest and pressure. 

The reality of getting medicated
Rowhe 32:45

• If you have an ADHD brain, you do not get addicted to your ADHD medications or get dependent. It essentially balances the chemical in your brain to function like a neurotypical person.

Important Links:
ADHD

ADHD in Girls

ADHD in Women Symptom Checklist

How ADHD Symptoms Commonly Present in Women

The ADDitude Symptom Checker
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Show Summary: “If you have a big goal that feels too far away, you can create smaller milestones and think of what training wheels to use to train yourself into your ideal day.”
Creating and starting on a goal is easy, and in terms of achieving them, it can be a challenging and lengthy process that you can get frustrated and discouraged frequently. So, what do you do? Of course, you don’t have to give up. There are other ways to feel more gratifying while waiting for your breakthrough, and you can still be productive while you’re on that journey to accomplishing your dreams! 
How awesome is that?
Join me as we evaluate this process called reframing goals. Change the way you think about your dreams when you think they’re getting too far to reach, and paint a clear picture of that destination as you work on your strategies. 
In this episode, you will learn how to create smaller milestones that will serve as stepping stones you can use until you reach your ideal scenario. Master how to filter specific thoughts, actions, and opportunities while turning impatience into something more rewarding!
Don’t forget to share this with your friends and family as they explore the art of goal planning. 
Show Highlights: 
Having the ideal scenario in your head
Celz 3:54

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  If you have an image in your head of what good looks like and what you want it to be, it's easier for you to filter through specific opportunities, actions, habits, and whether or not you should be doing it. 

Enhance your strategy when you reframe your goals
Celz 4:57

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  Reframing goals has excellent effects on your strategy. Because with it, you know how you want your day to be, and you can rearrange certain things that don't fit into your plan. 

Learn that time is crucial in reframing goals
Celz 11:14

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  If you're not used to having schedules and boundaries, you have to see the line visually. Use different colors to signify which time needs to be protected. The more you do it, the easier it is for your brain to comprehend that time is sacred. 

Walk towards your goals with smaller milestones
Celz 14:07

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  Creating smaller milestones and increments allows you to be patient with your results, and it helps you become more flexible and agile on what needs to change in your goals. 

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Show Summary: “Personal productivity is like a thumbprint. The way you work, the way your brain is wired, the environment and situations you are in are all unique.”
Creating a productive space is very crucial in achieving your goals. How do you make sure you can finish your daily tasks without burning out? How do you manage your week and ensure you still have time to do the things you love doing outside of work? How do you prevent the stress of deadlines? These are all the questions we go through as we find our way to constructing our daily routines.
We all know that work can restrict your boundaries, and finding the right system assures you to concentrate on specific jobs with the proper headspace. It produces a smooth workflow and builds an efficient yet flexible itinerary for all your important projects. 
Now, let's explore some of the ideas that will work best on strategizing and managing your work and life flow. Learn how to maximize your time, energy, and focus without exhausting yourself with the pressure of achieving everything on your list. 
It's time to discover the magic of time blocking and day theming and how effective these tools are in organizing your everyday life, and don't forget to share this with your friends so they can also learn how to manage their days effectively. 

Show Highlights:
Scheduling vs time blocking
Celz 7:41

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  Schedules are rigorous because you have to do tasks at a specific time. Whereas time blocks, you do things, and there's still that element of a duration of time. It's more flexible.

Celz 8:23

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  Time blocking does consider time management. But more than that, it also regards energy management, and I would say time blocks are more flexible because you can move them around.

Schedule breaks are important
Celz 15:04

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  Another thing that people forget when planning is that they fail to do schedule breaks. They try to fill their calendars with so many tasks that they forget to put buffers, which is essential to your sanity. 

How does day theming help?
Celz 

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  The benefits of day theming are improved focus and improved productivity. You get your sanity back because the number of boxes open at any given point is very manageable. 

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Show Summary: “A big thing when it comes to communication is the establishment of trust. If we don't have trust, there will be a breakdown in connection and how we work with each other.”
Collaborating with people and leveraging each other’s strengths is essential in accomplishing your regular tasks. It would be best if you had efficiency in teamwork, and communication plays a vital aspect in this department. It is such a profound word that you need to analyze its significance to your role in your group. And so we ask, what makes effective team communication?
Understanding the different circumstances in working with a team is necessary. With it, you discover and highlight each team members’ ethics, perspectives, and skills that will help in accomplishing specific projects. We need to consider context, expectations, boundaries, and transparency when approaching different personalities in one group, especially in terms of a remote work environment. 
In this episode, I share my realizations in working with a team on a work-from-home background. Why do you need to communicate effectively in a virtual setting? I go through the different factors that establish an outstanding teamwork outcome. Whether you’re a leader or a member, these realizations will help bridge you to push yourself towards achieving specific milestones of your projects.  
Show some appreciation to your team and friends and share this insightful episode with them!
Show Highlights:
Clear communication means clear context
Celz 03:20

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  Do not assume the other person knows what you're talking about. It would be best if you gave as much context as possible. When the context is clear, you reduce the back and forth questions. The fewer questions mean, the clearer the task is, and people are more productive that way. 

Transparency is key
Celz 10:23

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  Transparency in a work environment creates a safe space where people are not afraid to ask questions because they know they will get a transparent answer and vice versa. It helps build a business with a healthy culture where we could grow with the people we're working with. 

Having an open-door policy
Celz 14:53

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  Having an open-door policy is essential because employees, partners, or team members feel like they can be heard and genuinely feel the concern.

Celz 15:07

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  This culture passes from top to bottom. When people feel supported, they will also help their fellow team members because they will all feel equal, creating a safe work space. 

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Show Summary: “Saying no is the best thing you can do for yourself because it sets you up to say yes to more incredible things that will make your soul feel alive.”
Balancing life and work can be extra challenging, especially as a lifelong learner with many goals and interests. The most crucial factor in accomplishing your hobbies and careers is figuring out a productive process that will work best with your schedule.
In this episode, I share some strategies for pursuing your goals and priorities without denying yourself any activities. You get to know how you can collaborate with people and leverage each other's strengths in daily tasks, why, and how certain things need to occur first before you feel accessible enough to do the rest of your activities. Discover how you should choose your battles wisely while having the freedom to explore what you want to learn. 
Join me as we analyze the different aspects of unlocking your full potential as a multi-passionate person and find out how you are always allowed to try new things while maintaining the time and energy it takes to carry out all your responsibilities. 
Enjoy the satisfaction of finding the proper harmony of completing multiple projects. Don't forget to share this with your friends and family who you know are as passionate as you!
Show Highlights:
The internal debate between generalization and specialization
Celz 02:54

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  It is the understanding that we have a finite amount of time. And so, we want to make the most out of it while allowing ourselves that freedom to dig into the things we want to explore. 
• Pare your goals down to the essentials and combine them into more specialized endeavors. Then you can get the essence of what these things do for you.

Not everything is meant to be monetized
Celz 8:08

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  Consider some of your endeavors as hobbies because not everything is meant to be monetized or turned into a career for it to be worth it.

What is day theming?
Celz 15:49

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  To prevent burnout, learn how to day theme. Day theming is a technique wherein you put batch-specific tasks together, depending on what you have on your plate. 

The Purposeful Productivity Podcast giveaway winners! 
23:09

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  The Grand Prize goes to Fantastic Baby Dance. It’s a one-on-one coaching call session with me.

23:54

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  The runners up are The Write Strategist, Amazing Grapes, and Loren Bea to win a group coaching call session. 
• I am very grateful to have you with me in my productivity journey. Don’t forget to share this episode with your friends and family!

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Show Summary: “Use your vision to craft your goals and milestones.”
Goal planning can be challenging if you think of it long term, and it can even be a struggle for others, especially if they don't know what they want, why they want it, and how to get it. I know how exhausting it can be to keep figuring out all of these things within a given timeline, but in this episode, I share with you a practical method I've been practicing in mapping out my goals using only 1/4 of my time.
You can find this method in the book 12 Week Year by Brian Moran & Michael Lennington. And if you read it, you'll learn the concept of annualization, which condenses your 12-month planning to only 12 weeks. They mentioned that thinking in years hinders our progress and potential for the entire duration, and the purpose of this method is to combat the hindrance to make our goals more achievable.
Be with me through this 34-minute episode, and let's deep dive into each of the principles and disciplines discussed in the book. Let's find out which ones I agree with and recommend the most. Don't forget to share with your loved ones to maximize your time for planning even more!
Show Highlights:
The benefit of long term thinking
Celz 6:24

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  Achieving our dreams or goals is hard if we don't understand why we're doing something. Why bother when we can fall back into our comfort zone, which is why it's so important to have that skill of long-term thinking. 

Believe in energy management
Celz 20:28

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  Energy management is basically like time management. Instead of focusing on the duration, consider how much energy it takes you. You're not a robot. You have emotions, feelings, and your ability to focus is limited because you're a human being.

Let’s talk about greatness in the moment
Celz 24:18

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  Focus on what's there in the moment, be just right here, right now. Are you being good at what you're doing? Are you being purposeful with how you spend your time? Because time is limited.

I’ll be having a giveaway as a way of saying “THANK YOU” for your continuous support. 
Here’s how  to join:
To celebrate the Purposeful Productivity Podcast wins of podcast charts I'll be giving away:

• 900 peso worth of Grab vouchers for 3 people (300 each)
• 5000 peso worth of one-on-one productivity coaching call with me
• 10,000 peso worth of group coaching for 4 people (Valued at 2500 pesos for each)

To submit an entry, here are the mechanics:

• Share with me your greatest takeaway from this podcast by leaving a review using this link.
• Screenshot it and send it via email to [email protected] with the subject line "Podcast Giveaway."

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Show Summary: “Your feelings, intuition & mood are also data that help you make better decisions.”
The end of 2021 is the perfect time to start reflecting and planning. While we talk about how gratitude makes us more productive, it also motivates us to contemplate.
But how do you personally reflect? 
There are different ways; it can be through journaling or reflection exercises. We can ask ourselves questions that help us find our innermost thoughts and emotions to uncover things that we can do more of and reduce, which enable us to make better decisions. 
Join me in this episode as I walk you through a simple yet very peaceful activity that'll guide you in knowing what you want to achieve for the upcoming year, 2022.  Discover what reflective questions you can ask yourself to have a clear plan before the year ends and make your short and long-term goals much easier to fulfill.
Don't forget to share this with your friends and family to better visualize the things you want to attain moving forward.

Show Highlights: 
What is KAIZEN?
Celz 3:09

• The basic foundation of Kaizen is uncovering things that we can do more of & things that we can reduce.  It’s a Japanese word that means continuous improvement, and that’s what we all want to achieve.

How do the reflective questions determine what your real emotions are?
Celz 6:04

• Reflective questions guide you. But you need to lower your filter and try not to judge your thoughts immediately. Let the words flow out from you. When you do that, you lower your guard, your inner critic & you uncover your real emotions.

Celz 12:22

• I believe productivity results from the systems in place. Thinking about the “HOW” instead of “WHAT” questions reframes us into a posture of action. And that’s how our decisions greatly affect the results based on our actions.

Reflecting is an important process in goal planning
Celz 19:47

• Getting feedback is essential before working again so we have continuous improvement. Reflecting on what you want to achieve for 2022 primes you to start thinking and focusing on your goals for the upcoming year. 

I’ll be having a giveaway as a way of saying “THANK YOU” for your continuous support. 
Here’s how  to join:
To celebrate the Purposeful Productivity Podcast wins of podcast charts I'll be giving away:

• 900 peso worth of Grab vouchers for 3 people (300 each)
• 5000 peso worth of one-on-one productivity coaching call with me
• 10,000 peso worth of group coaching for 4 people (Valued at 2500 pesos for each)

To submit an entry, here are the mechanics:

• Share with me your greatest takeaway from this podcast by leaving a review using this link.
• Screenshot it and send it via email to [email protected] with the subject line "Podcast Giveaway."

Don't forget to share this with your friends and family! Super grateful that I have you with me on this journey! 
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Show Summary: “Gratefulness should be a way of life because it can help you make better decisions.”
Show Highlights: There are tons of ways to cope with stress, and being grateful is one of them. Gratefulness triggers more joy and abundance in life. And different topics about it are almost everywhere. If you search online, you'll see many people practicing it in various ways, but the question is, does it naturally come to you? Is it part of your daily activities, or do you forget about it at times?
Understanding the real benefits and discovering creative ways to do it helps you build a habit of gratitude. And it is important to equip yourself with positivity because not every day is a happy day, and no one is an exemption. There will be times that you'll feel down or sad, but whatever it is, having the ability to adapt makes it more manageable and less stressful.
And in this episode, I share with you how gratitude can help you improve your decision-making skills and how it can reinforce optimism. I also discuss some of the simple and effective ways to implement it right away so you can get through stressful-life situations much smoother moving forward. 
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The more grateful you are, the more positive your physical being is.
Celz 3:23

• There's a study by Emmons and McCullough; it's "Counting Blessings VS. Burdens."  This study shows that gratefulness has great physical benefits. 

How can you be more purposefully grateful?
Celz 6:19

• One is having a gratitude journal. Writing things down in bullet points about something you're grateful for triggers that feeling of gratefulness. It helps build the momentum of thinking about other things you're thankful for, no matter how small they are.

• Make a cookie jar; a gratitude folder. Take screenshots of nice things people said about you or something that you want to celebrate. Then put them in one folder that you see often. So if you're having a bad day or you're feeling down, look at it so it can help you ignite the feeling of gratitude.

What other things can gratefulness help you with?
Celz 9:24

• It helps you see how far we've come. It reminds you how much you have grown in the past years. It also allows you to have that skill of reflecting and learning how to look back that will help you make better decisions moving forward.

I’ll be having a giveaway as a way of saying “THANK YOU” for your continuous support. 
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To celebrate the Purposeful Productivity Podcast wins of podcast charts I'll be giving away:

• 900 peso worth of Grab vouchers for 3 people (300 each)
• 5000 peso worth of one-on-one productivity coaching call with me
• 10,000 peso worth of group coaching for 4 people (Valued at 2500 pesos for each)

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• Share with me your greatest takeaway from this podcast by leaving a review using this link.
• Screenshot it and send it via email to [email protected] with the subject line "Podcast Giveaway."

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Show Summary: “You have to know your authentic why because it helps you do what you do best when you feel burnt out.”
No one likes to get burnt out. But it's not so easy to prevent it, especially if you are not aware of the signals. Sad to say, sometimes, having too much on your plate seems to be a normal thing in your daily life. You think that being bombarded and loaded with so many tasks is what you need to get your goal. So you continue to accept more without setting boundaries because you think it's OK.
However, IT IS NOT OK. IT IS NOT CUTE. Because these things give so many opportunities to let burnout get into your system without you knowing it because burnout happens all at once. Today you feel fine even though you've been overworking, but tomorrow you suddenly snap, and everything comes crashing down.
That's why in this episode, I discuss ways how you can maintain a healthy and peaceful mind while juggling multiple roles. I discuss why it's important to balance different life goals, how you can audit or do inventory for yourself and how you can set up systems to help you get great results minus the burnout.
Please share this with your friends and family, and don't forget to submit an entry for the giveaway where I'll give valuable prizes so you can start building your productive daily routine! Please see the mechanics below. 
Show Highlights:
Why is it important to balance multiple goals we have in life?
Celz 3:13

• If we can manage this, we help ourselves become healthier and do way more without being burned out and feeling stressed. It allows us to set boundaries, which maintains our “ganda” and freshness of the mind every after a working day.

Why should you make a time audit or inventory for yourself? 
Celz 3:53

• You have to know how much you already have on your plate and how much more you can take. So you can learn how to turn things around and be more proactive and take charge of the situation than being reactive and passive.

• Some people think they are procrastinating. But the truth is, when we do the time audit, it's just that they have so many tasks to do, which is a prime candidate for burnout.

What is the Pareto Principle?
Celz 19:41

• The Pareto Principle is the 80/20 rule that allows you to have 80% great results from the 20% of your activities.

• Example: If you don't like washing the dishes for your baking business, you delegate that task to someone, so you can focus your time and effort on your business growth rather than letting yourself clean the dishes every time you bake.

I’ll be having a giveaway as a way of saying “THANK YOU” for your continuous support. 
Here’s how  to join:
To celebrate the Purposeful Productivity Podcast wins of podcast charts I'll be giving away:

• 900 peso worth of Grab vouchers for 3 people (300 each)
• 5000 peso worth of one-on-one productivity coaching call with me
• 10,000 peso worth of group coaching for 4 people (Valued at 2500 pesos for each)

To submit an entry, here are the mechanics:

• Share with me your greatest takeaway from this podcast by leaving a review using this link.
• Screenshot it and send it via email to [email protected] with the subject line "Podcast Giveaway."

Don't forget to share this with your friends and family! Super grateful that I have you with me on this journey! 
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Show Summary: “Rewarding yourself helps you build healthier habits.”
Self-care helps improve happiness, inner peace, and it protects your mental, physical and emotional health. As much as I understand how optimal its benefits are, I can see how challenging it is for some to get started doing self-care activities such as rewarding themselves in different forms. And guilt is a dominant factor that prevents others from taking care of themselves.
Letting guilt stop you from prioritizing yourself can also have long-term bad effects. It can trigger negative feelings even more like stress, burnout, fatigue, etc. Moreover, it also stirs you from enjoying the fruits of your labor, which adds more pressure and dissatisfaction at work. But jumpstarting your self-care activities should not be difficult because it's supposed to make you feel lighter & healthier. That's why I listed nine simple ways you can practice to pave the way for self-prioritization and remove the guilt.
Self-care doesn't have to be big or expensive. Its main goal is to take care of you so you can do things more productively and happily. Always remember that you are worthy of your time, effort, and energy. So listen until the end to know how simple and doable these steps are.
Show Highlights:
4 of the 9 ways to take care of yourself without guilt
3:21 Celz 

• Small but useful purchases - Make it practical, so you don't trigger that guilty feeling of "I don't deserve this," or "I'm not worth this," or "I feel like it's a waste of money for me to be doing this."

5:50 Celz

• Reward yourself with little luxuries for every milestone in a project - Set milestones. Milestones are the things that you need to do before you consider a project entirely successful. This makes it much more challenging for you to get things done. 

9:43 Celz

• Splurge and save method - After an achievement, you can splurge on something and save some of the splurging for the next achievement so you can enjoy and extend the benefits of the rewards.

12:00 Celz

• Have a budget for self-care things - You're worth being taken care of. So to combat the guilt of self-care, you should have a budget for your personal needs. It might be a percentage. It might be a certain amount every month.

Find out what are the 5 remaining ways by listening until the end of the episode! 
I’ll be having a giveaway as a way of saying “THANK YOU” for your continuous support. 
Here’s how  to join:
To celebrate the Purposeful Productivity Podcast wins of podcast charts I'll be giving away:

• 900 peso worth of Grab vouchers for 3 people (300 each)
• 5000 peso worth of one-on-one productivity coaching call with me
• 10,000 peso worth of group coaching for 4 people (Valued at 2500 pesos for each)

To submit an entry, here are the mechanics:

• Share with me your greatest takeaway from this podcast by leaving a review using this link.
• Screenshot it and send it via email to [email protected] with the subject line "Podcast Giveaway."

Don't forget to share this with your friends and family! Super grateful that I have you with me on this journey! 
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