What is the point of spending money to take a vacation if you can’t even remember it? I am always studying and looking for ways to apply behavioral science at work so I was intrigued when I came across a cognitive research study conducted by UT Austin and Home Away. The study shows that if […]

  Habits. Our brain craves them. In its search to conserve energy, our brains create habits which run in the background of our consciousness – on auto-pilot. About 40% of what we do every day is based on habits which is why it is important to have the right habits in place. Habits have a […]

  Marcus Aurelius, the great Roman Emperor, said: “A man’s life is what his thoughts make of it.”   Most of us have heard something similar to the quote above about disciplining our thoughts in a positive, productive manner. But how do we apply the concept to our failures? If you are like me, you […]

  “The more important a call or action is to our soul’s evolution, the more Resistance we will feel toward pursuing it.” – Steven Pressfield   Feeling resistance toward reaching a goal that has been on your list for a long time? In 1-Minute Productivity Episode 29, I give two important steps based in behavioral […]

  Tasks need to be assigned…   Emails need to be sent… Meeting notes and action items need to be updated… New contact information needs to be recorded… Often we go from meeting to meeting accruing action items. If we are not purposeful, these action items begin to stack up into what I call “meeting debt.” […]