Build More Confidence, Business Foundation Skills, Business Mindset, Get Out Of Your Own Way, Productivity, Strategic Planning, Time Management
I just got off of a call with one of my newer clients, and she just kept saying things like, “Monica, I’m not doing enough. I’m not good at business. I’m not disciplined. I’m not focused.” And finally, I stopped her and said, “You’re being really hard on yourself –...
Business Foundation Skills, Get Out Of Your Own Way, Productivity, Strategic Planning, Time Management
I hope that your Labor Day weekend was amazing and that you got plenty of rest! Now, typically, after a long weekend, you come back to a massive monster of a to-do list. It can cause anxiety and overwhelm, and all of that beautiful rest from your vacation starts to...
Business Foundation Skills, Create More Time, Get Out Of Your Own Way, Strategic Planning, Time Management
Oh my gosh, I cannot believe that it’s August 31! So many of us, especially entrepreneurs, start feeling end-of-summer blues around this point in the year. You start to worry about the fall and all the craziness of what’s ahead, and perhaps you feel like you didn’t...
Build More Confidence, Business Foundation Skills, Business Mindset, Get Out Of Your Own Way, Productivity
One of the most interesting and resonant concepts that I’ve learned about lately is that, as humans, our brains – especially our lizard brains and our subconscious minds – are programmed to survive, not to thrive. We live in a mindset of always needing to run away...
Business Foundation Skills, Create More Time, Get Out Of Your Own Way, Productivity, Strategic Planning, Time Management
I have a friend who recently started a new company, and at the very beginning of his business we would go for walks together at the end of the day. One day, we’d spent the day working together, and he was super low by the end of the day. He said to me, “Monica, I just...
Business Foundation Skills, Get Out Of Your Own Way, Productivity, Strategic Planning, Time Management
Sometimes we get to August 1 and think, “Oh my gosh, it’s the last month of the summer, and I haven’t rested enough.” “I haven’t enjoyed the summer enough.” “I’ve been working too hard,” or “I’ve just been way too busy with family.” We start to beat ourselves up and...