The Firewall

The Firewall

  You need a firewall. It keeps you safe. While digital distractions are relentless, you need to filter what gets in. Set a boundary for your attention. Don't let others…
Delegate and Elevate

Delegate and Elevate

  Many of us suffer from being busy. Visible activity, often mistaken for productivity, keeps us trapped.  Instead, let’s choose inaction. Not laziness but being strategic and deliberate. We are…
Distraction is a Problem

Distraction is a Problem

  Inspired by the latest episode of The Next Big Idea podcast titled How to Break Up with Your Phone.   If you are currently reading this on your phone,…
The Great Time Heist

The Great Time Heist

  I'm listening to Jon Acuff's audiobook All It Takes Is A Goal. In the book, Jon describes stealing time in fifteen minute increments. Waiting to pick up a child…
The Non-Specific

The Non-Specific

  As educators, we try to be masters of multitasking. While it’s not a strategy that I would suggest, teachers try to juggle lesson plans, grading, meetings, parent emails, professional…
Rinse and Repeat

Rinse and Repeat

  Productivity doesn't care what happened yesterday. If you had twenty-five items on your To-Do list yesterday and didn't complete a single one, you don't need to feel bad about…
Productivity Reboot

Productivity Reboot

  I am in the process on working on a new book, Autopilot: Practical Productivity for School Leaders (working title). While my target audience is school leadership, district administrators, instructional…
The Quicker Picker Upper

The Quicker Picker Upper

  School’s out for summer. While students and teachers are home enjoying well-deserved rest and relaxation, school administrators are still at work. Of course, it’s much more quiet during the…
More More

More More

  We make decisions that keep us from living the lives we want to live.   Adding more responsibilities. Adding more meetings. Adding more tasks. Adding more projects.   Adding…
The Seven Stages of Sunday Night

The Seven Stages of Sunday Night

  We’ve all been there before.  As 4:00pm on Sunday afternoon rolls around, you start to get that feeling deep inside of you. It starts with shock. You look at…