by claire | Jan 15, 2019 | Goals
Last year, I read some darn good books. Of the 135+ books I plowed through, one of my favorites was Brene Brown’s Dare to Lead: Brave Work, Tough Conversations, Whole Hearts. Business books can be boring. (I write them, I know.) This one was definitely not...
by claire | Dec 5, 2018 | Goals, Productivity
Since one of my books is about designing you day, you would think I know how to do it. To some degree, you would be correct. Yesterday for example, I managed to do the following things by design: Have a relatively productive work day Meditate Journal Do my expressive...
by clairediazortiz | Jan 5, 2016 | Design Your Day, Design Your Day Challenge, Goals
It’s Day 3 of the 21 Days to #DesignYourDay Challenge in honor of my new book, Design Your Day: Be More Productive, Set Better Goals, and Live Life on Purpose! (See all the details about the book here.) To celebrate, each weekday for 21 days I’ll be over...
by clairediazortiz | Jan 7, 2015 | BanBusy, Goals, Productivity
As mentioned, every year I do a few things at the end of one year and the start of the new one. I review the year behind me. I set annual goals for the year ahead. And I choose a word of the year. (For more on why you need one, see this post explaining the...
by clairediazortiz | Dec 22, 2014 | Goals, Uncategorized
For the last two years, I’ve done a thing that I highly recommend: I’ve chosen a word of the year. I got the idea from a book, and I’ve had great success working hard to make sure my word directs and defines me in my year in question....
by clairediazortiz | Mar 6, 2014 | Goals
Goal-setting is a tricky business, and one I love discussing the ins and outs of setting smart goals and reaching them regularly. One of the most mistaken ideas out there in goal-setting is that you always need to be increasing your goals. This is a mind trap...