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 Claire Diaz-Ortiz | 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 Claire Diaz-Ortiz | 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 Claire Diaz-Ortiz | 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 Claire Diaz-Ortiz | 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...