“Procrastinator” – Is This a Label You Want?
Second in our series on procrastination, today I want to talk simply about the label “procrastinator,” I hear so many people give themselves. When people experience a pattern of behavior, they tend to label it: “I have a sweet-tooth.” “I am not good at that.” “I am a big picture person.” “I am a detail […]
McLaren Coaching Giveaway!
OPEN NOW! Through August 18, we will be conducting a raffle for Cami McLaren & Stephanie Finelli’s book Coaching for Attorneys: Improving Productivity and Achieving Balance, 2014, ABA. You can enter and accrue points through simple actions such as signing up for the McLaren Coaching blog or following McLaren Coaching on Facebook. In addition to the […]
Procrastination Part I – What is it Really?
Procrastinate: “to put off doing something until a later date.” (Webster’s Dictionary.) I find this definition does not help us understand the energy that surrounds this topic for so many people. We make choices every day to put off many things. Indeed, choosing what to put off is a part of effective time management. Obviously not […]
Time Management Tip #9 – Multi-Tasking: Focus On One Thing At a Time (Part II)
The antidote to multitasking is presence. Presence comes in two varieties. Both are very important to time management. The first, is what we discussed in our last blog – doing one thing at a time. The second, possibly more difficult type of presence, is thinking about what you are doing while you are doing it. […]
Time Management Tip #9: DO One Thing at a Time
By now I am hoping you have run across something advising you not to multi-task. It seems to be a popular topic. But why shouldn’t you multi-task? Let me see if I can shine some light on it. My thoughts here are taken from research, the experience of my clients and my own personal experiences. […]
Survey on Motivation
At the beginning of the year, I sent out a survey asking what my followers wanted me to blog on. One of the top responses was “motivation”. In drafting this blog, I am going to take a slightly different approach. I am going to first ask YOU two questions. Then I will include the results […]
Time Management Tip #8 – Plan Your Day
Often we approach our days without a clear intention for what we will accomplish. If this is how you do things, then chances of your being pulled this way and that by distractions and other people’s urgencies is much greater. Having no distinct intention for your day can also result in reaching the end of […]
What is Motivation?
“We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action.” –Frank Tibolt Ruth came to me because she wanted to take up exercise. She had previously been walking 2-3 times a week, but she wanted to start Zumba classes and take yoga and work […]
Precrastination – Who’d a Thought?
I read another interesting article – this one is about a concept I discuss frequently with my clients – the tendency to do that which is right in front of you, but does not yet need to be addressed, just to get it off your plate. This tends to be something we do at the […]
Is the Manager the Problem?
I read an interesting conversation this morning. https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140612141319-7874783-employees-don-t-really-want-to-quit-your-company-they-want-to-quit-a-really-bad-manager These indicators of a poor manager are also indicators of any staff member who needs coaching, training etc. And if the company gets rid of this “bad” manager, how do we know the company won’t hire and support another of the same kind of manager? I believe […]