Ever made the perfect plan... ...then completely forgot about it by lunchtime?

Here's how coaching makes a difference: 📋 Taking stock of the skills you should develop 🎯 Prioritizing what matters most 🧭 Creating an actionable plan to learn or up-level those skills 👯 Providing accountability to make sure you follow through

Does it feel like things are changing faster than you can keep up? You're not alone. The pace of change in today's world can be overwhelming--new skills, new tools, new expectations. A coach can help you find your footing.

Have you ever felt slightly off and realized it affected way more than you expected?

Small things can have big consequences. Sometimes we don't even see them coming until we pause and look back. 👀

How long can you currently focus on a single thing without getting distracted?

Your brain gets tired just like your body does when you work out. Breaks aren't optional--they're essential for recovery.

Focus is a muscle that takes years to develop. If you want to build that muscle, try the Pomodoro Technique. It's simple: 🍅 Set a timer for 25 minutes 🍅 Focus ONLY on your most important task 🍅 Take a 5-minute break when it goes off 🍅 Repeat 🍅 Every 4th round, take a longer 15-30 minute break

We all know focus is important--but knowing and doing are two different things. 🎯

When you encounter thoughts that are holding you back: • Get curious about what your body is trying to tell you. • Reflect on how they're making you feel, what they're driving you to do, and what's happening as a result. • Then expand your perspective and consider what else is also true.

When you catch yourself thinking thoughts that move you forward, amplify them: • Remind yourself of them regularly. • Look for ways to further strengthen them. • Keep track of evidence that supports those thoughts.

Some thoughts propel you towards your goals--the ones that have you taking effective, consistent, and sometimes hard action. Other thoughts hold you back from achieving those goals--the ones that have you procrastinating, doomscrolling, or focusing on the wrong things.

Each day, you have thousands of thoughts running through your mind. But here's the thing: these thoughts aren't equally frequent. They aren't all equally true. And when it comes to your goals and the things you want--even if those thoughts are relevant--they aren't equally important.

You only have so much time, attention, and energy. When you're not focusing these things appropriately, you end up diluting your progress across many different places.

The problem with just "getting things done" is it makes it easy to forget the things that are truly important.

Better plans aren't more ambitious... ...they're the ones you follow.

A client came to me drowning in missed deadlines. They had a plan--it wasn't working. I showed them 4 simple adjustments: • Buffer time • Lower bars • Padded estimates • Clear "done" definitions

What’s one win you're celebrating this week--big or tiny?

Every week I take 5 minutes to list my wins for the week. It builds momentum, gets me unstuck, and gives real evidence of progress and contribution.

When dealing with overwhelm is to talk to yourself as if you were talking to a friend: - Don't be so hard on yourself - Don't give unrealistic demands to yourself - Keep encouraging yourself

"The narrative is like beautifully coming together. Each insight's unlocking the next. But in that case, like I had to push water uphill for like the last six months on this concept, trying to get it to a place where suddenly like I can see it now." --Eric Ryan

Something that is hard today, won't necessarily be hard tomorrow. Something that is unclear today, won't necessarily be unclear tomorrow. Something that isn't garnering momentum or results today, could start garnering momentum or results tomorrow.

"If you're a top 1% thinker, you ask yourself this question: - If I had nothing invested in this thing, would I still start this today? - Would I still be with this person today? - Would I still pursue this path today? - Would I still make this decision today?" --Leila Hormozi

"The psychological muscle you have to build to be a great leader is to be able to look in the abyss and go, 'Okay, that way is slightly better. We're going to go that way.'" --Ben Horowitz

If you get caught up in decision paralysis, you won't accomplish the things that are overwhelming you.

Feeling overwhelmed? Stop and do this: 1. Write everything down that's on your mind 2. Identify your highest priority 3. Define the next action 4. Execute

"Most people, they try to improve everything at the same time. And then what happens is that you dilute your focus, you slow down results, and you don't actually able to break through on any one thing because you don't have enough attention towards any one thing." --Leila Hormozi

“Resilience doesn’t always look dramatic.” —Ashkan Nasr

Where has “needing to be efficient” gotten in your way?

Don’t let a tool get in the way of your ultimate goal.

When the need for efficiency becomes the goal, it becomes easy to come up with excuses.

Keep your eye on what's important, and don't get distracted by the noise.

"Fun is looking for the variability in something other people don't notice. It's breaking through the boredom and monotony to discover its hidden beauty." --Nir Eyal, Indistractable

“The quality of your listening determines what people will tell you.” —Esther Perel

Brain: If sleep is so important to you, why don’t you stay asleep until you’re fully rested?! Body: If sleep is so important to you, why did you spend *years* setting an alarm so early in the morning?!

Powerful hack: Find someone to celebrate your wins *together* with you 🙌

I created some prompts to help me with my weekly review… …but I made them too specific to things that were variable over time—goals and processes that wouldn’t stick around for the long term. Reminder to self to keep these in mind in the future when writing reusable prompts 👀

This morning, I encountered a quote in my notes… “I will go up and out. I need you to go down and in.” —Lori Robinson Let this be a reminder to myself: whenever you save something, leave a note about the context or why it resonates. 🤣 Because Future Me can’t remember 🙈

Think about Daniel Pink’s factors for Drive (i.e. autonomy, mastery, purpose)… In sports, I see autonomy and mastery. Is there also a sense of purpose?

Testing out Buffer 👀

*buys a new bike* *rides it for the first time to and from the office* *gets home and finds a flat tire* 🫠🫠🫠

Spent part of my morning revising my weekly review process 🗓️ What questions/prompts do you use in your weekly review? When/under what conditions are those prompts most helpful/useful/applicable?

“You know, my brother once told me that nothing someone says before the word ‘but’ really counts.” —Benjen, Game of Thrones

When's the last time a shiny new tool sucked you in, only for you to realize it wasn't the magic fix you hoped for? 😩

Stop chasing the next big thing and start optimizing what already works.

I can help you refine your systems, optimize your workflows, and eliminate the friction that slows you down--so your work feels easier and more fun. You'll see bigger results faster from all the things you've already been learning. Ready to level up? DM me and let's chat.

Before diving into a new system, tool, or habit, decide how you'll measure its success--what specific outcome will show you it's actually working?

If you struggle to write down your own thoughts and always focus on other people's ideas, a Zettelkasten might be a big step until you learn to better trust your own thinking. 📚

A Zettelkasten takes time to prove valuable. You won't see results overnight. It works best when you engage with your notes regularly over time. 🕔

A Zettelkasten can help you: • Develop your thinking. By linking ideas together, you're not just collecting information--you're creating new insights. 💡 • Build a personal knowledge base. Instead of forgetting what you've learned, you have a system that grows over time. 🌱