by Beth FItzgerald | Feb 16, 2021 | Isolation, Power of the Mind, Productivity, Reflection, Success, Vision
While listening to Cal Newport’s Digital Minimalism yesterday (which is the February selection of Beth’s Book Club 2021, so I hope you’re reading it, too!), I was really taken by his thoughts on isolation and how important it is. When we talk about...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 4, 2020 | Burdens, Happiness, Health, Help, Productivity, Success, Time Management
Why don’t we ask for help? Why do we wait until we really reach a breaking point before we cry, “Uncle!” I get it, asking for help can be difficult. It can chip away at our pride, make us question our own competency, and make us feel or appear weak....
by Beth FItzgerald | Jul 15, 2020 | Productivity, Stress, Success, Time Management
What do emails and tennis have in common? When I play tennis, I have rules that I follow. I love rules, well, self-imposed rules, that is. They keep me (most of the time) from making bad decisions I might otherwise make. When I am losing in tennis, my rule is...
by Beth FItzgerald | Jun 24, 2020 | Happiness, Health, Productivity, Routines, Sleep, Success, Systems
Would you like to be happier, healthier, more productive, and more successful? Good, because the answer for all of these coveted attributes is embedded in creating and maintaining a consistent sleep schedule. For most of us, if you ask us when we go to bed or when we...
by Beth FItzgerald | Apr 2, 2020 | Inspirational, Productivity, Success
If you have college-age children, you are hearing a lot about pass/fail. Many colleges are allowing this spring term to be graded as pass/fail instead of the students actually earning a number or letter grade. I’m not a fan of the concept pass/fail because...
by Beth FItzgerald | Mar 23, 2020 | Inspirational, Motivational Monday, Productivity, Time Management
As of 9 p.m. Saturday night, Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey issued a stay-at-home order for nearly all of the state’s 9 million residents in the “war” against the spread of the corona virus. A few others states enacted a similar...
